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Definitely looks like an NP station. Staples was quite a junction at one time with the Staples "street car" RDC's connecting with the North Coast LTD and Mainstreeter to Duluth and Superior.

I took the Crittenden County Transit Route #2 which runs Mon-Sat from Burlington to Essex Jct and stops right at the Amtrak station. I actually was staying near the airport and took another bus right in from of my hotel to connect with Route #2. It was less than an hour travel time...

I rode the Memphis -Nashvile overnight train in the mid 1960s. It was schedule to depart Memphis at 10:30pm, but did leave until all the mail was loaded. It still arrived Nashville On time at 6:30am. It made many, many stops including Warren,TN which had less than 50 people. The through...

The Santa Fe used to paint the Super Chief's wheels before each run after a thorough cleaning so it looked like a new train.

Babbling Brook was built for New York Central's Southwestern Limited between New York and St. Louis include through Sleeping Cars to Texas points

Memphis was a Railroad Gateway city. I traveled through and changed stations many times in the late 1950s and early 1960s as a child with family

I believe the Silver Star will eventually be combined into the Silver Meteor with 1 Sleeping Car/Dining Car train between New York and Florida. The Silver Star route between New York and Savannah will be covered by a Palmetto type day train with Coaches, Business Class and Snack Bar serving...

I, for one, will not travel on a long distance train without a dining car. The snackbar is fine for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, but not as a substitute for regular meals. Amtrak needs to look at the Dining Car deficit as a business cost of operating trains. Even some of the longer distance...

FEC has no plans run any passenger service. All Aboard Florida will operate passenger service from Orlando to Mto iami using FEC tracks. FEC operating freight trains to Tampa won't happen.

I was stationed at Grand Forks AFB from 1/72 through 5/75. During that time, I made over 50 trips on the Empire Builder. The old station downtown was still used, but required a long reverse move in either direction. Often times, east bound, a whole coach car would fill up at Grand Forks. In the...

The Silver Meteor and Silver Star often run very close to each other south of Jacksonville. They are disable along US 17. Those not knowledgeable about Amtrak comment they are surprised the trains are so frequent.

The other problem was the Sunset Limited eastbound from New Orleans often ran very late so it was not dependable transportation for the panhandle. The west bound was more reliable.

I remember traveling through Richmond Broad Street in the early 1970s. I was on the northbound Vacationer which was a winter only train. We arrived early and the northbound Champion pulled in just after we did on the next track. I got off the train and spent alot of time talking to the crew...

Florida East Coast has no need to run freight trains on the CSX and I doubt very seriously CSX would allow that as they are fierce competitors. I have friends that work for both Railroads here in Jacksonville and they had a good laugh about running over each others lines.

In December, 1970, the L&N Georgian was still arriving and leaving from Union Station. The Nancy Hanks II left from one of the Platforms from Terminal Station. You had to take an elevator to the basement of the Southern Railway office Building. The Georgia Railway train left from the former...

I don't think the Dining Car prices are too high compared to most of the better Restaurants in Jacksonville, Fl where I live.

And prior to Amtrak, there were other stations in the Chicago loop hosting passenger trains. Deaborn and Central were both very busy when I traveled through Chicago in late 60s through A day. Amtrak continued to use Central for a while after it started. I caught Amtrak"s James Whitcomb Riley...

Nice video!

In pre Amtrak times, I rode in Sleeping Cars on the Santa Fe and others where passengers had their dogs in their private rooms on longer trips. You would only see them at longer stops when they would be walked and did their business. Most owners were fastidious above cleaning up after them.

I was in Portland in August, 2014. I flew in and took the MAX to my hotel near the Convention Center. I was located near where the Trolley crossed MAX. I did rent a car from Enterprise for 2 days on the weekend. The Enterprise was within walking distance of the Convention Center and the people...