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This thread about places in NC fits well with my current railfanning fantasy which is to buy a USA Pass and just use it to wander around NC and VA by short day trains till it runs out!

The “station” is only a small interior room that is usually unlocked but I can’t be 100% sure. The entire building is quite often entirely UNoccupied. I don’t even remember if there’s restroom facilities. It’s a stretch, IMO, to call it a “station”. It’s been a few years since I’ve ridden...

Thx. Ironically, just an hour after I posted, my wife got sick and I have to cancel the trip so the question is moot.

Too soon to tell, of course, but I’m booked on the Palmetto 90 out of Savannah Monday April 3. I have not heard so far that trains like that have had this pblm but I do watch the Folkston railcam and last night I heard a lot of chat that some trains to/from FL were having issues. Has anyone...

Great trip report! I was at trackside in Easley SC, just west of Greenville, as you went by five hours late, cuz of the fire. But right there, it was also cuz NS was doing major track and tie replacement mow and I was watching that too. I waved at you but you pbly didn’t see me.

I just noticed #1 has been canceled. So it’s clearly more than just Chicago

Thx.

I’m confused by info I’ve seen on the Amtrak site and elsewhere about seating in business class on the Palmetto between Savannah and New York, etc. Is is it 2x1 or is it 2x2? The seating diagram I found on the Amtrak site is ambiguous, to me at least. Thx.

I got a brochure in the mail a month or so ago for a trip I’d like to take. Site called uncommonjourneys.com. Give it a look, but be prepared for sticker shock.

Hi. I haven’t been online on the board for almost a year and I haven’t ridden Amtrak in several years so I’m way behind the curve. Pardon me if this is a dumb question, already asked and answered. Is there anything resembling current timetables in hard copy form I could browse offline? I’m...

Great news if you’re an Amtrak exec. Maybe not so much for the rest of us?

Thank you everyone. Great ideas.

I might have a chance to take a short trip along the Hudson River from New York City and back, just to watch the scenery and the river from a train window. I know, I know, it sounds silly but I like to do that sometimes. If I did it, how far from NYC would it make sense to ride and still...

I did a trip almost like Pennyk’s itinerary. I needed a large bag for all my medical stuff but I checked it at Toronto. For carryon, I had a backpack (full!) and a reusable grocery bag (also full!) and it was enough for me. It takes thought to pack what you need on board and stow the stuff you...

Just one more idea: Years ago, when I lived outside Pittsburgh and rode the Capitol Ltd to Washington DC the right place for me to board was Connelsville. It’s just a bus shelter next to a bunch of tracks that are either part of or close to a freight yard. Not real luxurious at all. Deserted...

Thx all.

This just occurred to me. I’ll keep looking on Amtrak.com but so far, I haven’t found an easy way to do it so I’ll ask here in case someone knows. I’d like to travel from Charlottesville to Chicago on the Cardinal in a roomette or bedroom. Not a coach seat. Sometime this summer. I don’t...

Thx. Makes sense.

Mod: move this msg if necessary, I just watched yesterday’s auto train on a railfan camera and I was surprised at the size of it. There were 15 “people cars” and 34 “car cars”! It made me wonder: is this particular Amtrak “product” profitable for them or don’t they track costs and revenues...

Yeah.