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Ahum, like the Corona virus, a (Amtrak) train more or less sticks on rails [@Moderators: I used the words 'Corona' and 'Amtrak', but I'm cheating a bit, sorry. [emoji6]]. Wheel and rail profile, traction type (electric is better because of the return current burning through dirt between wheel...

Skype says, it took me and an Amtrak agent 5 minutes and 5 seconds to cancel three trips in April/May. No options for the reimbursement, money comes back to my credit card. Tomorrow I'll contact United Airlines, because they cancelled some flights and are now offering a 0030 arrival via SFO in...

Great report. I like the pictures an your story-telling. Another destination added to my list. I hope you all are okay weather-wise; there was a big storm in Egypt...

In the Netherlands we have natural gas heated installations which use a liquid to transfer the heat to the switches. But they are now slowly being replaced by electric ones. As far as I know, electric heating is quite common in other European countries.

Thanks, it's a nice read!

I'm so sorry I put you in that situation. [emoji6]

Here in the Netherlands the 'planned' time for recovery time after an accident with a person was 2 hours and 15 minutes. Traffic control will normally cancel all passenger trains in this time block. Ordering busses, flipping trains, replanning crews is partly pre-planned in operational rules...

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Nope, I drove a car to Oceano. There aren't many trains stopping at the Grover Beach station. But driving back to the airport I did see two Surfliners and the Coast Starlight.

Woke up pretty early again. We skipped the stop in Pomona, but reversed back into the station. The conductor was already waiting in our car to supervise this move. Eventually we arrived in Los Angeles about 40 minutes delayed. I walked to the metropolitan lounge to wait for Hertz to open. I did...

Alpine, Texas: Our home has some elevation, too. (... 3 ft. ...) I lunched with a man traveling from Birmingham, via Los Angeles to Seattle, after visiting family. I saw a lot of somewhat elder people (with more time at hand) using Amtrak as an alternative for flying. Scenery, talking to...

Well, I slept well upstairs. Perhaps also because of the long stop in San Antonio. Had breakfast by myself. Only at the end was I joined by a man going to LA to do some business he didn't want to do, so he didn't want to socialize. I finished my breakfast and was in my roomette just in time to...

Just some more pictures heading south.

Slept okay-ish in the coffin. Drank a coffee at six and went to the diner at 6:30. Was sat with a man traveling back from Forida to Las Vegas, after visiting family during Thanksgiving. Had a really nice conversation. Some random pictures. Approaching Dallas we were met with some freight...

Well, I had a roomette in a Superliner II. The car seems a bit quieter, roomier restrooms, european-style bogies, working air-vent-closing-handle. The attendant made an announcement, including that food was, but gratuity wasn't included in the fare, but was apprecieded by dinner car and sleeping...

I tried to update this report before leaving, but an echo-ing boarding announcement was made. Firstly I could hear the loung attendants real voice, followed by a relatively faint echo on the speakers! I woke up at 4 a.m. and app'ed a bit with my family. Tried to sleep a bit more, but the jetlag...

I'll try to remember that for a next visit, thanks!

At lunch I talked a bit about politics; interesting and funny. But I'll better steer away from that. :rolleyes: Here again some pictures: Speeding at 89 mph we arrived in Chicago at about 3 PM, not bad at all. I went straight to my hotel to drop my bags and app a bit with...

This time I slept in the coffin. It slept better than downstairs, no urge to peek out of the window at every stop! I had to make an AmFix to the air duct, though! Arrival in Kansas City was half an hour early. I walked a bit around the platform. Spotted a River Runner train, with a lot of...

Isn't this the parking lot where Jimmy meets Mike, you know Braking Bad/Better call Saul? Anyway, a while after Albuquerque the stretch of bolted rails and semaphore signals starts. I had the impression, that in curves the rails are welded and on straight stretches you still get the 'trainy'...