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I wonder what the kVA rating is on that Xfmer. :) Any one want to leak a nice single line diagram ;)

most switch mode power bricks are rated from 100-250 or so volts . Really If the 120V bus was to some how jump to 190 or so then the adapter would not really care .... now for noise filtering . the train's HEP is 480V delta so every car has a transformer to step down to I am gonna...

IF you have a truck load of light the ittty bitty sensor in the phone might Be ok and have no noise . for non studio controlled-lab settings, in real life Ill take my gear any day over a phone . Canon 70D with If I remember the" 70-200 F2.8 IS "...

If we got lounge access with BC then HECK YES Ill upgrade ! .... its not like PDX Met lounge is THAT packed any ways .

Tripping is more of a hazard to me and more importantly to Others then my toes .... I take others safety very seriously and dont at any point in time put them at any risk no matter how mild ... tripping is a hazard no matter where I am in the train ......... "cut off toes" are in less then...

Or in my cynical terms . If its up to a OBS then you have a non MD person whom I highly doubt knows PU from latex deciding fate of some soul.....

Exactly.... I have nuropathy and some days I cant feel my feet . I wear those funky toe shoes as they are thin enough to let me feel the places I step...... If I I had big boots on then I am More in danger of falling and being injured . I have been picked on by OBS in the past for...

Shoes from a hygiene point makes sense. but for car to car? Its a small gap to just step over . heck if the car was like a NY subway it would make no difference to me . Mind the gap, step over it and move on . Heck they provide grab irons wrapped in candycane tape . I really dont see the...

I too am a member of the NPPA and I make it a point to leave my member large badge in the clear pocket that is on the front of my jacket . While dont shoot as much PJ as I used to back in college. I will allwas keep paying my dues to support a long time organization that stands up for...

HAH! I totaly one time looked in that door .

HAHAH.. At least they are trying! .

I have known about the FA's law ability but on the other hand . can they force you to * break* a law? .. at some point you have a catch 22 ..... I doubt a conductor ( for FA for that matter ) can force me to break laws above his or her pay grade......... just sayin!

Or tell the states that are dry to Join 2014 and get with the status quo. :blink: ( as I pop open a nice microbrew from portland) I have had only a handfull of adult bevs on the train. While Its not my bag ,If some one wants to spice-up there dinner in the diner with some wine whom am I to...

the day I can get a superliner seat pitch on a salty dog bus Ill take the bus. I have knee issues and that is the number one reason I take the train ...... Heck Ill take the cascades coach any day over any other non rail transport .

Just my 2 cents . as a portland native . I have Looked in to the PDX lounge and its SO empty most of the time . I know amtrak has a nation wide policy on who uses the lounge but Here is my take . For how under used and how little impact it would make to the CS pax in the middle of the day...

winnebago front aside . The bistro Seat car is OK . Not any stark changes really . Its the bistro car its self that sad in comparason to the old talgos \ http://www.hebners.net/amtrak/amtTALGO/BistroFull.jpg Old Hebners.net...

Oh its gets better ! SO I got on the New cascades ( the winnibego version;) and sat in the single seat for disabled Car 3 some lady * whom was getting back from her mom passing in Ohio* had 3 HUGE like can fit me in them bags and the conductor just had to get the train to go ASAP so...

My problem along with Knee problems is nuropathy ... Ill bet a train could run over my toes and Ill never feel it... so I wear funky 5 finger shoes as they have a thin sole . I can feel at least something . I Appear normal to most on the outside .. so I get some looks but most folks...

Well I am heading on a train to my folks home soon . My grandma in holland passed away a few days ago and I want to get home to my folks house in time for me to give my dad some thing to take with him to set on her grave . He leaves Sat morning ( its over 8 grand to fly to holland so...

gahh it's like ATM machine or PIN Number ......... * fail *