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Waiting on 20 to arrive BHM. New station still isn't open, current one is pretty depressing, and the agents (who simply put a "no check in required take a seat and wait sign" in the window and are hiding out on a bench in the entryway area are about as pleasant as a cornered rattlesnake. Train...

The SCA.

I suppose I won't get lunch either then, on the Crescent, leaving BHM at 2:24. Too late for lunch for me anyway, but might have tried the mussels, they seem relatively light.

I have always wanted to do that. When I separated from the Air Force, in Germany, I booked my return to the US on a cargo ship out of Rotterdam to New York. Was really looking forward to it. But I got picked up by CSX and had a conductor class start date, that I had to make, so had to cancel...

Good, thanks. Was hoping the mussels were good. And i do like spicy, very very spicy food. But what I saw looked terrible, it was literally biryani soup. I have 4 nights in a row coming up soon, I think I'll give it a try just to break things up. I despise salmon (lived in Alaska for 5 years...

Was glad to see new menu items. Who's had them? Almost went with the Shrimp Biryani on the Zephyr last week but server advised avajnst it. Thankfully he did, table across had it, and it looked terrible, watery goup. Guy didn't eat it.,,,,I assume it's a "add boiling water to cook" dish and too...

I guess so. In this day and age I can't imagine why anyone would pay for that kind of a service.

There are still travel agents? Seriously, I can't imagine that's the problem, first, there are so few left anyway, second, it's not like they could front the money to book that many rooms for even one day, much less multiple days, that far in the future. It was a low margin business and I can't...

Interesting. My next trip leaves Jan 12th. Guess we'all see. Flying back, and there is no parking there that I'm aware of so will be parking at the airport and taking an Uber over to the station. I guess if I get there and the door is boarded up, I'lol know to go find the new one!

I'd be happy if they just cleaned the cars. Especially inside, but also outside/windows. The rooms are dirty and shabby most of the time, with just a minimum level of cleaning.

I kinda like A. I prefer to be on the end of the car, especially if it's at the back,

Blue painters tape is dirt cheap, and does the same job. Available at lowes or Walmart, just sayin,

Yes, yes, it was all (somewhat) tongue in cheek. But this really is a bit of a different world here. I'm sure I'll get used to it. Living here is much different than visiting. Like most of the South. I've lived in Atlanta and Savannah for a few years each also. And yes Dreamland is good, next...

I don't know, I recall reading an article last year, saying it would be open by March of 2017. I can tell you, when I arrived in April of this year from DC, it was to the old station still. I live in Birmingham, but rarely go downtown. I will take a trip over there soon and see, I need to figure...

Thanks, I have certainly done that also, and have a few contacts already. Just thought I'd see what I could come up with here as well, some railfans are quite good at photography. I'm on a few Nikon forums also, and am joining a local photography club. Have to take Jan off, but am also taking...

Wow. I thought I was nuts for doing 4 consecutive nights! At the very least, I couldn't do that many amtrak meals.....I'd have to plan layover meals, and skip some on board.

Second room from the end, on a Deluxe sleeper. The Autotrain exclusively, has these "Deluxe Sleeper cars". Unlike a typical Superliner sleeper, with 5 bedrooms at one end, and roomettes at the other end on the upper level, these type of cars have all bedrooms upstairs, lettered A-N. The...

Thank you Ryan, I do get up there a few times a year. Will be passing through next week, changing trains from the Crescent to the Capitol. Not much time there, but am speaking at a conference later in the spring, will be up there for a few days, will let you know!

Just taking a shot in the dark here. I'm by no means, a traditional "railfan". In a manner, I work with railroads. I like trains. I take passenger trains when it makes sense. But when off the clock, and not traveling, I rarely step within a mile of a train track. However, I AM getting an...

That was an option, if I arrived in LA a day early. Considered it, but ultimately didn't want to burn a night in NOL and another unnecessary night in LA. That, plus I used to take the TE/SSL from FTW to LA quite a bit when I lived in Oklahoma CIty, so wanted to see something different. Only...