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Looking for a trip in early Dec from Galesburg to Fullerton for one of kids birthdays the APP worked well and reminded me how expensive Amtrak has gotten. I was excited to see the family room listed for $900 on Dec 9th that price isn’t that much more than it was 3 years ago. Unfortunately when I...

I think the CS is a different beast. Having ridden it 50 plus times when we lived in cali that train is special, it’s the perfect long distance train over multiple corridors, hence it carries a lot of corridor traffic in addition to 500 plus mi riders. The dining car was always busy. It seems...

My recent trip on the CZ had an interesting scenario in the dining car. One server was in charge of one side of the dining car, the other server had the other side. The Christmas week train only had one sleeper and a dorm that was not booked ( I had one of only 2 roommetes in the dorm sold for...

This might not be the best place to post this but I think it’s very relevant to dining/lounges/food service enhancements. After digging through last months FY23 omnibus the network trains took a substantial haircut in operating funding compared to FY22. (NEC received 50 percent increase in...

https://ctexaminer.com/2022/11/20/talking-transportation-amtrak-struggles/ $618 RT in COACH NY to BOS, ouch!

I just watched the last 20 mins of it. Did anyone watch the whole thing? A lot of hem and hawing from Chester toward the end. Couldn’t answer when coach passengers would be allowed to eat in diner, etc. He said they would do their best to answer members questions when Matthews asked if he could...

Apparently Amtrak isn’t that bad now that she’s been tried trains in Europe. https://www.yahoo.com/news/bunked-3-strangers-shared-cabin-110100815.html

I see it as encouraging even if nothing comes of new routes or frequencies it’s at least another voice in the Senate putting in their two cents in favor of the national network.

https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/41684-u-s-senator-joe-manchin-says-amtrak-long-distance-study-directed-by-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-is-long-overdue?fbclid=IwAR0Kd7SV1_NDLDewcneLkml1gx_A861ReAqqhs8dYe8pomL05h-EWQBesrk

Crawford is NO friend of Amtrak and will not be an easy Chairman to deal with. https://crawford.house.gov/posts/rep-crawford-raises-concerns-about-amtraks-non-profitability-in-transportation-hearing?fbclid=IwAR3CSwzkCN3Zm5Eq7krpXamEfPy3Qswu0oOtBNCq_qhV9_VfwqEcYylelJ8

As twisted as things are it’s just as likely these bonuses will be the catalyst for reducing services. We could very well see more trains like the Texas Eagle or worse. Nothing has happened yet but I don’t think we can afford a wait and see attitude. We, RPA, local leaders and all stakeholders...

I’m more worried about our early DEC CZ trip. Thanksgiving should be ok, fingers crossed all around.

If you ever wondered if RPA reads the websites. No, Amtrak Is Not Planning Beech Grove Layoffs By Rail Passengers Staff In a meeting this morning with Amtrak executive leadership, Association President & CEO Jim Mathews confirmed that Amtrak is not laying off staff at the Beech Grove, In. “The...

This is the part I dont like: “Intercity commuters have noted that trips have gotten more difficult, expensive, and harder to justify on a time and cost-effectiveness basis than alternatives, like one’s own vehicle”. I think they quote is saying it’s not cost effective for the consumer OR...

https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-11-03_amtrak_bonuses_final.pdf

Now that fares are sky high (at least for sleepers) and service is mediocre at best it’s time management starts riding the trains again especially now with all the new hires. The chief of onboard services position needs to make a return to long distance trains. I’m sure it would be a nice...

Amtrak has removed all job postings for Beech Grove except 1 for a building maintaince position. Below is the one and only job listed.

The scary part is what Lordsigma alluded to above. The funding didn’t go through until the D’s won the run off races in GA. Now this pretty much exact same Amtrak management and Board get to make their case to what could be a more sympathetic Congress for cuts to the system. I know as well as...

I just read the digital copy, I can’t cut and paste any of it unfortunately. 6 page in-depth article. With some bombshell nuggets from sources within Amtrak. To paraphrase a few takes, “Amtrak management bonuses are/were based off of raising NEC revenue and reducing expenses everywhere else.“...

Hard copy, certified snail mail to consumer relations Wash Dc HQ. I’ve found whenever I really want something or get a point across the five bucks for a certified letter seems to bump the letter up to another level. Super easy now with the self service machines at the PO.