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"I cast you out! Unclean Spirit!" An exorcism would be a great idea, but Georgetown's leaders at the time Metro was being planned snubbed and chafed at the idea of a Metro stop anywhere near Georgetown, because they claimed it would bring in too many of the 'great unwashed' (read people of...

Today Jaser and Esseghaier were sentenced to life in prison. Both must serve at least 10 years before eligible for parole.

There must of been a lot of folks hailing Mary! Mary the cab driver, Mary the bus driver, Mary the Uber driver, Mary the Lyft driver... :rolleyes:

:P Must be all those foamers "gaming the system!" :P

Thanks for posting and sharing this information Jim! :hi: Some of us don't look at Amtrak's press releases, or at every one of the plethora of other news sources about trains, as often as we check here to see what is going and coming down the tracks! Tempus fugit and there is only so much...

Yeah, it would pretty much take a miracle for Metro to work. Yesterday portions of the Orange, Silver and Blue lines had a service suspension due to a fire at a power substation, today it is portions of the Yellow and Green lines that have a service suspension due to a power loss. Maybe a...

Its all over but the suing! :P While I've not been there to actually see for myself, but after seven long years of displacement of the bus bays, disruption to pedestrian flow, cost overruns, incredible incompetence, etc., etc., IT IS FINALLY OPEN! :o :o :o

While there is nothing definite, it is being said on the Canadian Passenger Forum @ Yahoo that it is looking like Park Cars are going to be restored to the Winnipeg - Churchill run. Two Park Cars are definitely in the Winnipeg shops and someone with an 'inside source' says it is going to...

:) Need I say more?

And as your picture shows, sunset in the Rockies can be a spectacular experience when viewed from the Park Car!

As one LSA on a SWC I rode liked announcing: "If you are caught smoking on board you will be kicked off the train. Amtrak policy says we must drop you off in a populated location, but it doesn't specify what it must be populated with!" :o :P

There is a conductor on that run who the OBS have nicknamed "The Hook" because he almost always kicks at least one passenger off for bad behavior when he is working. I wish there were more like him.

I agree that things are looking good for there to be at least one HSR system and one private intercity system to become realities in the not too distant future in the US. Hopefully this will spur more investment into HSR and intercity train service, and who knows, maybe even the House will see...

It will be in 'winter consist' and won't be 28 cars. Likely less than 15, and likely less than that.

Wow. Welcome to the People's Republic of America.

Everydaymatters, Don't fret too much! You should still have a great trip! You should see snow, though western Canada is experiencing a drought like the western US, so you will have to let us know what you find. Vancouver is a great town. As long as you are not too late you will still see...

Jet Blue Yellow? :o :giggle:

Maybe it is me, but boasting about one's FICO score online seems like asking for trouble to me. :P That said, using Charlie's criteria, I'm pretty sure I'd get rejected as my favorite trains are either 1 or 2, and that is in Canadian, which is worth less than the US dollar these days. Okay...

My understanding is that the teen who died in Boyds was 16. It is reported that he was with two other teens and that "Several other people who weren't on the train were evaluated on the scene and taken to a nearby hospital. They are expected to be OK, police say." It has been quite a week in...

Happens at ALX all the time. There is no enforcement and I've watched commuters park at the station at spaces clearly marked "For Amtrak Passengers Only" and then walk off to nearby offices. I've also heard it said by a fairly reliable source that employees at 60 Mass park there. It is also...