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The folks at CDG don't even ask my colleagues for vaccination cards, presumably because they uploaded it to the airline website when checking in for the flight. They don't even ask for it at the airline counter. Aside from a routine temperature screening, nothing much about the immigration...

It's all pre-made and some kind of rapid oven tech. I'm not aware of any HSR service in the world that has a traditional kitchen on board. The irony is that on the Acela, they could just take meal preferences prior to travel and serve these meals essentially fresh from the station, without a...

It all depends on what you think is "better". If you're trying to cut down on immigration/COVID headaches and you absolutely must fly from BWI, fly Delta/KLM/Air France and connect in ATL/DTW to a direct Paris flight. Your bags will be checked all the way through. If your final destination is...

Salt Lake City is the worst, for being in a Major Metro and a major stop on the CZ. I believe the plan is for a better intermodal station but that's what it was last I remember it.

The under 40 set would like to remind you that there's a 50% chance we're still living in them.

Michigan Central Station was, briefly, an Amtrak station and is now being restored as part of an experimental "Mobility District" I also feel like the Amtrak Standard Stations program deserves some mention here. Every station that we're talking about here was originally built in literally...

Because Preferred Stock almost never implies ownership. In this case, the quoted part mentioning the voting rights being abolished along with the convertibility to common stock means ownership in the classic sense was not conferred. "Preferred Stock" almost never makes a claim of ownership as...

This technology exists. The interior windows could be equipped with this kind of interactive screen, providing the ability for 360 views, programmable wake up lighting and the added benefit of a true "blackout" and privacy screen in lieu of a curtain. The exterior windows could be fitted with...

This class of Preferred Stock does not confer ownership rights. Generally, only Common Stock confers ownership rights. Preferred Stock is generally an instrument used, as in this case, to provide a priority to or a guarantee of dividends. This preferred stock is convertible at the option of the...

Assuming we're stuck with the Superliners for a while, what can be done is adding a bit of extra control equipment in each room. Lever controls on the vents that lead to each room, as well as on the heating elements combined with temperature sensors in each room could work until new cars go into...

They don't really work for anything but heating.

Flex dining reminds me of New Coke vs New Pepsi. Honestly, if flex dining had been plated, came with a salad, warm bread and metal silverware rolled up in a cloth napkin, there wouldn't have been as much of an issue. The didn't-even-bother-to-take-the-plastic-all-the-way-off level of service...

Do you want a railroad line in your backyard? There's far more voters who will get motivated to STOP new rail lines than welcome them. That being said, there should be a federal program to outline and acquire ROWs for new commuter rail services whose tracks could be used for intercity...

How about a screen similar to what's available on aircraft? When idle, it just sits there to let you know where you are in the journey, point out highlights of the trip, let you know of delays, etc. How about one place to allow you to set the desired temperature of your room, let you know...

Amtrak isn't government owned, it's a private corporation still technically owned by those who hold the stock given to legacy carriers. Amtrak is essentially controlled and funded by its Federal and State government partners. The reason this is important is that the will to do these things, to...

To summarize what I wrote in other threads, building all new passenger rail lines in the US not a good investment. There's lots of better ways to spend that money: 1) Eliminate grade crossings wherever possible and beef up barriers where you can't eliminate the crossing. Vehicle and Pedestrian...

Is this something a mobile device could fix?

Right, but the Superliner I cars were Pullman-Standard. I wonder what those nameplates even looked like

Do they need more than a freezer and a microwave to do Flex Meals?

I read @hlcteacher's comment as sarcasm...but I may have misread that. I find it fairly pedantic to hold up internet randos in a forum to the same standard as a publication passengers rely on to make decisions affecting their health. If they can't get the name of the train right, how can we...