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Being near the bathroom might be good—no need to walk too far to get to it. I can’t give you much advice for this trip—I’ve only been in Superliners on one trip, and you seem to have already made good decisions from the other replies here. However, if you enjoy the trip and decide you want to...

The news anchor in the video referred to the Adirondack as a commuter train. Sigh.

Nah, it’s been so long they probably thought it was a mirage and didn’t bother trying to take pictures!😁 Seriously, though, I’m so glad it’s back. That ride along Lake Champlain is beautiful.

If that 4 14 23 in the picture is an expiration date, that would explain it. They’ve probably got more butter cakes and brownies left than they planned on and need to get rid of them soon before the expiration date.

I loved that chocolate mousse, too! And a pumpkin something or other — can’t remember if that was a pie or pudding or mousse — but I love anything pumpkin. That butter cake lasted me through three meals! I had a third on the train, and another third each after my next two restaurant meals...

I’m going with possibility number 1. “Hey, we’ve got just enough time to serve those brownies to the passengers before they go stale! And they’ll think they’re getting an extra treat that we planned carefully just for them!”😁

I live in a small town filled with nosy people, and I’ve developed some strategies over the years that might help here with a nosy aunt: First, get in with questions before she does. “Oh, it’s so good of you to pick me up! Catch me up—what’s been going on at home? Where did you go for lunch...

Oh thank you so much! I had forgotten that New Haven has redcaps! Yes, I’ll ask for one to meet me on the platform and walk with me into the station and also to take me to the Acela. I can move around okay—it’s just that the cataract makes me feel unstable and then I start getting panicky and...

Well I did just fine in New London the other day, thanks to advice from on here and a nice young conductor who explained exactly where the steps would be, helped me off the train, and showed me exactly where the road crossing was. Plus all the other passengers were crossing as well, so I could...

Yes, I’ve met him, too—at the RUN meeting in Springfield, Massachusetts, a few years ago. Energetic chap. He may very well be a contributing writer for Railway Age—not on staff, but with enough pieces written for them that he almost is.

Isn’t David a staff writer for Railway Age? If a staff person, or even a regular contributor, wrote it, I think there’s a very logical and quite innocent reason why it was posted then pulled. Not often, but once in a while, a document can end up in the wrong pile (computer file these days) and...

“Contributing editor” can mean a freelance writer or, perhaps in this case, even a PR writer. So not a staff writer. A good lesson for all magazine editors and publishers to scrutinize everything that comes in from the outside carefully.

You have had quite an adventure from beginning to end! Thanks for taking us along!

I immediately saw a noun-verb agreement error: “speeds...poses” instead of “speeds...pose.” I don’t know enough train details to spot the factual errors, but when I see a basic grammar error in an article, I assume it has not been edited properly, if at all. The editing process should include...

Could this affect the northeast corridor? I have a trip from NJ to Mystic, CT on a regional on Monday. If there are PTC issues, I don’t mind finding hotel space for a few more days there, but I’d definitely like to get there!

I didn’t realize that—thanks. A bit dreary up here in the northeast today compared to the Florida he started from, but he has his bedroom and made the train connection, so I bet he doesn’t mind a bit of a dreary view!

Oh good point. Well if he’s on the other side, he won’t be too disappointed.

Oh I’m so glad you made it! 😊 This was more suspenseful than a mystery/suspense novel! In a book, you can skip to the last chapter to find out what happens. In real life, we had to wait to find out!😁 And I’m so glad you got your bedroom. Are you on the river (left side) or other side?

So glad the CONO crew and trip have been so good. If you have to take two trains, it’s really nice when the better one comes second!

I agree—it does seem tight to me, too. And I do wish Amtrak would stop playing musical chairs with people’s accommodations. At least you did get an explanation. Is your roomette a new one or the old one? At least the Viewliner roomettes are a bit roomier and less claustrophobic than the...