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My experience with 449 is that one is best served by serving oneself - as in BYOL. :)

:ohboy: :ohboy: :ohboy: :ohboy: :ohboy: :ohboy: :ohboy: Guess what? Metro has "issues!" :rolleyes: It is being reported that Metro's new 7000 series cars are having software "issues," and that Metro is looking into changes in the software on the propulsion systems and on the door...

Ryan, You forgot to factor in the single tracking, derailments, fires, trains being pulled out of service, weekend track work, etc., etc. :giggle: EDIT: Oh, I forgot about the new speed restrictions that very recently went into effect - like 15 mph between L'Enfant and Pentagon in both...

Dude, my father was like you. He died at 63 from heart failure. Face it, we are all pawns of the rich. Do yourself a favor and choose your battles wisely 'cause you can't fight every slight. Don't let the bastards shorten your life. Some things one just needs to let go of. Just sayin' from...

Ya gotta hand it to Boardman, he sure knows how to alienate his best customers. It really begins to seem like he cut a deal to slowly kill Amtrak through a death of a thousand cuts - literally and figuratively - with congress and the freights. No wonder the freights went along with him being...

Sorry to interrupt this stream of spectacularly useless speculation, and to bring the thread back to being more on topic, but the alleged stabber has died of his wounds. Okay, now back to the mindless speculation... I wonder if the alleged stabber had eaten at McDonalds prior to being shot in...

No. The Ocean doesn't have the "prestigious" reputation that the Canadian has.

BTW, it is being reported that the incident was a "domestic dispute." No "foreigners" involved, but it must have been a "terror" to witness while poisoning oneself err, 'dining' at the Golden Arches.. :rolleyes:

There is a private security guard (read: its cheaper for the SEC to rent security than having them on the Federal payroll - which would include real benefits) who is stationed at the entrance hallway to the SEC that goes to/from Union Station, and is very close to the McDonalds. I know this...

That is good news about the Park Car. It was certainly something that had 'concerned' folks. VIA had originally said that certain events in the Park Car were going to be for Prestige Class only, but it seems they backed off on that threat. BTW, #1 left Toronto at 9:00 this morning - 10 hours...

And those might well be with a Budd consist :) , as the third Ren. set has been said to have been at least partially cannibalized for parts.

When reading this thread the song "Long Train Runnin" popped into my head! And since it is the Card we are talkin' 'bout, the line "And you know their runnin' late" seems particularly appropriate! :P

neroden, BINGO!!! Without getting into details, what you wrote almost perfectly describes my experiences with the bastards. The only thing I would add is to say one needs to be careful with local banks too, as my experiences are that some of them like to emulate the big bastards after the...

I can see the sign at the Pueblo train station now: :giggle: And a couple of observations: 1) I didn't think 'marijuana' and 'work' were a good combination, but this is just a study at this point, and marijuana and contemplation do seem to go together well. :wacko: 2) This would certainly...

Thanks jebr! :hi: It does help. Maybe I will need to book a trip this winter and find out myself! :P

zephyr17, This is news to me, as I remember that there was controversy over the fact that just plain ol' sleeping car passengers are getting booted from the Park Car from time to time so that the (I'll type this with a snotty, nose in the air attitude :) ) "PRESTIGE CLASS" have time in the...

Good point about Toronto. When #2 is really late, #1 can be really late departing Toronto. For example, due to a late arriving #2, this past Saturday's #1 left Toronto at 12:45 Sunday morning and didn't get to Washago until 5:37 in the morning! There are times when I've seen #1 delayed 24...

I'll 'pile on' and add that my experience is that FICO score reports will contain directly conflicting reasons why your score is negatively impacted. Who comes up with this nonsense? I recently had a non-AGR card switch issuers and change to MasterCard from VISA, (while AGR is switching to...

DA, What is 'funny' about my experiences getting over the 'Great White North Wall' is that when I fly in and tell them my reason for being is to ride the rails, I don't have as many problems compared to when I'm on the train crossing the border and telling them the same thing. :blink...

I did a very similar trip this past winter, flying to Toronto, Canadian to Vancouver, Cascades to Seattle, Empire Builder to St. Paul, flying home, It was a great trip. The only two things I'd "argue" are: 1) Give yourself plenty of time to make your connections. I spent a couple of nights...