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The FDA bans open ice buckets, and there's no room for a dispenser in the car. The simple reason is that scoop or no, people dig their grubby hands into it.

The coffee urn is going to be a minimum of 1000W, so it pretty much has to be on its own circuit.

Do they still have the "shavers only" marking? Just imagine telling the designers in 1978 that people would be plugging in computers and phones.

Another vote for Olivera street. I've walked over there for some huevos rancheros or a breakfast burrito after arriving on the SL. I wouldn't try for Disney, particularly now. You don't really have enough time.

If you have a good password (long, random, not used on any other sites ever), nothing. The main issue is reused passwords; if another site you used the password on is hacked, that password may eventually be used to get into your Amtrak account. Anyway, I'm getting the two-factor prompt too...

The Boston leg of the LSL is showing a service disruption. My guess is it's not going to run; don't know if they'll just run all the cars to NYP.

Yes, there have been a lot of rumors going around, so it's hard to tell what's true (or what's just a dead lead). BTW, since I was curious myself, the Texas Eagle wasn't affected by the disaster in West, TX. The line running next to the plant is a UP line; Amtrak uses a BNSF line some miles to...

Wow, it's so nice to see this. Here's the "before" picture:

Everyone booked in the sleeper is entitled to meals. So if you've got your name on the manifest, you're set. If you get questioned, just show your reservation with the names. I did have a trip where two people were in a roomette, and the third person was in coach. They didn't have any issue...

Getting back to the original post, Points.com transactions are done with the cooperation of the respective rewards programs, so if AGR is an option it's because they have an agreement with AGR. So the trades are being done by Amtrak, or at least via someone they've authorized. But as also...

I've had good luck with Verizon as well, though west Texas has pretty much zero service on any carrier. Pretty much the only service you get is at the stops in Sanderson and Alpine.

This comes up from time to time. The FDA's guidance, which is followed by Amtrak and most states, is that ice shall not be dispensed in a way that people can stick their grubby hands in it (they phrase it in a more technical way, but that's what it means). Having tongs or scoops is not adequate...

Not that I want to see it move, but I also think it's 90% or better that it will. It's just too much money to rehab the Raton line for two trains a day. As mentioned above, it's one of the few lines that still uses semaphore signals. BNSF had planned on replacing them, but cancelled it when they...

Amtrak needs new hardware to accommodate increased demand and replace worn out equipment, no matter what. So some new trainsets are going to be required, high(er) speed or not. The question is will the Acela IIs manage to make their higher cost worth it in increased fares. As AlanB has pointed...

So are the pancakes freshly made, or are they from frozen like the French toast?

For what it's worth there's no real difference in accident rates between modern Boeing or Airbus aircraft. The only model of recent vintage (past 25 years or so) that's an outlier is the McDonnell Douglas MD-11, which is no longer in passenger service. Nothing bigger than a 737 has true manual...

I like the black bean burger too, though not a vegetarian myself. I generally find the vegetarian burgers that aren't pretending to be meat are better.

Seems that I've read that a high percentage of grade collision are actually a vehicle driving into the side of a train that's already occupying the crossing.

The lower bunk in the bedroom is about the size of a twin bed, so if you're really cozy with your traveling companion you can do it. Amtrak will allow three in a bedroom (two in the lower bunk and one in the upper) but will try to talk you out of it as they get a lot of complaints about it being...

Here's the BNSF division maps: http://www.bnsf.com/customers/where-can-i-ship/maps/