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As lo2e pointed out there are four meets.

I've had a few bad experiences, but almost all of my tablemates have been fine or interesting. You will most likely meet some people just like yourself. New to train travel, maybe even apprehensive about community seating at dinner. Just make polite conversation. Ask where they're going, where...

There's one Viewdiner now. But Amtrak is building a bunch of them right now. Next year, there will be several, and within the next few years all single-level diners will be Viewdiners.

I'm well aware of the idea of short-turning trains. The basic point is that heavy rail is not the appropriate mode for the corridor. And even turning every other train would be a waste, because the ridership still wouldn't be worth it. Spending over $6 billion to build a line unlikely to...

My bus service is better in the Washington suburbs than it was in the inner city in Atlanta. And of course the rail network is much more patronized and extensive in DC. But more expensive, too. But because of better maintenance practices over the past 20 years or so, MARTA is probably more...

I think you might be less-well acquainted with MARTA than I am. 8 years ago when I lived off of 10th Street, the 37 was one of the buses I could take (it used to take 10th rather than 17th). It ran every 40 minutes back then, too. At that time, the 23* served 17th Street/Atlantic Station every...

Thanks for sharing that. A few interesting notes on Amtrak's functional and space requirements for the new Atlanta station: A first class lounge with 20 seats and 800 square feet. A (coach) waiting/ticketing room of 4,210 sqft. 1,200' platform. 800' canopy. Based on the Crescent performance...

Spending billions* to extend the Green Line is not the right investment choice. Especially considering the lack of density in northern Prince George's and western Anne Arundel. Running empty trains every 6 minutes on a line that costs billions (and a trip that would probably take longer than the...

I have 2 main issues* with using Amtrak on the weekend. (1) If I need to go up to Baltimore or something, Amtrak is significantly more expensive than MARC would be. And (2) the trains are reserved. For a weekend trip, things might need to be more flexible. Like, maybe I want to spend a little...

If WMATA is thinking about redesigning stations, they should focus on wayfinding. It's pretty poor on the current system, and I don't think the Bethesda design does much to improve on it. Of course, WMATA has a history of doing this. They pick one station and do a "prototype". And then they...

Just because they move the stadium doesn't mean they have to rename it. After all, it isn't at Madison Square now. In fact, before the current iteration was built, there were 3 other Madison Square Gardens (2 of which were actually at Madison Square). At any rate, that's not how planning law...

Correct. Except that the map leaves out the Baltimore light rail.

The Crescent has always had hinky fares. See here: http://discuss.amtraktrains.com/index.php?/topic/35761-a-look-at-fares-on-the-crescent/ Note: These fares have changed, but apparently, the Crescent is still priced strangely.

Governor McDonnell has proposed to fund the extension to Roanoke out of Virginia's recently passed transportation revenue bill. I haven't heard anything about a second roundtrip recently, so I think Roanoke will come first.

Last year, Ryan and I were going to ride the Great Dome on the Cardinal. We took the Capitol Limited from leaving Washington on Friday afternoon, laid over in Chicago on Saturday, and then took the Saturday evening departure of the Cardinal back to Washington. So, Ryan and I were having dinner...

In all fairness, the train just left the first station on the line. It picks up other passengers along the way.

In the fall of 2011, Ryan and I were traveling on an AGR reservation from Chicago to Washington. When Ryan tried to print the AGR tickets at a QT machine, we had to do a lot of searching before we could find the reservation. It started printing the tickets but then ran out of ink. We took it...

Yes. If you have 20,000 points, that will cover you and a companion between Washington and Chicago in a roomette. It also includes meals in the dining car.

Dorothy, San Francisco is on a long peninsula between the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The only railroad connection into San Francisco is from the south. Historically, trains ran from San Francisco south to San Jose and Los Angeles (and CalTrans wants to bring inter-city service to...

Your husband will NOT have to pick you up in Pittsburgh. If the Capitol Limited is severely late departing Cleveland, when the train gets to Pittsburgh, everyone aboard will be put on buses. One of those buses will take passengers to Cumberland. However, in all likelihood, you won't be...