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I wouldn't call it extortion given their current shortage of revenue but I'm not confident the requirements to restore a single route next year will be met let alone all of then.

However, there are currently numerous P42s being stored in New Orleans due to the reduced service levels so they could have used one of those.

That is possible in the app; just select either the coach or sleeper fare for the entire trip and then it will give you the option to modify individual segments.

Even when the SS was daily Amtrak would rebook passengers on the SM and the thruway bus if the connection was missed from the CL. I'm curious what they would do if someone was going someplace like Columbia though.

Here are a few pictures from the Chicago yard this afternoon.

It's still unknown whether the cuts will take effect or not. The House passed legislation which would have prevented the cuts but it is stalled in the Senate.

As you said, it is next to "Growing the Network", so I wouldn't worry much about it, although it is a strange graphic without a clear explanation. If it was in an LD specific section it would be concerning but there's no way the lines on the map is what is envisioned as the entire system. It...

There is a thruway bus from New Orleans and Jackson to Mobile, but no connections are available to the Crescent. If you are coming from somewhere in the Northeast, you could go via Chicago and the CONO to connect to the bus. The buses are operated by Greyhound, but not all Greyhound buses are...

The cars for California are organized in trainsets and have a different floor height than the bi-levels so they will not be mixed together. The Midwest cars are organized into married pairs as well as some individual cars so probably could be mixed with Amfleets and Horizons, but I don't know if...

When did that take effect? I ask because the ticket includes a notice of the latest mask requirement but is still listed as unreserved and has blackout dates listed.

The average rider does put more emphasis on "inside cleanliness and comfort", but that doesn't mean the outside appearance isn't relevant. The outside appearance could factor in to whether someone even considers traveling by train and researching the interior in the first place. The exact color...

The issue isn't on time performance and reliability. Appearance is more important some transit modes than others. For example, people would think twice about travelling on an ugly cruise ship, but don't care much about the paint schemes of the NYC Subway. Metra is a long established functional...

How long are unreserved tickets usable from the departure date listed on the ticket? I bought a ticket for the Pacific Surfliner in coach and need to push the travel date back by about a week, so do I need to change the reservation? I have used unreserved tickets on the Hiawatha before, but...

Downtown would be great from a passenger perspective but the station is not capable of handling an LD train and would require a very long backup move to get to the yard in Hialeah. The airport station is capable of handling LD trains, would require a shorter and simpler backup move, and even has...

The route is too long to get from the SF Bay Area to Seattle in one day. A second overnight would be possible, but would put Portland in the middle of the night and eliminate the scenic appeal of the trip. If they could get the freight railroad to approve (which is doubtful), I'd like to see the...

There also wouldn't be that many stations to cut. South of Santa Barbara, there is already frequent service so the CS could skip stations now without the Coast Daylight if that was desired. In between Santa Barbara and San Jose, there are currently only three Coast Starlight stations, with San...

The alignment and structure is most of what makes the project so expensive, so lowering the speed on the same alignment wouldn't save much money relative to the overall cost but could significantly lower the passenger appeal.

They are shortening the consists so when combined with removed cars from the Wisconsin sets an entire new set can be formed.

The announcement from Amtrak mentions that Salt Lake City will not have westbound service on certain days, but does not mention any other stations losing service so I would assume the train will continue to operate the normal route.

It's not as simple as just running a shorter route. As such a route would be under 750 miles, state funding would be necessary. In addition, servicing facilities would need to be available at the terminals. If Amtrak is honestly cutting back frequencies to save money, then such a train would...