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Some interesting reading, even if none of it is too surprising. The request, on muckrock.com: The 300 resulting pages, heavily redacted, from the same site.

"Crescent rolls"? How droll. Now I'm hungry.

Yeah, that is strange. I sent a "contact us" message asking what's up. If I get a reply, I'll post it here.

Filming in and about LAUS is almost a weekly event, but filming on rolling stock is unusual. I wonder if anyone from Metrolink was there checking fares? :P

Today's southbound CS was on time out of Santa Barbara.

Love love love those alerts! So convenient when I'm out for the day and need to know if I have to get to the station on time for my return trip or if have bonus time coming (whether I want bonus time or not is another matter…). Thank you!

NTD isn't about preaching to the choir, it's about the great unwashed masses who have only the vaguest conception that passenger trains still run (I'm sure you've heard the knock that Amtrak is "America's Best-Kept Secret"). For those unknowing people who may have turned out on a whim or a whiff...

If you're on a 500-series train in business class, you have a decent chance of being able to find adjacent seats empty; if you're on a 700-series train, all bets are off. I think the Acela-style seats (lower pic) are more comfortable and more adjustable than the fixed-frame seats in the upper...

BC now gets you the new Metropolitan Lounge at LAUS while you wait for your transfer.

I followed it exactly. I was demonstrating that your reasons for dismissing the bi-levels apply equally to the Comets.

California Car seats recline in a way similar to a Superliner bedroom couch: reach under the center of the seat and pull the lever. The bottom cushion will slide forward a few inches and the lower end of the back cushion will pivot forward to match. The seat frame doesn't move.

The challenge with starting with the NJT Comets is they're not owned by CDOT, they're owned by NJT. Additionally, the Comets still wouldn't be compatible with the existing CDOT fleet since their passageway from one car to another is low, not high like the California cars. Granted some issues...

On my visit to the lounge, I made a joke to the desk attendant about the lounge being incognito. She assured me there was plenty of signage on its way. Had Redcap service out the back of the lounge to the platform. Three or four times, the cart stopped suddenly and had to be "restarted" (in...

Seems like a lot of issues could have been avoided had Caltrans started with Metrolink's idle Bombardier bi-levels rather than Comets. They're newer coaches with dual automatic door sets on both sides, low loading and higher capacity.

Thank you!

A very minor thing, but change "PACIFIC S." to "PAC SURFLNR"

Non-berth service is when you have a room and all the bennies of sleeper service except that the seats have to remain seats, ie, no converting of seats into beds allowed. Maximum room occupancy is sometimes higher for non-berth service— For example, you can stuff four adults into a Superliner...

Prior to this thread, it's been a while since "non berth" service came up. Someone refresh my memory, please: is it less expensive to book non-berth service than to book regular service in the same room? If so, by what ballpark percentage?

As I understand it, the Amfleets common in the east were designed to mimic the aesthetics of an airliner, thinking that was the "modern" way of things. As part of that aesthetic, they used windows smaller than commonly found on other coach designs. Newer designs have abandoned that mimicry, but...

The portion of Highway 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) between Leggett (at the north) and San Simeon (at the south) is spectacular. And spectacularly frustrating. It is often crowded with caravans whose drivers are members in good standing of the Anti-Destination League. I've been on long sections of...