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Nice picture and car! Thanks for sharing!

Passenger Train Service to South Dakota ended before most other states. The Dakota 400 of the C&NW had been cutback to Mankato, MN by the early 1960s. The Olympian Hiawatha lasted as a local train from Minneapolis to Aberdeen until later in the 1960s. A branch of Milkwaukee Road's Arrow from...

Keep in mind rail stations must be located on the rail line so it's not like you could locate a rail station anywhere in any city or town like could with a bus station or an airport. In some cities like Charleston, Charlotte and Savannah rail lines were moved somewhat and stations relocated...

I did a trip to Burlington, VT from NYP via Rutland, then an excursion train to Burlington which isn't currently running. I staid in a reasonably priced motel near the airport. In morning, I took the city bus in Burlington to downtown and transferred to a connecting bus to Essex Jct. It took...

I am very familiar with Emerado which is the closest town to Grand Forks AFB where I was stationed from 1972 to 1975. I worked in Public Health at the Air Base Hospital, We had a civilian brought into the Emergency Room whose truck was struck by a BN Freight Train in Emerado where the highway...

Printed National Timetables are an expensive relic of the past. I can get all the information I need from my tablet or smartphone. I can get information about the towns we pass through. I usually bring my private railroad Timetables for the routes I am travelling. I have Official Guides to...

Chicago - Evansville-Nashville-Chattanooga- Atlanta or Chicago- Indianapolis- Cincinnati-Chattanooga-Atlanta are viable rail lines but congested with freight traffic as has been discussed a number of times. Capacity on those lines could be increased. Keep in mind those rail lines were built in...

The roomettes in the streamlined sleepers were sold as single rooms and had a toilet on the outside wall of the room that bed came down on at night or when being used to sleep. The roomette beds were very easy for passengers to lower and raise. As mentioned, if you were slender, you could...

I have traveled on both cars when they were in Milwaukee Road or Amtrak service. The Milwaukee Road had unique cars. My favorite cars, however, were the tear drop Dome Observation Lounges or Parlors built by Budd for the California Zephyr and the Twin Cities Zephyr.

The last private Railroad passenger service to Winnepeg was a branch of the Western Star from Grand Forks to Winnepeg via Crookston. It was a day train that ran until April 30, 1971 the day before Amtrak started. It carried a through coach from St. Paul and a coach/dining car. Just 5 years...

Will Brightline be as quick to cancel trains in the event of weather as CSX which impacts Amtrak?

The reason the Empire Builder route was chosen by Amtrak orginally was because of the lack of alternative highways and public transportation along US 2 which parallels most of the route.

Brightline will have their new train before Amtrak takes delivery of the Viewliner II Dining Cars and Sleepers

I have traveled in Superliner and Viewliner Bedrooms many time and always use the Toiletroom shower. It works just fine. I am usually with my wife, but have also traveled with male friends. We had no problems showering with the other person there. One of the advantages of the Bedroom is...

I traveled, by myself, in a Family Bedroom from Chicago to Emeryville once since it was cheaper than a roommette or bedroom. I enjoyed the spaciousness of the room and the fact that there is a window on both sides of the train. It reminded me of a Drawing Room that they used to have.

Perhaps the new Amtrak President will address the age and condition of the Superliners. I believe there is a deliberate attempt to not replace/repair Superliners with the idea, it is a method of making the long distance trains go away. Without any new equipment very little long distance...

And the funding will come from where? In the early 1970s when the North Coast Hiawatha was started, Montana had a very influential Senator named Mike Mansfield that was able to resurrect the Southern Montana route which had only been gone for a year. Now there has been no passenger train...

When the Private Railroads carried mail, most of the mail was carried on slower trains so that did not disrupt passengers as much. Trains like the Broadway Limited and 20th Century Limited did include Railway Post Office cars which carried overnight mail which Post Office charged a premium for...

The Pennsylvania Limited left Chicago later at night so it provided overnight service to Pittsburgh and daylight service through the Horsehoe Curve. It provided a good connection to trains like Santa Fe's Chief which was a 2 day, 1 night trip from Los Angeles to Chicago on a time schedule close...

This would be a similar schedule to Southern's Piedmont which continued to operate as a day train from Washington to Atlanta. I rode the Piedmont a number of times. It made a good connection with Amtrak from Chicago and Cincinnati at Charlottesville. It was well patronized as far as Charlotte...