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    Raton pass delays

    For at least a week, the Southwest Chief has been losing 45-90 minutes between Raton and Las Vegas, NM, going both ways. Is there a track issue? As far as I know, BNSF no longer uses it so it can't be freight conflicts.
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    Acela bonus

    I'm looking at going Acela first class from NYP-PVD on April 14. This earns 2x the ticket cost, or 330 points. Is there any reason not to book NYP-BOS and get the 750 points instead? It's only $8 more. I presume there's no issue getting off early, and the conductor will have already lifted my...
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    Rail in Japan

    I just got back from a week in Japan. Boy, is that enough to make a US railfan cry. I rode the Tokyo and Kyoto subways, along with commuter lines in those cities too. All the services are fast, punctual, and frequent. Despite the reputation for crowding, there was only one subway ride where I...
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    Appetite for America By Stephen Fried

    There's a review in the Wall Street Journal about this book about Fred Harvey. Sounds interesting.
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    2000 AGR points for paying auto insurance bill (targeted)

    I got this e-mail from Chase:
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    Unexpected Thruway points

    I went Winslow-Lamy-Santa Fe on Labor Day weekend. I got the points for the rail WLO-LMY roundtrip fairly quickly. The AGR rules say that "Members will not earn or redeem Points for ... (ii) Amtrak 7000 series Thruway bus services." Since the LMY-SAF shuttle is 7303/7304, I assumed it wouldn't...
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    Cardinal schedule

    Random question: why does the Cardinal leave NYP 10 minutes later on Sunday mornings (6:55am vs. 6:45am Wed/Fri)? Looks like it makes up the time by the time it gets to WAS, and after that the schedule is the same.
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    Empire Builder #8 delay

    Looks like it hit a 4.5 hour delay between HAV and MAL in Montana. I'm on the LSL and we're holding for it -- it looks like it may be into CHI by 10pm.
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    Chase Summer Promotion Points

    Not that I'm complaining, but I see 500 points posted to my AGR account for "Chase Summer Promotion Pts". Anyone have the details on the promotion? I did get the card about two months ago and got the 5000 enrollment bonus already.
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