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Why is the Texas Eagle such a failure now? This is my opinion only - but it comes down to the Board / Management’s attitude towards long distance. Their words say they care - their actions say they don’t. When all the incentives are based around cost cutting - the current situation is what...

Cash! Tips on Amtrak trains are one of the very few places I use cash any more!

Well, this isn’t exactly a trip report and it’s not exactly a Sunset Limited question. But it’s a fairly recent thread on this train so I’ll post here. I am riding the Sunset Limited today for the first time post-Katrina. That previous trip was NOL-Disney with my wife & girls in the Family...

No. I was there about 2 weeks ago.

So are these wonders of high speed rail privately held or publicly owned tracks?

I recently had a chance to use the Moynihan facility for the first time. Very much impressed - the Metropolitan Lounge was especially nice. I liked the layout and the number and style of booths that it featured. It was also my first time sampling the particular brand of glass-bottled soda...

It’s brilliant until Wawa decides 6 months in they don’t like the revenue at the station and closes the location - leaving passengers with no food at the station OR on the train…

Well….it’s done. It appears very utilitarian, currently very clean, and very convenient compared with what was there before. Unfortunately, in this country we don’t have a whole lot of imagination when it comes to making things nice. Functional, yes. Nice… Not so much. Now compared to the...

Presentation is a big criticism with me as well. Here’s an example (on the Silver) of being determined to enjoy a better experience than what they initially “presented” me… Before (from Amtrak): After: Not terrific, but much more appetizing…

I’m on 58 today Champaign to Chicago. We’ll see what locomotive we have…

Sorry I don’t have any insight - but as a bike guy - I have serious empathy.

Odds are pretty good. The Cardinal for the past few weeks has only been running with the newer sleepers and crew dorms.

My first trip in the new bedroom they had the ladder stored in the upper bunk. The second trip they didn’t - so I put it there myself and left it there the rest of the trip (except when I was sleeping, of course). That solved the issue for me at least.

I’ll believe it when I see it. The Gulf Coast situation seems to be a pretty clear case of freight railroads just stalling and being unreasonable. But so far, they’ve managed to completely continue their delaying tactics with no end in sight. And if things don’t go the way they want, they’ll...

That all sounds good in theory, But so far has proven to be an abject failure. The schedules keep getting worse for passengers, along with the on-time performance. Haven’t seen a single reprimand/fine to a freight railroad yet…

I’ve taken a similar approach with much success. There’s plenty of room up in the space above the hall, but go with multiple smaller bags instead of one giant one. Remember, you’ve got to lift it way up there. And to repeat what others have said - if you snag one of the Viewliner II rooms, a...

Others have speculated on this forum that the original plan was likely to have a crew dorm included on every VL2 route. There may be a linen closet in the crew dorm. If I ever get booked in one, I’ll check it out.

Sounds like another crew making it up as they go along…

The investment needed is a capital investment in the platform(s) as a start. It really doesn’t need an investment in additional personnel at this point.

Thanks. Didn’t realize the station property is privately owned. That’s a problem.