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And telling that Cohen refused any comment on the speculation around the impending combining of Capitol Limited-Silver Star. That's confirmation enough for me!

A very immature "railfan" turned saboteur charged in freight derailment he posted on social media. Teenager Accused of Derailing Train and Posting Crash Video Online https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/29/us/nebraska-teen-charged-train-crash.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-00.dn2p.6xaWbUpOcOGD

Generally, I do not favor getting politicians involved in matters like this because often they can mess things up worse. But maybe this is one incidence when you contact your local congressman and have them advocate for you and it brings light on the larger issue of how Amtrak compensates. $300...

This is roughly when I will be traveling next spring and looking forward to the access to the domes and Park car. Juxtaposed to you, I relish the opportunity to experience the Park car again, bringing back fond memories of the original California Zephyr when I was about 6, The Canadian when I...

How are the Aprils? I now have a reservation on The Canadian for mid-month. I suspect that is a grab bag of winter weather.

For grins I emailed the general Osceola city mailbox and got a quick response. The respondent was specific with the name of the caretaker and said she is "really good to keep the building open during those delays. It is a public building and from what I know is open 24 hours a day." Of course...

Given that the Zephyr has a history of being hours late, is it fair to assume that the station waiting room will remain open as long as necessary?

Several years ago on a Coast Starlight trip the kitchen went out of service enroute and we were provided subs for lunch.

Interestingly, I am not seeing this. Or maybe the issue has cleared up as I just now logged in.

I am looking into a trip to Boston as well. Hotels are eye-popping! I remember so many years ago on a young person's meagre salary the Back Bay Marriott was my go to...very affordable to me then. Now, even though I have the means...wow! I am thinking my best rail alternative is the Courtyard at...

Exactly! This is similar my experience last fall when the California Zephyr was almost 3 hours late leaving due to a horn that didn't work. You'd have expected that to be tested before it left the yard! The geniuses finally decided to switch the locos around.

I agree with this.

From today's RPA Newsletter: Better Days Ahead For Clean Trains by Jim Mathews / President & CEO Passengers disappointed with dirty train exteriors – dirty enough to take away the out-the-window views that make train travel so attractive for so many – are about to get some relief, with new...

When I watch the Ashland livestream, I often wonder, how do passengers know which platform to wait on, given that there is no set track on which northbound and southbound trains operate? Are there PIDS displays that inform them? Given that the station is unstaffed and I hear no announcements, I...

Interesting. I was not aware the Moffat Tunnel was state-owned.

Capitol Limited's baggage car is back, I believe.

Looking forward to your report. This trip is on my bucket list, along with Churchill.

Food service losses is the cost of doing business as an amenity. I doubt that many hotel restaurants actually turn a profit on their own but help draw in customers.

He took a page out of Amtrak "customer service." 😂

I'm on now in Chrome and all is well here.