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I maintain an Amtrak mileage and station database for another site. The station table has 954 station records. Each of those records has a unique Amtrak 3-character code. So, there are at least 954 codes in use or recently used. And, besides passenger stations, Amtrak also uses 3-character...

They are waiving all change fees, not cancellation fees. Modifications & Refunds | Amtrak

Physical cards? Is this 1995? :)

The base penalty is 10%. If the cancellation occurs within 24 hours of departure, or for sleeper within 14 days of departure, the penalty is 20%. If you modify and the new trip uses fewer points, the points redeposit is subject to the 10% or 20% penalty based on the time prior to the original...

The era that will end when the last Amfleet car is removed from service began six years before the first Amfleet car went into service. The Amfleet era began with the Penn Central Metroliner. In 1969, the Metroliner changed the perception of passenger rail in the northeast. Old, dirty and slow...

It is once again possible to download PDF printable timetables for a specific train, route or range of dates. The feature is accessed from the “Schedules” tab of Amtrak.com. On the Amtrak home page, click "Schedules" and enter the desired start and end stations and the date of travel (or...

If you have B-C and D-E you have the correct rooms. The only remaining issue is whether the door works, and in those old cars, maybe yes, maybe no. The sliding doors (called pocket doors) have a habit of either not staying closed and locked to prevent undesired opening, or not staying open and...

The last three CEO appointments were all caretakers - retired CEO's in their 60's who came in basically to keep the ship afloat. Gardner is different - mid 40's and a promote from within - not sure when that has happened before at Amtrak. He knows the organization; he knows how trains work...

According to a report in the latest issue of Trains Magazine (December 2021), timetables will be returning with a target date of the end of 2021. The work is part of the "timetable automation project" that will produce downloadable and printable documents that will "replicate legacy route...

The prior tri-weekly schedule from Trains, 8/13/20: Amtrak sets schedules for triweekly long-distance operation - Trains

The Acela interiors were refreshed about two years ago. The work replaced all the seat cushions and carpet and was completed in June of 2019. Amtrak Refreshes Interiors of Acela Express Trains - Amtrak Media

No, you cannot. The closest to that is buying a pack of four one-class upgrade coupons (10,000 points) that permit upgrading a coach fare to business, or an Acela Business fare to First on a space available basis within 12 hours of travel. Upgrade to sleeper is not included with the coupons

Amtrak reports a grade crossing "incident" involving #91 south of Palatka FL. Another site says a collision with a tractor trailer. Location map shows that the train has been stopped since before noon. Auto Train #53 is also stopped.

The is the tracking log of #7 (24). Shows 79mph just before the derailment. Scroll down to the map and click on the dots. Train Details

Billings Gazette reports "at least three fatalities." Billings Gazette

I thought the same thing, but is appears to be 11 months. Reservations are available today for 8/10/2022. That is 334 days out.

The EU requires medical documentation of prior infection and recovery for issuance of a vaccine passport. They do not accept someones word for it or even antibody testing as sole proof. It has to be a medical record.

Making vaccines mandatory brings up an interesting issue: what about the 38 million Americans (over 10% of the population) who have had and survived *****? There is now science about the effectiveness of natural immunity (obtained by surviving the infection) vs vaccine immunity. Once assumed to...

For a subway enthusiast who loves to dive into minute details of the physical plant and the operational details, this book is a must. It shows every track, every platform, every year, basically everything about the New York City subway system. The book is spiral bound, so every map lies flat...

There is a difference between the infection mitigation required when a person is in surgery and is literally cut open and that required to mitigate airborne, inhaled virus in a public setting. Until the pandemic, doctors, nurses and other medical staff were not masked for routine office visits...