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Any info about the Seminole Gulf RR? Didn't they just finish repairs from IAN? Of course, we have our do-nothing congress not going into session to provide necessary funds to FEMA and Small Business Administration.

One time in SEA after a mild shake remember how all the brick buildings around King Street station and the station had rods running thru the buildings with large round holders attached to the outsides of the buildings. There were holding the brick to the walls.

The cities on the North - South route certainly are not the largest. Let us hope that the stations are minimal with just a mini high for ADA.

Yes!

The traffic jams on I-4 eastbound, I-95 northbound, I-75 both north bound and east bound from Naples. I have some doubt of persons going toward FLL / MIA in case Milton tries to go more directly eastbound.

Just use Airo trains with locos on both ends with trackage rights on Brightline!.

iT IS ALL about revenue passenger miles not riders.. Auto train averages exactly the RPMs for auto train's length. Not the Star.

People are fleeing and with good reason. Hope there is going to be enough gasoline for everyone to flee. One worry may be the lack of gasoline after Milton. Much gasoline is barged into Tampa and if that facility is severely damaged then ----------- Wonder what will happen to much of CSX...

NS seems to be doing a good job keepiing the Crescent on schedule. Even the times Amtrak has delays it NS has usually made up time or as of today 19 / 05 lost 3:20 at WASH and it is still about 3:15 late at Hattiesburg thereby not loosing any more time even out of its normal slot.

You are correct. The SAL line from Bradenton to Arcadia was abandoned as well as the ACL from East Sarasota to south fork was also abandoned. Fort Meyers to Naples by SAL was abandoned with ACL still to somewhere north of Naples. Now only present intact rail is CSX from just west of Lakeland...

Source?

Ridership is suppressed by Amtrak not operating at least 80% of its full inventory of cars. We all know that its past and present practices of cost savings over revenue enhancements. As far as LD trains loosing a lot of money IMO that may be a red hearing. We all suspect that cost allocations...

So, my ten leg train is booked over for legs 4-5 and 5-6 by maybe 20 .what does Amtrak do? It is not an easy question to answer. Does it eliminate 20 passengers for the whole trip?

If Milton should track father to the north then JAX will be in peril for any operation. Will not know probably until Wednesday.

Watch the inbound 22 the day before to see if it is very late.

Yet Floridian coach fares from Midwest to Florida fares for many days are in low $100s. Sleepers very high!

A FOIA requesting the difference of costs and weight of a 25 / 60 hZ VS just a 60 hZ is really warranted. Until then only a guess can tell us an uneducated guess. Dragging that extra weight certainly adds to operating costs with some kind of electricity, diesel fuel and wear and tear but maybe...

so now put all eggs into satellite communications? Oh, the stupidity.

Do support further electrification from the present NEC. However, it does not appear that any expansion will happen any time soon. If HSR actually gets started around the NEC then expansion of the electrification will definitely start especially during various service completions for last...

Hide bound Amtrak management would not think of turning the train sets at Meridian or even somewhere else. Make the passengers take the bus all the way to / from ATL.