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Just got this email from the Yahoo! Amtrak group of a post by Gene Poon I'm glad to see this guide return to the shelves of stations, certainly good to be able to inform people about the amenities/accomodations/route of the Amtrak system. Currently (as of a few minutes ago) it's not yet...

I think 62013 is still out of service from the Hinesville Wreck, though it is repairable. It probably is (at least should be) one of the next ones that should be repaired soon, as Viewliners especially are at a premium right now. I can't be sure on this as I have unoffical sources mostly, but...

I was very happy to see my representative, Pascrell (D-NJ) was very solidly pro-Amtrak when in came to voting for (and speaking on) the amendments to increase funding and remove the requirements limiting funding per passenger, as well as voting against the amendment to take $100 million from...

Thats great to hear, I prefered the old schedules, but I still want to see the Meteor leaving NYP at 7:00 PM, it was great to have that evening departure out of NYP in my opinion, so one could go to work (or in my case school) during the day and still be able to leave the same night. Any idea...

I was bored just now, so I was searching a few things on the Google news site and found an interesting article on NJT planning on adding weekend service on the Montclair-Booton Line in fall 2008...definitely a step in the right direction, now if only we could get the remaining lines into daily...

Yeah, P002 got in ORL about 2 hours late I see, lost a lot of time after JAX...not bad considering. What I find even more interesting that having just checked the Amtrak status for P001 (28) is that it left DLD only 1 minute late but it's predicting something like an hour and 7 mins late, for...

I second that, it was great having three Florida trains with Viewliners and Diners each day... :(

This has me curious though, can anyone tell me the date/year the Sunset was (re-)re-named the Sunset Limited. Looking at the timetables I have I know it's some time between 1971 and 1979 (I currently don't have any between the two)

I did a little searching and I found the approximate time periods which all of that happened (as stated by rmadisonwi). The cutback of the Sunset (the train lost the Limited portion of the name in 1958 and was later restored by Amtrak) to coach and automat only occured in the late 1960s. It...

Steve, I'm pretty sure the Carolinian typically runs with Amfleet I's, especially since it runs like a Regional train throughout the NEC. It may even use Horizons if there aren't enough Amfleet I's with the need for Metroliners (I'm just speculating on this count). If you want Amfleet II's in...

I was bored a little while ago so I decided to check out the Amtrak Store on Amtrak's website. I was pleasantly surprised to see there were a few new things...including a few route-oriented items. For awhile the only thing they seemed to have were Empire Builder shirts, menus, and commuter...

OBS Employee, If you can, I'd appreciate a copy of the .pdf file if you have it. I just haven't seen one on the Amtrak site yet, or last time I took Silver Service. Thanks B)

Actually, recently Amtrak has restarted using them on nearly all of there routes. Just go to Amtrak's website and go to some of the route pages and the have them online in .pdf format. Certainly a step in the right direction if you ask me. What I (still) want to know is why Silver Service...

Sorry Jon, but you'll be riding a few weeks too early, the Empire Builder is supposed to be "relaunched" in August. B)

Have they been painted yet, or are they like the ones they were testing and unpainted? Nice to hear that they've arrived and are looking great...hope AT crews are happy with the capacity.

Sorry, but May has 31 days... :lol: It's unfortunate that we have to cope with another downgrade of amenties...I can't remember the last time that they were upgraded. But hey, I guess in the end it doesn't matter as long as the train still runs.

Chief, I read on trainorders that with the extra need for motive power for Metroliners meant that for now at least 89, 91, 98 and 20 are changing engines in Philadelphia instead of Washington. Personally I'd rather see electrics hauling these babies down to Washington than to have Diesels on...

Nice Shots, thanks for sharing them, it was nice to see a close up of 10031 in Phase VI, as well as some Superliner Coach Baggage Cars in VI.

Was hoping you'd decide to become a member soon...great to have you here. B)

Interesting, especially since it sounds like its already in progress, or at least the analysis of that program in general. One thing I found even more interesting was the mention of the "relaunched" Empire Builder. I mean I had heard about it but with few details, it'll be interesting to see...