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As far as passenger services, Brightline seems to be the one who has it together. Before I moved out of south Florida, Brightline was being totally dismissed and badmouthed left and right, that it would never work or survive, and that they would clog up the existing rails, interfere with...

Very true. I'm not saying one must plan super far in advance, only that you're more likely to get all your needs fulfilled if you do. Sometimes one can't, things happen, life happens, whatever. Just saying folks shouldn't be upset or combative when they can't have what they want because...

I can't say I've seen comments like that but, improper?? In what way is it improper? Why someone feels that way is their problem; if I want to have extra space, it's available, and I can afford it that's none of anyone else's business. Exactly; me too. If you know something is popular...

Hmmm; it's a hard argument, and I admit I don't know enough about the nitty-gritty of train operations. From an airline perspective, at the hub I worked we did indeed have spares. Usually one narrow-body and one wide-body. It's a good idea, and when you hear the dreaded call of 'out...

It sounds like you already have 'attitude'. The way you approach someone makes a big difference, and your bad mood is not my or anyone else's problem, that's on you. If someone doesn't want to move and tells you no, accept it and move on. No one is obligated to you. But if you approach...

No, that's not quite true. Naming it a service animal doesn't make it so. Real service animals such as seeing-eye dogs, and alert animals that detect strokes or other medical conditions receive extensive training. They're also expensive as heck, due to all that training and behavioral...

FAA lifted nationwide ground stop around 9am. https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-notams-statement European departures to the US were allowed to leave, so all those are inbound now. ATL is still in the weeds, only 30 cancelled flights so far but nearing 400 delays, according to flight aware...

Tennessee airports are getting diversions for ATL bound flights that have no place to go.....apparently the taxiways and gates are still clogged in ATL. TYS and CHA getting diversions.

What nonsense.

I have been thru a lot of these weather horror stories in my time - hurricanes in south Florida, volcanic eruptions in central America, winter storm messes in the NE. You proactively cancel, have standby crews at critical locations, and hope for the best. There are always unforseen...

Didn't see this posted anywhere; if I missed it, mods please delete this. Moron of a truck driver hauling a huge concrete beam (did he really think he'd beat the train???) slowly moves thru a road crossing with a NS train bearing down at speed. Pretty spectacular crash. Nobody killed, but...

Absolutely, couldn't agree with you more. Why aren't they having a Siemen's maintenance rep ride these trains until the bugs are worked out? Brand new locos, that is just unacceptable BS, and in weather like this, dangerous as hell. Override everything, get the #$% things going, let's...

Yikes. Bad stuff; hoping the best for the folks on board. New locomotives, too. Inexcusable.

Winter storm. It's hitting the airlines too; friend told me SEA is a mess today, cancellations galore, not enough deicing/snow equipment, people to work, etc. And it looks to get worse later in the week; Ohare in Chicago is projecting more than a foot of snow and high wind. Then as it...

Obviously you didn't like it, calling it mushy slop; how did it taste? It LOOKS pretty good - I'd give that a try!

I wholeheartedly agree with your sentiment, Mystic. But I question whether today's workers even possess that type of work ethic anymore.

I think the Zephyr is the longest one.

Heh......you're not married to her, are you......! (kidding) 😇 😇

AU being ticked off with Amtrak wouldn't carry over to the employees though; they don't make the stupid policies and food service decisions that Amtrak as a company does. However, it may lead to disgruntled folks having to tend two cars where their job is only one, and other short-staffed...

God, this is just unconscionable. How can major companies like these railroads not give workers paid sick time??????? During my years in the airlines industry we accrued sk hours as time went on; so much the better if you didn't get sick, you rolled the hours over to the next year...