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I once asked an older person about riding the train "back in the day." I noted that while riding Amtrak nowadays isn't always exactly a walk in the park, it was hard to imagine traveling overnite or cross country, especially in coach, decades ago knowing how spartan and non luxury the cars...

It appears to be working for me. But just go to pullmanil.org and find the special events page if it doesn't for you.

I believe this car is coming to Chicago for Pullman Railroad Days, later this month: https://www.pullmanil.org/special-events/

I've encountered frieght in the line, including one night when a freight train engine ahead of us broke down and we had tonwait for hours, finally arriving in Chicago after 2 A.M. But much of the freight interference slowing things is from the Chicago switching district.

I found it interesting that something similar happenned with the intermodal centers in cities like Milwaukee and St. Paul. Initially serving Amtrak and Greyhound (with Mega stopping across the street), eventually they incorporated all bus operators, somehow, (either by negotiations, statute or...

It didn't, actually. And are they even in Chicago at all, anymore? Amtrak threw Megabus passengers out of Union Station, as they weren't paying rent for passengers to wait and it was seen as competition. The difference, here, is that Greyhound has a relationship with Amtrak and a...

I wonder whether Greyhound/Flixbus is expecting the piggyback upon their relationship with Amtrak to use Union Station as their passenger waiting area, with loading/alighting either on street or at the CTA bus terminal across the street.

I wonder what time that happenned. I was at the park by the 21st Street bridge and saw several trains pass out of Union Station on time, until about 5:00.

If more of the elected legislators, and not just the staffers or lobbyists, actually bothered to take the train to Springfield rather than driving, this might have been accomplished a long time ago.

I was just there the other day and got to thinking about how, when they built this facility and moved there from the Loop, it was in a fringe area of downtown, near what used to be skid row. It, still, was sensibe for its easy access to the interstate system as well as public transit with...

https://chicagoyimby.com/2023/04/sale-announced-for-downtown-greyhound-station.html

Speaking of which: https://chicagoyimby.com/2023/04/sale-announced-for-downtown-greyhound-station.html

For this reason, I'm thinking about arriving somewhere the morning of eclipse and staying for a couple of days AFTER instead of the weekend before. If I can hear, say, a symphony performance on Thursday that week, for instance, it might make a Mon-Fri hotel stay well worthwhile and affordable.

I haven't noticed, or maybe I forgot, but will there be the addition of a cafe car for these extended runs?

What's the cost to fly to Milwaukee? Direct rail link from there.

My instincts, having stayed there for a few days, was that it's a reasonably safe area. I walked around extensively at times both day and night. Yes, cities are cities. Lawlessnes can happen anywhere (my front door window got busted in as a likely attempted burglary in a nice Chicago...

I mean, it IS Saratoga Springs, so... That said, I'd rather go in racing season.

There's also Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital. A friend used to work there. So I'd make sure of which one of these two hospitals they'll be at. I stayed at an airbnb a few blocks from the Central West End stop a few years ago. There is also a bus terminal by that station. The area to...

It seems statistics suggest the answer should be City of New Orleans! https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/fra-look-at-amtrak-long-distance-service-yields-wealth-of-data/

Is that restaurant in or annexed to the new BMO building? If so, I've been by there (but on a Sunday when it was closed), though haven't stopped in. Looked quite nice.