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is that little bar area in the sightseer lounge ever going away? i've never seen it used, other than as a glorified charging station.

essex, MT to chicago, IL on the empire builder: 30 hours! would have been longer, but we overnighted in essex en route from seattle.

this happened to me once in KCY. i was scheduled on the river runner the next morning and showed up at the quiktrak machine at about 10pm the night before. agent was still there and was actually quite rude when i questioned why they would print tickets in advance (knowing that they are...

i'm hoping to be there, as well! i've been working with the depot redux group on occasion.

1) BNSF owns all tracks being studied between KC and ft. worth (except for terminal railways in the larger cities, of course). 2) brand new equipment will probably not be funded, so expect refurbished rolling stock (kansas is just dipping their toes into this game). the story could change only...

oregon. http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20...0341/1042/STATE

seems like there's a coordinated effort nationwide for a large order of these trainsets to reduce unit cost and jolt the US back into railcar manufacturing.

my only criteria for an ideal amtrak station is that it be modeled like an airport: climate controlled (or at least sheltered) boarding, secure waiting areas, city or local control. no more replicas of the past please. IMO that's what's holding passenger rail back in this country (other than...

wouldn't it be possible to run three branches from SLC? SLC-LAX SLC-PDX SLC-EMY

a few years ago it seems i read about a pilot or test of electronic ticketing for amtrak, similar to what the airlines have been using for years. anyone know if this is still happening? and when?

i use the transit directions built in to the included Google Maps application quite often. nearly every major transit agency is now represented, and it gives you relatively seamless step-by-step trips across modes (rail > bus > walk) and systems (MUNI > BART, for example, which iBART does NOT...

that's very exciting! the previous station was a dump! can't wait to see pictures.

i concur. it's off a main street in an area surrounded by restaurants, bars, and such. i believe there's even a few retail spots in the actual station build. judging from google streetview, it looks like the on-street parking is metered. however, there is a parking lot off to the side...

i believe that choke point is scheduled to have a siding added soon. for those that don't follow the KCY-STL drama that closely, most of the route between KCY and JEF is single-track.

amtrak's boarding procedures are lacking in almost every facility i've ever been in. chicago is particularly bad (sorry, no excuses... THEY OWN THE BUILDING!) but if they are to woo people back from driving and the airlines they had better address this issue with their newfound funding. i...

not so fast. the missouri house, the source for the study's funding in this article, has been the only trouble spot for state-sponsored amtrak service. if this passes the house, the senate and governor are a done deal. yes, they studied a st. louis-springfield route and determined the...

pretty sure phoenix's union station belongs to KC's own Sprint. i recall reading an article that there was interest in returning it to its former use (for commuter rail?).

we stayed there two years ago as a stopover on the EB headed east. great food and a bike rentals are available (why avoid the natural beauty cooped up in a car?). they had very slow wi-fi, but the lack of phones and tv was refreshing. there's a jukebox and pool table in the basement.

the chief frequently sells out between KCY and CHI, this weekend is a good example.

so for those not in the know -- and i've taken the adirondack, so i'm quite curious -- this other station is at least centrally located? not much on wikipedia, but it's connected to the metro? seems with all this new [capital] money coming in that this savings would be the last thing they'd be...