Recent content by turtlypo

Pretty scathing, but I'm glad someone's detailing this out. I think pro-passenger rail folks see political opposition and feel the need to throw the blame game (Class I, lack of funding, lack of political will), but Amtrak also doesn't manage itself to a point of excellence where they can wipe...

I went through the FOIA process again and was given the most recent revision (Rev 5) of the RFP document @Paniolo Man requested. It's attached. I haven't had time to comb through the content, but the changelog near the top is really helpful. The chapter 1 conceptual car arrangement figures are...

Welcome! You found a great community that loves answering questions. https://railpassengers.org/resources/amtrak-timetables/ The Rail Passengers Association maintains good PDF timetables of every Amtrak route. Amtrak has their own versions that show the same information using a lot more pages...

I'm taking the westbound CZ in a month! For Glenwood Canyon, should I also get to the SSL extra early? Is 20 mins before Glenwood Springs station enough?

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Welcome! Glad you're here. https://juckins.net/amtrak_status/archive/html/history.php I like to use Juckins's website for tracking delay history. Put in your train number (#5) and station (SAC) and you can see how often in the past few months the train has been late. Looks like in the past...

Part 6: Lunch in Chicago After arriving in Chicago Union Station, I dropped my bags off at the Metropolitan Lounge, and walked over to Fulton Market to have lunch. I went to Au Cheval to have their famous cheeseburger, my second time visiting. The restaurant only takes walk-ins and can have...

The best part of the ride was meeting all the other people on board. I met someone who’s working on restoring several electric interurbans and streetcars in the Indianapolis area. I got to meet the owner of the Kitchi Gammi, who was a trainmaster and now manages a shortline in New Jersey...

Part 5: Breakfast on the Kitchi Gammi Club Secret morning section of the trip! This wasn’t part of my original itinerary, but a week before the trip I read a Trains.com article mentioning the Fort Wayne Railroad Historic Society moving the Kitchi Gammi Club for a term, being chartered on the...

After the layover, I went to the café for a nightcap, showered, and watched a movie before going to bed, being rocked to sleep as we passed along Lake Erie.

Part 4: Dinner on the Lake Shore Limited When it was time to board, the Lounge made a call. Unlike WAS or CHI, no attendants walked us over. The front desk just told us which gate to go to, which was simple enough. Pre-Albany, the consist is Baggage, VL1 Sleeper (4912), VL1 Sleeper (4911)...

Part 3: Lunch in NYC I arrived in NYP 30 minutes late. Originally, I had wanted to take the subway to Brooklyn, have lunch at my favorite bakery in the area (Win Son Bakery), and then take the subway back just in time for boarding. It was a tight schedule in the first plan, made impossible with...

Part 2: Brunch on the Acela After the Washington Metro, I arrived at Union Station. I wanted to explore DC and grab breakfast somewhere special, but only had ~30 minutes so I got Blue Bottle and stayed in the Metropolitan Lounge. Come to find out later, my train 2108 was delayed by 30 minutes...

This took place last week but I'm finally getting around to sharing my trip. I'm still quite new to being into trains as a hobby and wanted to take a trip to get a few more Amtrak rides under my belt. I live in Indianapolis and planned a journey with a simple premise: fly to D.C. for breakfast...

Love the high quality post. Thanks for always updating us with Utah happenings.