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what an excellent idea! perfect for my cross-country trip! thanks!

and these passengers will be flocking to the airlines or rental cars for their fabulouss sightseer lounges instead? people who ride trains will still ride trains regardless of whether there is a separate place to dine and sightsee.

why so few states listed?

spare parts, perhaps? an awful thought...

is it a wrong to assume that by cutting the number of diner/cafe cars in half that you double the amount of available equipment for LD routes?

DC to st. louis (or split the cardinal, as others have suggested) KC to denver (connect to the zephyr) KC to OKC (via wichita, connect to the flyer) that would plug quite a few holes in the system. i also like the idea of splitting the cardinal, which would allow me a shorter way to take the...

is this effort being driven by the state? amtrak should do this on more routes. get 'em interested early!

kansas: governor kathleen sebelius won re-election. she is a centrist democrat who has been open to expanding state-supported routes in the state (connecting to the heartland flyer). dennis moore, another centrist democrat, retained his seat in the house; moore has voted previously for amtrak...

last week there was a half-page amtrak ad in the local alternative weekly, The Pitch. it mentioned service from kansas city to all of the towns on the missouri route, as well as the major cities served by the chief. first time i have ever seen advertising for amtrak locally!

i assume this is the same line that the southwest chief uses?

i'm planning a trip in january that has me arriving at penn station on the adirondack around 8 PM and leaving at 11 AM the next day for connecticut. is there a hostel or cheap place to stay near penn station? i don't mind sharing a bath.

i received this reply from amtrak.com today: guess that ends the discussion, eh?

someone should set up a website where riders can rank each menu item (or at least the most common ones). that way, if an item improves (like the fruit), we can see the ranking increase in aggregate.

anyone stopped at the izaak walton inn in the middle of winter? is there anything to do?

it also appears that the recent UP track work between jeff city and st. louis in missouri has resulted in a 1-hour reduction in travel time between kansas city and st. louis.

at least he agrees that train travel requires some kind of subsidy. now if he can just convince the rest of washington...

probably would take some funding from kansas at this point.

thanks for the picture of the hook! my next trip will be a long one and i'm only taking a backpack, so that is perfect!

9/16 SWC KCY-CHI: 1 hour late (20 min. late into KC) 9/17 SWC CHI-KCY: exactly on time!

we experienced SDS on the SWC from KC to chicago this weekend. our one meal was fine (the burger), and i don't see any problem with the changes. as long as they still offer a place to sit and eat and the food is better than mcdonald's, i'm fine.