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Ben, Welcome to the United States. I hope your trip is a pleasant one! The route from Boston to Washington is called the Northeast Corridor. It's a high(ish)-speed, electrified rail line with frequent service. There are several classes of service on the Corridor. Acela Express: This is...

The Viewliner II set of cars is being built by CAF in Elmira, New York. As Alan said, they'll look like the current Viewliner Is. They won't all be sleepers, though.

I recently bought a Canon DSLR (Rebel T3i) and have been very happy with it. It's my first DSLR, so I can't really compare it to other DSLRs, but I will say this: I've always been happy with my Canons. My first digital camera was a Canon point-and-shoot. It did well, and I used it for several...

They're already being built. I've seen pictures around the web of carframes well along and that was months ago. If they're to go into service in late 2013, they'll be out on the road being tested starting in mid-2013, I would estimate.

Not close enough to walk. However, you can walk from the Amtrak station (currently not Union Station due to construction), to the Denver Light Rail (about 4 blocks) and take that 2 stops to Mile High.

Okay, let me say up front that I have not read the the comments since the first post. I'll go through them later. I was in San Diego last week, because my significant other went to Comic-Con. I took 774 down from LA on Wednesday (the day before Comic-Con started). The line to board the train...

Some new information has come to light. The root cause of the disruption was the storm (known as the "Derecho") that hit Washington on June 29. Due to a commercial power outage (Pepco), Metro was unable to monitor the status of the third rail at their Control Center. That was being done from a...

I picked an airport at random to malign. They're all pretty bad at dealing with stranded passengers.

Well, I didn't have to go to work on Tuesday, because my office didn't have power. Otherwise, I might have been on that train; I generally am on the Green Line about then. There have been conflicting reports, and we may never know conclusively what happened. However, this is not the first time...

If you've never experienced a savaging due to the airlines, you're either extremely lucky or you're a very rare flier. If there is any mode of transport where you can say "human cargo is definitely second class", it's air travel. I'm crossing my fingers right now (which makes it extremely hard...

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that cleanup workers found a body in a car buried under all the coal and debris.

As of 1:11, Metro reports Red Line service reopened, so the Cap probably won't be delayed after all.

Right now, the Capitol Limited is approaching Rockville, Maryland on its way to Washington. What will happen after Rockville, I don't know, because the Metropolitan Subdivision is currently closed at Fort Totten due to a suspicious package. All Red Line Metro service is suspended between Rhode...

The reason that CSX is so sensitive about slow orders is because a heat kink caused the eastbound Capitol Limited to derail at Kensington, Maryland 10 years ago. It was 96 degrees at 1:55 that afternoon on July 29, 2002 when the train approached Kensington. The Cap was traveling 60 miles per...

No, I didn't mean that. You are correct, but it's not that simple. For example, I just did a test booking for a trip on the Capitol Limited from Washington to Chicago on July 31st. On the page that comes up when you search for trip options on that date, I see that a coach ticket would cost...

Enjoy your first train trip. Hopefully it won't have any more problems. Why did you choose the train? Was your blimp out of service, or something?

No, there's no sale. When you book a sleeper, you automatically get the LOW BUCKET of your rail fare. So, let's look at an example: Example 1: Let's say the low bucket rail fare (coach fare) between Appleton and Daisyville is $50. Let's say the low bucket roomette costs $65. In that case...

You're right. I went back and checked. My confusion came from the fact that the Fairfax County Planning Board recommended just "Innovation", but the Board of Supervisors adopted "Innovation Center".

Just "Innovation".

Actually, the system will know what to do with you. If you enter and exit at the same station, you get charged base fare. ($1.60 off-peak, $2.15 during rush hour*). *Note: Fares go up July 1. Anyway, there are several good places to go where you can watch trains from the Metro platform...