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Also make sure you haven’t been downgraded to coach in which case the cafe for food purchase is all you would have access to.

Wow, you can’t make this stuff up, really you can’t!

“A former Amtrak employee tells News Wire that Amtrak management “probably let cars sit because it costs about $13,000 to put a car back in service.” That’s the fare of 3 bedrooms, one way LAX to CHI on the SWC. Whether the above is a true statement or not I find it curious that cars of all...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lawsuit-amtrak-train-over-capacity-before-missouri-crash/ar-AAZkjip This is interesting. This is my “home train” I ride it often and it is very true they use the SSL for “overflow” seating. I’ve heard the announcement a few times myself.

It makes no sense at all we’re talking Amtrak here if a long distance train is an hour late to its destination I think most of us would consider that more or less on time. All the added expenses and inconvenienced/upset passengers be dammed. I’d assume all the costs for the alternate...

They were able to do inspections at Chicago shop on some cars and get the SWC back to full strength. I wonder if these were true out of service cars that were pending inspections. Either way they got them done in a matter of days...

Exactly and Amtrak has RFP’s out to do the Superliner refresh that was annouced and unveiled 18 months ago. Maybe it’s necessary because Amtrak can’t find the workers. The cynic in me sees it as Amtrak doesn’t really want to hire that so that when/if funding doesn’t come through they can...

Who maintains the Cardinal? Beech?

My heart goes out to everyone hurt or involved in yesterday’s accident. Especially having kids and knowing the family rooms were all probably booked. It sucks. I hope Amtrak can and is pulling it together to take care of everyone affected. That being said, is it now time to make the CONO or...

Moorman spoke highly of the long distance trains in testimony before Congress while he was CEO, even going farther than any CEO I remember saying the long distance trains cover most operating costs. He also said the right things to employees, approved the Parlour car overhauls as previously...

He did approve the last Parlour car overhauls, ones that never took place since Anderson promptly cancelled them and retired the fleet. He didn’t seem to agree with the Anderson/Gardner regime at the time. “Following a Chicago luncheon on May 25, 2017, former Amtrak President and CEO Wick...

Since we’re talking about next years funding. Did anyone else notice the subtle remark from RPA Friday in the same article I quoted above that insinuated the long distance trains will always lose money due to having to pay the freight railroads to use their tracks. I’ve never seen that listed as...

It really is amazing what one person and a management team as a whole can do. Here we had such high hopes, record funding, a pro Amtrak PTUS, Senate and House. All the cards were (and actually still are) in order for Amtrak to flourish for the first time in its existence. Then we had a horrible...

Especially now that the House has proposed Amtraks 2023 budget at a level below what Gardner claims he needs to run the long distance trains. There‘s still a long way to go and the number will have to be hashed out with the Senate but this is where we need management that fights for Amtrak as...

Without trying to sound smug. I see it as a positive for the simple fact short of discontinuing trains it can’t get much worse. Operations are a disaster on all levels presently. Cautiously optimistic:)

Walmart electronic department always seems to cause problems for me. The few times I’ve bought anything in the back of the store, TV, cell phone, laptop each and every time Capital one or BA has initially declined the charge and sent me a fraud alert text. Maybe it’s because I don’t frequent...

Would health officials allow it? The local grocery store chain here in Iowa/IL has sit down restaurants. They aren’t allowed to source most ingredients from the store though. If they run out of ketchup it‘s apparently not as easy as running to aisle 12 to get it. Weird health department rules...

I thought Oakland/Emeryville could cater the Starlight. I guess the keyword is, could. The other question is how does a 1 night train not get catered enough from the get go. 🤦‍♂️

Anyone’s guess what September will bring Amtrak. Only Amtrak’s management knows what they want and have planned and they are keeping silent for the most part. Less than 90 days out they should know what’s in the training/hiring pipeline if that is 100 percent of the issue. September isn’t that...