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The problem is the rules are unrealistically restrictive if they're going to allow pets at all, so people will try to work around them. Limiting time to 8 hours is unrealistic for long distance trains, and expecting the pet to stay in a carrier for all that time is also unreasonable. They...

My guess is Amtrak is showing its consistency in applying their rules. 🙄 Someone is going to encounter a conductor that enforces the rules as written on a second leg and will get stranded.

PSR is all about minimizing expenses: running trains using fewer crews. Very long trains that don't fit in sidings is a big consequence.

Essentially the issue is the "old" Greyhound sold off their stations and leased them back. The Chicago station is on valuable property and Flix can't outbid other buyers who want to redevelop the site.

Looks like it, they've announced cancellations for 8/6.

The issue is equipment and crews. Amtrak doesn't have a bunch of extra train sets so once one arrives too late to turn they get cascading delays, or have to do a cancellation later to catch up. Operating crews have strict service and rest hours. When the train gets far off schedule they run out...

3 and 4 are cancelled between Albuquerque and Kansas City today due to a freight derailment.

Just be aware that the restaurant is permanently closed. It was renamed to Homebound Brew Haus which closed the end of 2023.

Unfortunately the restaurant appears to be closed now, and the above link now goes to a spam site.

I think these were cancelled before they started accepting baggage. But if they had, yes, it would be returned since it would never leave the station. But yes, dealing with a cancellation is a pain. You're looking at waiting days or trying to book alternate transportation on your own, which can...

Trees on the track. https://dixielandsoftware.net/cgi-bin/gettrain.pl?seltrain=49&selyear=2024&selmonth=07&selday=16

It depends on the age of your account and what your credit limit is. Transactions that add up to more than your credit limit in one month is considered suspicious, especially if it's a new account. That's even if the current balance never goes over the limit. People who get a card with a spend...

They have the option of rescheduling on a later date, subject to availability, or a full refund.

Credit card companies really don't like you trying to evade the credit limit by overpaying. That may not be your intention but it's how they view it. The credit limit is the maximum they're willing to risk on you. Overpaying increases that risk. How, if you've paid? A common scam is to overpay...

Pay phones were a lot more prevalent, even at unstaffed stations. Looks like 800-USA-RAIL debuted in 1983. Prior to that there were regional numbers but I don't know how helpful they would have been for train statuses. Here's the pay phone at Benson, AZ in 1999.

The conductor has had a printer for printing receipts but it's slow. Plus it would use more thermal paper and have wear and tear from printing seat checks. Maybe it's always had this ability but conductors rarely use it. Wasn't the Acela originally supposed to have electronic seat checks, a...

Aramark does all kinds of food service operations. It's up to the customer to specify what price point and how much onsite prep is required.

Note that Amtrak is notorious for photoshopping together consists for publicity photos so this probably isn't a real consist.

It's certainly possible, but doing it for just a twice a day Amtrak train would be cost prohibitive. Most of the remote coverage is for major highways which gets constant use. I've been on the Sunset in west Texas where there are also long gaps in service. Satellite's problem is maintaining a...

Another option is a multi charger with a straight plug.