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I was laughing about that aspect of the article, too. But in the words of a great man, "Forget it, he's rolling."

$1.4Mn per mile of right of way and existing tracks. Not cheap but definitely worth it. I wish more states would step up to the plate.

Freight trains have been border busting lately, I saw this article about a route re-opening after a short period of operation ten years ago. It is between Islamabad, Tehran and Istanbul and they hope for it to be a 10 day journey for the freight cars, which is much less than the approximately 35...

I noticed this article about Amtrak making a deal with CP for service between Detroit and Toronto via Windsor a couple days ago but didn't see any post regarding it. Is this a big deal? It seems kind of cool. How will they handle the border crossing? Have Canadian border guards at the Detroit...

Maybe the San Diego UT removed that part of the article after their legal team warned them it was opening them up for legal issues?

That sounds better than Flex Dining!

This could turn into a long thread jack, but favorite places in New Orleans is a subject that not even Alex Trebeck has the answer, um, the question needed! Another touristy place that is worth hitting for a quick bite is Cafe du Monde for Cafe au Lait (with chickory) and a three pack of...

If you don't sight a ghost do you get a discount? I would be bummed if I went to a haunted house/hotel and the ghost didn't bother to perform. ;-) On the hotel subject, I stayed at the Lafayette on St. Charles, just a 12 minute walk from the Amtrak station. Nice, slightly seedy but trying hotel...

Tell that to the boaters that were below the Dave Matthews Band tour bus as it crossed the bridge... https://www.newsweek.com/dave-matthews-band-dropped-800-pounds-feces-chicago-sightseers-14-years-ago-1064129 Sorry, back on topic. Anything is better than the old days when the toilets drained...

Considering the equipment that they have to clear the tracks this must be a heck of a storm. If you go, please take pictures and share them here! :)

£850 w return airfare is really good! I was looking at doing a solo cruise in the Caribbean just before Covid and the single supplement was a killer for most bargain cruises. I think Norwegian and Royal Caribbean had the best deals for solo cruisers but I think a seven day cruise with 5 islands...

So what is his team anticipating? Going from 95.7% fully vaccinated to 95.725% by January 4th? It is "even closer" to 100%, no? I am just tired of the entire response at this point. And when a leader of any sort stands up and says nothing but does so with an air of authority it just irritates...

“This is remarkable progress — and we anticipate that between now and Jan. 4, we will get even closer to a 100% vaccination rate, which remains our goal and our policy.” Flynn This sort of corporate BS still makes me laugh. How do you quantify "closer to a 100% vaccination rate"? 0.001% more...

There go a lot of Christmas plans. Sad. Not Amtrak's fault, but it hurts them, too. Spending Christmas away from home is often an oddly relaxing and festive occasion. I wonder what it would be like to have dinner with wine and conversation with strangers in the dining car and then wake up...

The worst part about holding is the rank hypocrisy of the "We value your business!" part of the hold message. If they valued my business they would staff appropriately and reduce the wait times from interminable to a relatively short amount of time. Staffing is a huge expense, but staffing...

I was riding the EB several years ago during the winter, and when we stopped at Havre it was so cold I asked the guy working at the station for a large Baltika #9 beer and a half kilo of smoked omul. He didn't find my request amusing.

I live 45 minutes from Lorton (30 minutes from WAS) and I fly to Florida every other year or so, then rent a car. But I have never considered one of the Silvers or the Auto Train until now. If I had my druthers I would take the Auto Train for the experience. It is a 300 mile drive from Sanford...

I know I should know the answer to this, but can I ride the AutoTrain if it is just me and I don't drive a car?

Conductors already put people in cars that the conductors want them to be in, so why not spot the passengers and then the train accordingly?

I have always felt that Xenophon's Anabasis was a rather good way of looking at any cross county journey. Travel isn't always crumpets and crudités... LOL!