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    Advice needed for detraining at New London, CT

    This train travels the same tracks as Amtrak from NHV. It is only a 3-4 car train IIRC.
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    Atlantic Coast Service discussion

    undoubtedly would have come off in RVR if there were any...
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    Truck Monitor Alarm

    No. This is an automated alarm attached to the Amfleet cars (and maybe others). 99% of the time when the alarm goes off, it is a false reading or malfunction.
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    VIA Winter service in Western Canada

    Yes. The curtain is outside the solid door so allows you to step out of room without being seen, other than your feet.
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    VIA Winter service in Western Canada

    Yes, but the roomette is designed to be able to get out of bed and pop the bed up without leaving the room due to the privacy curtain all roomettes have.
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    Truck Monitor Alarm

    Hot axle on the wheel
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    Atlantic Coast Service discussion

    I doubt there are any employees interested in eating the flex meals
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    Atlantic Coast Service discussion

    It isn't. It is just a room blocked for management travel or last minute pass riders.
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    Amtrak Coach discussion

    Actually Amfleet I cars. Horizon cars are Box shaped.
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    Lake Shore Limited discussion

    This may actually be the post holiday winter consist. Today's 49 just went thru Poughkeepsie with just 2 coaches. I assume the two on the rear were DH for whatever reason...
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    Rude Amtrak employees

    Nothing other than the annual Presidents awards, which mostly end up going to corporate employees, other than a few awards given for customer service or to people helping in derailments, etc. You get trip to Wash DC, fancy dinner and a plaque.
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    Quick trip on Coast Starlight from LAX to SEA

    Every car has a water fountain
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    Storm causes problems for VIA in Southern Ontario

    And now, due to a CN derailment, all corridor service between Montreal, Ottawa. and Toronto has been cancelled for Dec. 25...
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    Resumption of Amtrak service to Canada (2022-2023 Q2)

    Train crews probably requalifying...
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    Careers with Amtrak

    See what i wrote in previous posting, and good luck!
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    Careers with Amtrak

    I am so glad you finally got hired. You will find a lot of things on the road on your training trips where what you learned in class are quite different than the reality on the train. You will train with some great people and some mediocre people. Just learn and adapt all the things from the...
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    Business class cheaper than coach?

    Usually because they bought a BC ticket and had no idea where to sit. And since they paid extra, the Conductor usually will explain that they paid more to ride in a certain car....but force them? I have never seen it....
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    Business class cheaper than coach?

    You can sit anywhere you want with a BC ticket on the regional trains...
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    Auto Train information/help requested

    Traveling North in April, you will not see any sleeper sales....
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