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I use a Bearcat BC72XLT, available for $70-90 online. I'll share a tip: you don't have to either use a computer or even manually program each AAR frequency into the BC72XLT or most any other brand of mid-range current scanner!! You simply have it scan a range of frequencies that will include...

Thanks, I have one on the way!

daxomni, I agree with your analysis. By the way, here's your $200-->$200. I thought Walker would cave. Instead, he has steadfastly played the fool. I can't remember the last time I have witnessed someone embracing such blatant ignorance and stupidity with a straight face. :wacko: Is it...

Question: How can one person like Walker or Kasich make the decision to kill the HSR projects on their own? My understanding is that there were hundreds (or more) people involved in making the decisions to initiate and write the grant proposals in the first place at many levels of government...

Hopefully, you will soon owe me $200! :lol: (I kid daxomni) Walker open to rail Improvements to the Builder? How about routing it through Madison? :cool:

Ahh. . .but this assumes that there were no reasons to vote for Walker other than opposing the passenger train. It is indeed rare that one agrees with 100% of a candidate's positions, and I suspect there are many who supported Walker but who were not necessarily voting against the train...

Leverage is not a factor unless I choose to reveal how I voted; you know I didn't vote for him, but the Governor-Elect does not. To him, I am simply a citizen of Wisconsin expressing what I'd like him to do. Presumably (unless he is totally disingenuous, which he might be), as governor Walker...

Oh, I won't forget, you can be sure of that. I didn't vote for him on November 2 and I won't vote for him in 4 years, either.

I just called too, spoke to Madeline. I asked that Governor-elect Walker RECONSIDER his position (this lets him seem reasonable) on the train. I stated that I would use the train to commute to Madison (where I work) from Oconomowoc or Watertown and that I-94 was too congested to drive and I...

The latest update is good! Scott Walker may change his mind! ^_^ JS Online "Right now I see no scenario where the taxpayers of Wisconsin aren't going to be on the hook for millions of dollars," Walker said. "And to me unless there was an ironclad agreement that showed me otherwise, I'm not...

Thanks for the links, saxman. I used all of them. I edited the basic letter from Stand Up For Trains, tailoring it more to Wisconsin and my local yokels. On another note, the weird thing about Wisconsin Governor-elect Scott Walker is that he's not against taking the federal money--he just...

Analysis of the Wisconsin situation here Link.

Feh. Too much Flash or Script or Java or whatever = tedious.

I've used it a number of times. The waiting area is "OK" and is safe and clean. The station manager is a really nice guy and obviously loves trains. If he's not busy with other customers you can chat him up. As far as a shuttle or other transportation to Sun Prairie or Madison, there isn't...

If you take the Empire Builder into or out of Portland, OR, check out the gift shop in the Portland station for a good selection of train t-shirts, including Amtrak shirts. I bought one that shows the Empire Builder circa 1950s, and another that shows 2 Amtrak locomotives (I don't know the...

You might also remind them that trains travel through weather that keeps airplanes on the ground. :lol:

My birthday was in April and it's been in my profile since day 1, but alas, no points showed up. :-(

I just took the Empire Builder from Portland to Milwaukee last week. I was watching calories too (at least a little!) and I can tell you the lunch salad was large and very satisfying. I used the Light Italian dressing, only 80 calories for the entire packet and it was good. You can order the...

Seems I've got dust in my eyes too. :lol: I can't find any mention of you-know-what via that thread.

From the AGR website, under the "Redeem" tab: "Rewards are determined by the number of zones you travel across." Oh well, maybe they'll be more generous with ways to earn points or increase the number of double, triple, etc. promotions. :)