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One technicality. 100 years ago mass transit was mostly privately owned and built. Government took over the operations and slowly closed down the transit lines. I can remember when the MBTA shutdown the E line past Heath Street and shortly afterwards ripped up the trolley tracks to Watertown...

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/riders-watched-woman-was-raped-septa-train-no-one-called-n1281695

The train departs Inverness at 8:45 pm. So that gives you about 30 minutes of viewing today. I took this trip in July and like I said the country side turned dark in the Cairngorms.

I took the Caledonian from Inverness to London back in the summer of 2017. The train has been updated since. My thoughts: The sleeper cars were beat up a bit, kind of like the state of Amtrak sleepers today. Worn carpet, cracked sinks, door handles that fall off etc. It is a short overnight...

"what are the physical challenges to jump to the next level of 160 mph operations" Costly continuous maintainence.

https://www.trains.com/trn/vias-ocean-to-resume-once-weekly-round-trips-in-august/ Good info here on the Ocean.

I travel to Florida from Boston often. I use to take 2 trips a year on Amtrak. I can fly for 1/2 the price of a roomette for 2 people. I can fly 1st class for less than a roomette. The food and service have gone down hill, and the trains are beat up. I don’t see the value in Amtrak long...

I have traveled on the Shinkansen several times for work. It's fast, efficient and the view of Mount Fuji is impressive. However I would take any other train on this list over the Shinkansen. My trip on Amtrak's Southwest Chief had much better scenery and was memorial. The Caledonian Sleeper...

What would happen if Amtrak failed? I think states that wanted to keep rail service would take over operation of regional trains. A private operator could operate New York to D.C. at profit depending on the sale price. Maybe Boston to NYC. too, not sure. The Northeast corridor really depends...

I have run into a few rude Amtrak employees. In all my travels I would put the number at 10% of Amtrak employees are rude or incompetent. The problem is that these employees seem to have little or no supervison so their actions go unchecked and their level of service continues.

I did travel on the overnight train for business between Boston and Cleveland and Boston and Philidelphia frequently back in the day. The Lake Shore, I think was scheduled to arrive into Cleveland before 5:00 am, and fortunately almost never did. I always had enough time to make my late...

I always hand the tip when stepping off the train or in the hallway just prior to my stop.

That is the Westfield River and it is on the leftside of the train until it branches from Roaring Brook which can be seen on the rightside of the train heading west. The train then crosses the brook several times after a while.

I have ridden on the 449 many times. When leaving Back Bay Station in Boston you will pass Fenway Park and see the Green Monster on the Left Side of the train. You will then pass B.U.'s Nickerson Field and see the remaining grandstand from old Brave's Field on your left. Worcester Union...

I have ridden the Canadian as well. It's very slow, expensive and does not provide daily service. The scenery is great, the service is excellent , the accomadations are top notch and the food is excellent. It's not quite the Rocky Moantaineer but you can't deny that the Canadian is more a...

Union Pacific and BNSF have the tracks, infrastructure, personel and most importantly the money if they wanted to get back into passenger rail. As long as they show no interest in running passenger trains then I can't see anyone else getting into the game. I am watching Brightline to see how...

So what Amtrak trips are you taking in the future and how much are you spending?

I hope it was the SCA's first night. I'll ride the sleeper again as I find it conveinent use of my time. Some people may not be as forgiving as I am.

Well she didn't open the door to the sleeper when then train arrived at Route 128 station. I waited for a good 2 minutes and the doors never opened. She claimed she did after I had given up and left for the coach cars. After seeing her in action the next morning at BWI I don't believe the SCA...

I have been riding Amtrak for Fifty years. I have traveled on Amtrak all over the country for business and pleasure. I have ridden during lean times and not so lean times. I have the right to voice my opinion. Petitioning Congress is a waste of time. I have traveled to Florida every year on...