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There was another different US-Asia flight I noticed over San Juan County the other day--the first Cathay Pacific flight and the first Boston-bound flight I have observed.

Most of the yellow is the result of clicking the "Enhance" button in Apple's photo program. Here is the original:

Here are a couple pictures I took out dirty windows. One the first, there is a noticeable spot on the window, which was actually mostly fairly clean. The second is through a very dirty window at the end of the train, and not much dirt is visible.

The withdrawn Talgo Series VI had very comfortable seats, and most of the seats faced forwards (they could be rotated at endpoints). I've never been a fan of the surviving Talgo Series VIII trainsets.

One of Amtrak's goals should be to maximize equipment utilization. It is not efficient to have a whole train or even just a few cars (sleepers) sit idle all day and only be used for an overnight run. To this end, when 65 / 66 / 67 last ran, the southern endpoint and start point of the...

For a unique experience in Emeryville, Hong Kong East Ocean Restaurant has live seafood and views of the Bay. https://hkeo.com/

Here's a recent New York Times article if you can get beyond the pay wall: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/climate/trains-planes-carbon-footprint-pollution.html

I would assume that the room is occupied until Chico, and that there will be a delay while the room is cleaned if the previous occupant used the bed. I would not ask about getting into the room early, but would certainly explain to the conductor what was going on. I have seen Roomettes...

Whether or not you can board in Tukwila depends on which train you are taking. If you are on the morning train, it originates in Seattle so there is no Tukwila stop. The evening train originates in Portland, with a stop at Tukwila. Seats are not assigned, and many passengers will alight at...

Well, I have now had the 2021 Tacoma for almost three years, and still have fewer than 10,000 miles on it. For half the year, I drive it less than a mile to work (I don't walk because I like to come home for lunch, and have only a half-hour break). So far, the Mexico-made truck has no rattles...

I am still trying to see if any of the apps identify the low-altitude fighter-jet training flights. I would not be at all surprised if none show them--I have heard that one of the things they try to do is be hard to track, and even heard rumors that there is a vehicle on the ground involved...

I have been looking at FlightRadar24 to see if they show low-altitude military training flights. I haven't heard any recently, but did see a military helicopter identified. I'm sorry to not know what kind of plane they are that I hear low overhead--I just call them "fighter jets;" I think...

I heard some military jets flying low nearby, and rushed to see if "adsbexchange" would identify them. They were not shown. Also, I am no longer sure that FlightAware identifies Canadian military flights. I did note some differences between adsbexchange and Flightaware. Adsbexchange is a...

Responding to @ET2020 's question, "Did you also find that it was hard to have 2 people seated in the chairs at the same time ??" As I mentioned, the second chair in a Family Bedroom is too close to the other chair for a person to occupy each chair. That second chair has a vertical back that...

Here are two pictures I have of the Family Bedroom. The first shows the size of the windows, and the second shows the vertical back on the second chair. Note that in the depiction posted above, the room is reversed: facing the couch, the kids' bunks are actually on the right.

This depiction is not accurate. There is not enough space between the two chairs for a person to sit on each chair. The berth shown above the chairs is not that long; it fits a child under 4' 7" only. There is barely enough space to sit under the upper berth if it is folded down. There is no...

The omelette / scrambled eggs and the burger / patty melt are just slightly different ways of serving the same things. Dessert choices have gone from three to two. Oh well, I guess we can be grateful they're still staffing the dining cars...

The sleepers for the Empire Builder are in the pool in Chicago, so as more sleepers are re-upholstered, there will be more for the Empire Builder. I think a there is a bigger difference between a Superliner I (which were truly refurbished around 2000) and a Superliner II (which retain the...

Was the chicken still being served with Durkee's Potato Sticks topping? I thought that was bizarre!

There was one for sale advertised on Facebook here. A hovercraft would be ideal for transportation between the main town on the island and Bellingham, the nearest city. There only is an occasional 3-passenger Cessna plying the route now. The Washington State Ferry leaves from the other side...