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Traveling on The Ocean to Montreal in mid-October. Curious how likely it will be that new corridor trainsets will be running more often than not? Is there anyway to tell when booking? Thx.

We'll have to keep an eye out in KC!

We booked a "large cabin for 2" on the eastbound Ocean this September. It's difficult to find a layout for this exact Unit "A" (versus the regular cabin for 2). I assume it's larger than the regular cabin given the title, but what is the bed arrangement?

That hotel is totally worth it, by the way. We stayed there one night before departing on the Zephyr and our room literally looked out over the tracks. We awoke to the "ding ding ding" of the A Line arriving on test runs. The rooms are gorgeous and spacious. Those on a budget should always...

perhaps because amtrak facilities aren't known for being ADA compliant.

the only thing that rail proponents should be focused on is the creation of passenger rail or high speed rail title in the next transportation bill. one has never existed before, and once one is created it will likely exist for eternity (or at least the 6 year life of the bill). amtrak has...

The additional money for Missouri will be used as such (from the Missouri River Runner Facebook page):

i would never assume that the sparse advertising covers the cost of production, let alone bringing in additional revenue. one only needs to look at the airlines for proof that printed schedules are no money maker. this also applies to paper tickets. both will be gone very soon. most laymen...

timetables should be printed for unstaffed stations without quiktrak machines. other than that, a printed timetable should be available by request only. printing is expensive and wasteful. amtrak would be better off using that money for more advertising or improved station signage.

i was browsing NYP-MTR flights on hipmunk.com the other day and noticed that the adirondack came up in the results. the site doesn't appear to show all amtrak routes (KCY-STL), but i just checked NYP-BBY and saw results for regional and acela. the site's blog doesn't mention amtrak integration...

i've hopped on amtrak to have dinner in downtown lee's summit (LEE). it was just $8 each way from KCY at the time, now $8.50. the current schedule allows for a little over four hours of play time.

i will echo the super shuttle option. do not waste all that money on a cab. also, probably wouldn't hurt to call your hotel and ask them if they have a free shuttle that would pick you up downtown somewhere.

amtrak probably sees itself competing with buses and private autos more than anything else. but as others have said, where a market for short-haul flights exists -- and there are plenty of such examples outside of the northeast -- amtrak (or any other passenger rail operator) can and should...

i assume this is to save costs?

per Ray Lang from Amtrak, the requirement is specific to ARRA and requires states to fund services for 20 years if they accept ARRA grant money.

this requirement would have to be new, correct? federal funding for intercity passenger rail did not exist before, what, 2007? all other projects funded by federal money were earmarks or grants from programs or titles not specific to intercity passenger rail (CMAQ, etc.).

i am looking for published confirmation of such requirements, not opinions about whether they should exist or not.

did you try booking as multi-city? from what i've read here previously, it seems they will only display connections that are guaranteed (i'm sure someone will confirm or correct me on that). unfortunately, amtrak is the only intercity option for jeff city (although megabus and greyhound serve...

i've seen several unsubstantiated comments that the feds are requiring states who take HSR federal stimulus funds to run the service for some amount of time. i read the HSR portion of the stimulus act and don't recall seeing anything that stipulated this. can anyone provide a written...

admin needs to create a thread and make it sticky. this is handily the most repetitive topic on this board. there must be 100 different threads with everyone's advice.