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To show how times have changed, the Great Northern Railway, along with the Burlington and SP&S built completely new Empire Builders in 1947 and then again in 1951 and in the mid 1950s added the Dome Coaches and Great Domes Lounges. I believe there were 5 or 6 complete sets of equipment each...

If the state of Georgia could provide some funding, service to Augusta could probably happen, however, there has been plans for Atlanta - Athens service during the 1996 Olympics and more recently for Atlanta to Macon service which has not happened either. I don't think the citizens of Georgia...

As I have stated before, a Chicago to Florida train through the mid south whether it be via Atlanta or Birmingham will only be successful if it is competitive with driving times and is dependable. Amtrak's Floridian which I had a lot of experience with was not dependable often arriving in...

In the years just prior to Amtrak starting, I tried to ride as many trains as I could because no one was sure what trans would still be running after Amtrak started. On New Years Eve, 1970, I boarded the Penn Central (former NYC) train from Columbus, OH to Cleveland and then the former NYC...

Right on!

Augusta had a beautiful Union Station that has been torn down that was well served by trains into the mid 1960s. Atlantic Coast Line later Seaboard Coast Line ran trains to Augusta with through car from New York. Georgia Railroad ran trains from Augusta to Atlanta and included through cars...

The Nebraska Zephyr did not have a Dome car. The 2 Nebraska Zephyr trainsets had previously been the pre WWII Twin Cities Zephyrs which were built in 1936 before Dome Cars. In later years. The Kansas City Zephyr was combined with the Nebraska Zephyr between Chicago and Galesburg and vv. The...

Great Video! Thanks for posting.

That looks very similar to the buffet or cafeteria that they had on the Silver Service in the late 80s. The staff controlled the plates and there was a staff person at the end of the food line who would take your tray to a table for you. The food was "ok" but not as good as a fresh meal served...

The former Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge from Clarksville, Indiana to Louisville, KY formerly used by the Floridian and later the Kentucky Cardinal is an awesome bridge spanning the Ohio River at the Falls of the Ohio. It was built in 1870 to be the first bridge crossing the Ohio River at...

I rode the Vermonter from Essex Jct to New York Penn Station in 1999. It was Amfleet cars with Business class as part of Ambuffet car. Business Class was the nice 2/1 seating with comfortable faux leather chairs and was well worth the additional cost. The scenery is great. The train is not...

I have had great experience transferring to and from the Metro at Union Station. I have arrived at Ronald Regan National Airport and taken the Blue or Yellow line to connect with the Red line to and from Union....very easy. I have also arrived at Union Station on Amtrak via an overnight train...

The New York-Florida trains had buffet restaurants in the late 1980s as a cost saving feature. The double unit dining cars were used/ Passengers didn't care for this option and it probably drove more passengers away. Someone else may remember how long the buffets lasted, but not more than 2-3...

Unfortunately, Amtrak's last schedule in 2001-2004 did not connect with the City of New Orleans in New Orleans. Amtrak had to adjust the schedule east of New Orleans to accommodate Union Pacific traffic problems west of New Orleans which caused the Sunset to run very late. Prior to that in the...

You are correct, but the City of Miami/Southwind was a daily Chicago to Florida train so only the cities and towns enroute had to be concerned about what day the train ran. At one time in the 1940s and 1950s, the Pennsylvania Railroad ran a train from Chicago to Louisville on the days the...

The Great Northern Railway did the same thing in pre Amtrak times.

The local liquor statutes were in place long before Amtrak started. For example, the Kansas City Southern which ran passenger trains from Kansas City to New Orleans and to Beaumont had lounge cars on most of their trains, Under the equipment information in their timetables, outlines the lounge...