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Seconded! Philippe has great reasonable Breakfasts and Good Coffee that's cheap!( there is a Starbucks in Union Station but the 2 places mentioned for Breakfast are much better!)

Ft Worth does restock the Cafe for the Heartland Flyer,( Daily to/from OKC)but there is no Commisary per se, everything is done by contract and delivered to the Station as needed. The Texas Eagle( aka Eaglete)is supplied in Chicago for the Roundtrip 4 day/2 night route between Chicago and San...

True this! The difference between riding between Chicago and San Antonio on the Eaglete, compared to the Sunset Ltd between San Antonio and LA, is like riding a late 1960s SP Sunset Ltd compared to the Santa Fe's Super Chief!

UP routinely does track work in Texas, especially East Texas, which is why you'll ride #22 from San Antonio to Ft Worth, board a Bus to Longview where you'll board Train #21 which will be the consist that came from Chicago overnight,and will be turned as #22 in Longview to Chicago...

This is a Guaranteed Connection by Amtrak so the Train won't leave til you board in Emeryville

Jackie Kennedy Onasis led the "Save Grand Central" Movement.

Key phrase is ".. adopted home is in the South.." I grew up in various places ( AFB Bases) in the South, and my dad was from South Carolina. Every Southerner I ate with @ Breakast had Grits served with Butter and Syrup/Molasses or Jelly, plus as you said Salt/ most Southerners used too much...

Butter and Syrup/ Molasses are the proper way to eat Grits!😁

My dad would tell us that the B-29 was the most complex Plane that the Air Force ever had, and that the Engines and the Hydralic systems were the most Troublesome!

My dad flew Missions from Tinian to Japan on 2 B-29s during WWII (" Man-O-War" and "The Spearhead"). Back in the day I was a Member of the Confererate AirForce Ghost Squadron( Now renamed the Commenrative Air Force) and was able to ride on a B-17 and B-25, and to tour a Flyable B-29 during an...

That must have been a "one off" occurrence since a Flex Breakfast on 22/422 is served in the CCC ( or in your room upon request if your SCA is any good )after departure from SAS. If close to on time, it's also served to Sleeper Passengers boarding in San Marcos and "Last Call" is in Austin...

You'll probably get a Voucher if you miss meals during a Bustitution( not that Flex Meals on the Eaglete are anything to write home about). The Eaglete CCC serves 2 Flex Meals, Breakfast and Lunch, between San Antonio and Ft Worth. The ride up I35 on a Bus isn't exactly a joy ride, and can...

UP and BNSF ( both have tracks out of Temple) are very good @ quickly repairing damage to their Routes.

Today's #22 ( 5/05) will terminate @ Temple and Passengers going North and East will be bustituted to Ft Worth to reboard the #21 consist which will be turned to become,#22. Passengers on #21 (5/04) will be bustituted from Ft Worth to Temple, and re-board the #22 consist which will become #21...

As always, your trip reports are enjoyable and well written. Have a great Spring and Summer up there in Pure Michigan, which is wonderful to visit in the Summer!😄