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  1. J

    Old member but new username

    Are you hanging up your motorman's hat? Looks like the nearest trolley museums are about a 3-hour drive.
  2. J

    Airline food vs. Amtrak's flex

    I think the better battle is keeping the Cafe car reliably open between 11a-2p and 5p-8p. OBS can take their meal breaks outside of peak hours.
  3. J

    Atlantic Coast (Silver/Palmetto/Carolinian) Service discussion Q4 2023 - 2024

    The station building is now a convention center. The only think left of the station tracks and platforms is a couple of short sections of concrete. I think they might be where the pedestrian tunnel exits were.
  4. J

    San Francisco/Emeryville, CA

    I suggest riding a Hyde St. cable car from downtown to Fisherman's Wharf, and waiting until you can get a seat on the front open section, or even better, if you're up for it, a standing spot on the running board. The view from the front of the car as it crests the last hill is magnificent. Be...
  5. J

    Tampa Union Station

    Tampa has no rail transit, other than the trolley which is mostly single-tracked. Even if they replaced the current replica historic cars with modern trams, there's no way it could move the crowd exiting from a ball game to the Channelside parking garages in a reasonable time.
  6. J

    California Zephyr discussion 2023 Q4 - 2024

    FYI, you're traveling east from SF. The best views are from the Sightseer Lounge car, which has windows from the ceiling almost to the floor. It's open to all passengers, open seating, and will sometimes fill up, so you want to get there before the train reaches the most scenic areas. The...
  7. J

    California Zephyr discussion 2023 Q4 - 2024

    Google Maps shows it as a drive time of 18 minutes max, even at 7:30am on a weekday, which gets you to the station at least 50 minutes before scheduled departure. You're traveling opposite to the commute., so traffic should be light. I think it's likely they would delay the train's departure...
  8. J

    Atlantic Coast (Silver/Palmetto/Carolinian) Service discussion Q4 2023 - 2024

    In fairness, it's route was more comparable to the current Meteor, which makes the run in 27h 44m, and most of the 3 hour difference is to service all the Central FL stops.
  9. J

    Atlantic Coast (Silver/Palmetto/Carolinian) Service discussion Q4 2023 - 2024

    I was curious about the "Recreation Car": https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:6108vb763
  10. J

    Tampa Union Station

    Which they have done away with. The website now tells passengers to contact their "partner" Uber directly. Premium passengers are given a pretty measly $10 credit towards an Uber ride, and that's per reservation, not per person. It looks like the entire last-mile Brightline+ offering has...
  11. J

    Tampa Union Station

    Doesn't go near the station. The nearest stop is about 5 blocks away, and some of that is not very pedestrian-friendly.
  12. J

    Amtrak Customer Relations regarding compensation

    I was talking to AGR this afternoon (around 1-2 pm), and asked to be transferred to Customer Relations. They picked up in about 10 minutes, and the CR agent seemed concerned and helpful.
  13. J

    Texas High Speed Rail

    I don't think you have true HSR in IL. The top speed is what, 110 or 115? TX HSR is planned to use Shinkansen trains, "Capable of operating at speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour." From the website: "The Texas High-Speed Train will operate on secure, separate, closed tracks dedicated fully...
  14. J

    Amtrak Timetables

    It is possible to generate schedules by date in PDF format on the Amtrak website on a computer. Searching by route name creates a schedule that shows only arrival times, and also lists all Thruway connections (one per page.) Alternatively, searching by origin and destination cities, and then...
  15. J

    Amtrak seeks funding for serving FIFA World Cup 2026

    Interesting that a good chunk of that is to improve the border crossing process.
  16. J

    Amtrak Timetables

    Computer-generated timetables based on schedule data publicly released by Amtrak are available here: RPA timetables In addition, a member of this site has an archive of the most recently released official Amtrak timetables: Amtrak Timetable Archives - Home
  17. J

    Crescent discussion 2023 Q4 - 2024

    https://railforless.us/ Roomettes in August from Newark to NOL are between $500 and $600, not $1100. Perhaps you looked at a date when all Roomettes are sold out, so you were presented with the fare for a Bedroom.
  18. J

    Texas High Speed Rail

    That train left the station long ago.
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