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There's been a lot of discussion about how many non-alcoholic drinks you are entitled to in Business Class. I've experienced both "just one" and multiple about the same number of times. But this time I had a unique situation, where I happened to get the same guy on the Maine Downeaster in both...

Thanks, I'll try it tomorrow.

Sorry, meant Google. Most Windows laptops don't have a GPS built in. I bought a $20 GPS USB dongle and it fired right up, installing its own driver. I downloaded a laptop app called Windows Map, and it went right into GPS mode, showing where I am and provides POI and address routing...

Hmm. I am going to do a Downeaster boondoggle this Thursday, I will see if Google Maps will actually show my moving location on a laptop map. I will turn on "use my current location". Might not be a huge number of Wifi AP's trackside in Maine other than my fellow travellers Androids. Do you...

I sit corrected and updated. Google never fails to surprise. In the past, I just saw Amtrak routes as a straight line, airline style. Related question: I know that if I'm using a smartphone or tablet, the built-in GPS will show where I am with a blue dot. However, I've never been able to...

Excellent question. Google does show railroad tracks if you zoom in close enough, but it doesn't have any obvious way to see the route of a particular train. Fortunately, Amtrak has an excellent route map: https://www.amtrak.com/plan-your-trip.html You can zoom in really close and see fine...

Is there assigned seating on the NEC 2/2 BC cars? And if you are lucky, you might get a curtain!

For an excellent photo book and history of the orphan D&RGW "Zephyr", see "Never on Wednesday", well worth picking up a used copy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Wednesday-Decade-Grande-Zephyr/dp/0937658006 Amusingly, the Amazon description of the book refers to the railroad as the...

And there are the feeble attempts to start scheduled, passenger service (not just tourist) between Brunswick and Rockland Maine. I'm not holding my breath.

That's great info. I assumed all NEC's were 2x2, which are hardly worth it, even with the allegedly free non-alcoholic drink.

Read back in this topic for many opinions, but the bottom line, literally, is how much you want to pay for more space. Most Amtrak accommodations are quite expensive these days, as there is a shortage of equipment and a surplus of people with enough money to be able to buy what they want...

Have really enjoyed all the enthusiasms in this thread. I'm in Boston, and have taken the Downeaster on round trips a number of times, mostly for fun. In the early fall a few years ago, I took France's work group on a very successful day trip to Old Orchard Beach. I've also done day trips to...

The 757 is history. From Wikipedia: "Customer interest in new 757s continued to decline, and in 2003, a renewed sales campaign centered on the 757-300 and 757-200PF yielded only five new orders. In October 2003, following Continental Airlines' decision to switch its remaining 757-300 orders...

It is quarterly earnings call season, and I won't tell you what the head of American Airlines said about Boeing. You can guess.

And in even more bad news for Boeing, they may lose the sweetheart immunity deal they made with Trump over the MCAS incidents: https://jacobin.com/2024/01/biden-boeing-trump-dpa-doj I don't have enough popcorn to keep up with all this...

As previously reported, a new aircraft was a non-starter for a number of reasons. With the current technology, there really isn't any advantage to the huge expense of designing a new midrange aircraft. All the efficiencies are in the engines and the wing tips. The wing tips are a no-brainer...

United Airlines' quarterly financial summary had a lot to say about Boeing and quality control: https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/united-airlines-removes-max-10-internal-plan-cant-count-it Apparently paywall-free only until Jan 30, 2024. Key quote: “They’re going...

Haven't read all the posts above, so sorry if this is a duplicate: https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/news/winter-park-express/ Good history and status report on the Ski Train.

Plenty of pressure in all directions. When an airline buys aircraft, they negotiate every dime. Every dollar the manufacturer saves on design, construction and especially outsourcing is a dollar in the shareholders pocket. The days when Pan Am and Boeing considered themselves partners for the...