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Unless it tastes like ground up pecan shells (MdDonald's) or burnt floor sweeping compound (Starbucks).

I appreciate their efforts, but apparently the interest in keeping them up to date has waned. I commend to you https://juckins.net/amtrak_timetables/archive/home.php He's done a very good job of keeping the timetables up to date. Don't let the "Archive" tag fool you.

Yes, some stops are discharge only or board only. Check Juckins.net for the timetables. If you can, throw him a little support. He's done a very good job with the tools available. https://juckins.net/amtrak_timetables/archive/home.php Don't let the "Archives" name throw you. They are pretty well...

I commend to you https://juckins.net/ . This fellow has put in a lot of time creating timetables for all the routes and updating them as he can/ An Herculean task to be sure, and worthy of your support. The site also has maps and other interesting stuff.

I rode the Slumbercoaches a couple of times, but was put off by the stench of the toilets, both in the hallway and in the rooms. Both times, the entire car stank. It was a good concept, I loved the old sleep in a bucket one person Roomettes and Slumbercoaches, but my experience with the latter...

I would settle for edible food, pleasant onboard attendants, 7 day a week service on the Sunset from MIA-LAX (Hell, even JAX-LAX). How about ELP-DAL-NOL? Return of the Sightseer lounges, actual timetables (PDF is OK), and a non Byzantine reservation website that lets you put a rez on hold, even...

Now if hey would only do something about the other detritus - FLEX "Dining". Boy is that an insult to food.

I'm one of them. The collapsible pole and brush are still in my AMTRAK bag. Hope they actually follow though.

Oh well, just like a pistol, an automobile, a knife or a rope.

We used the 3 to 2 adapters as described when economy or lack of funds dictated their use. For audio common mode "hum" issues, we used transformers, breaking the ground connection in a balanced connection. For video, an unbalanced circuit, we used "hum stop coils", 15 feet of miniature coax...

I haven't seen that arrangement in a while. Inclusion of an AC outlet in trains, planes, and yes, even buses began wayyyy before modern electronics, and was originally to accommodate them there newfangled electric razors. They stumbled along for years until hair dryers, curlers and he rest of...

A "Ground Lifter" or 3 prong to 2 prong adapter is not intrinsically unsafe. You can buy them anywhere from supermarkets convenience stores and truck stops. A proper Ground Lifter has a ground wire attached which can easily be grounded to the outlet ground. It merely allows a three prong plug to...

The Superliners have a breaker for each room (Edit - I originally said room. Some rooms have more than one outlet). ISTR the Roomette breakers are behind the access panel in the hallway. Plan on a 15 amp circuit. (might be a 20 amp breaker, but I don't remember). I have run my Keurig and my...

Understandable. The Bearcat is a scanner. The H/Ts are Two way radios with scanning feature. I seldom bother with scanning. I just use the cheatsheet from On Track On Line and don't have issues with falsing. On last weekend's DAL-CHI, I carried my Wouxun, my Yaesu VX-5 and the newest Chinesium...

Steep Capital cost to be sure. Expensive, overcomplicated and unnecessary to the task Digital communications can be compromised easily through hardware or software errors, atmospherics and other difficulties Trunking, encryption, compression and other communications systems have their use and...

Chinesium - Cheap items made in China. Some work, some don't H/T Handie Talkie or Walkie Talkie Hand held transmitting and receiving device. A portable two way radio. Railroad crews carry them and speak with one another. Different stretches of railroad use different frequencies or channels...

I recently rode the Crescent from Phila. to New Orleans. The 2 days before the day of The Great Eclipse. There was nothing wrong with the Viewliner I, no flat wheels, everything worked. The food, alas, was crap. You can serve FLEX meals on black plastic, in foil pans, or on the finest bone...

The conversion to digital would indeed be expensive and really unnecessary. If crews need "privacy", they use their cell phones. Simpler is better.

Do yourself a favor. Spend < $50 on one of the Chinesium WHF/UHF H/Ts on Amazon. Wouxon Radiodity and more . They work quite well as scanners, you can program them from the keyboard or with free software and a cheap adapter. Then if you re interested, go for more $$. These disposable radios have...

Alas, railroads had to resort to Lexan and other polycarbonates due to morons who throw things or shoot at trains. It is less abrasion resistant but more resistant to impact damage. FRA glazing regulations also require dual panes for safety.