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I know i’m probably just asking for speculation, but does anybody have any idea as to why they haven’t invested more in modernizing the platforms at Charlottesville? It’s such a busy station and a wealthy area - and it surprises me that they haven’t poured more money into it.

More great news! First my (adopted state) Cardinal gets a VL2 sleeper, and then my (native state) Wolverine gets a new Siemens train set! No business class though yet, right?

Woo hoo! Some good news for my hometown train! Now if they were just to add a VLII diner…

What they SHOULD do with the Cafe/Club car is leave it in the consist - make it unstaffed - and add a full Cafe to better serve all passengers with food service. Since I’m sure the crew is taking up an inordinate share of booth space in the Cafe, adding booth capacity while improving food...

Of course, the people “using the thing” get their revenge in that they refuse to use any new feature built into the VLIIs that they don’t feel like utilizing. One example is the shower room towel rack which sits there on the wall gathering dust while SCAs “stack” towels either on the seat or on...

Never mind – I checked out your link to the thread and found it right away. Car 5109.

Which car numbers currently running on the LSL are VLII? Getting ready to schedule a trip, and want to make sure I get a room in a VLII car.

What is the car number on your reservation?

There is a VL2 on the Cardinal - but it is a combo Crew Dorm / Baggage Car. The Crew Dorm includes Roomettes that are similar/identical to the Roomettes available on a VL2 Sleeper. We seem to have pretty good information here that Amtrak intends to start booking a few of the excess Crew Dorm...

I checked out a Cardinal / Chief trip from Indy to LAX in late October / Early November. Only looking to travel one way. Roomette Card + Bedroom Chief was right around $1700. Didn't matter which way I traveled in that case. I was looking at IND - LAX out on a Saturday or LAX - IND back on a...

Saw a tweet tonight from RPA with a petition link attached. They were trying to promote a more balanced geographic makeup of the board. Sorry I don’t have a link to the tweet handy…

It would be interesting to hear from folks who have been booked in that car, as to which dates they are traveling. Certainly, on my two recent trips on the Cardinal there were no passengers assigned to that car - so I wonder if anyone has heard of a specific start date. I also have an October...

Undoubtedly. Now as to who the “proper authorities“ are, that’s another question. The bigger question is, should we bother at all with this issue? Or on trains like the Cardinal - should we be pushing to get a mothballed VLII Diner added to the consist as a lounge for sleeping car passengers...

Another new experience with a bike I thought I should document. When I have boarded with my bike in Chicago, I have always done so as either a Business Class or sleeper passenger. I can’t bring my bicycle into the Metropolitan Lounge, so after retrieving it from long-term baggage storage, I...

…and I am on the SuperStar southbound today! Flowers for us too and a very enthusiastic and fun crew. Of course, we are all anxiously awaiting the return of Traditional Dining - but just like jis showed In his photo, if you go to the trouble of putting your meal together nicely – you can end...

I just thought I would leave a post here for other bicyclists who board at remote stops like I do. When boarding at an unmanned stop, your bike will not be tagged when put on the train. I highly recommend that you place a very obvious (homemade) tag on your bike that indicates not only your...

I don’t think that’s correct. The Trains article I read said that the Republicans will nominate the remaining seats.

Keep in mind it wasn’t an all out argument – it was a discussion where I quickly backed off. The other conductors, especially the conductors who offloaded the bike at the planned stop – were supportive and apologetic of the Charlottesville conductor. They disagreed with him that there was any...

If I remember correctly, there is a new requirement for there to be at least two board representatives (each) for LD & state supported services. While they haven’t identified which of these nominees are going to be slotted to which - it seems like they left it to the Republicans to nominate at...

Well, one qualification they definitely have in their favor (with the exception of one) is that at least they’re a different board.