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Yes, I worked in television news and weather for 18 years. I know the difference between a watch and warning. Cook County IL and Lake County IN were under warnings on Sunday night when 851 and 370 were in them but neither train lost time. Why?

I was always under the impression whenever a Flash Flood Warning was issued, trains had to almost always had to proceed at a reduced speed. I have been on several trips where we crawled along at 10-20mph until the warnings were lifted. Well, yesterday (Sunday 7/24/16), we arrived on a tardy #4...

If they had to cut diners... I guess the LSL was the train to do it on. Going east you only get a breakfast and a lunch anyway in the dining car. Heck... just put out some juice and muffins and a build your own sandwich bar for lunch... and you dont even need the extra cafe car. This is another...

Or is it a case that the car is in such bad condition that they cant actually guarantee it will make the trip that they darent charge for it? Sadly, that could be it. It seems like Ocean View is a tad bit more reliable than it has been though. In 2010, 2011, and 2012 it ran for a couple of...

We rode last weekend and had a nice time. The Pere Marquette was one of a handful of regional Amtrak routes I have not done (covered all LD routes). Its very clearly there to take Michigan folks to Chicago for a daytrip. Doing it in reverse was pretty brutal. 5 hours of sleep at a $234/night...

That brings up an excellent point. If you need the yellow or pink ✔ mark to priority board... What are they doing for eticket folks? You think keeping the lounge passes would have been a better idea.

Not sure what they do for the LD trains as we were just riding the Pere Marquette and Hiawathas. The yellow marker check mark on your ticket made no sense. So when I lose Select Plus on 3-1-2017 if I make a check mark on my tickets or tag along to the end of the line of people walking out of...

Had my first trip through the new lounge over the weekend catching the Great Dome 10031 to Grand Rapids on #370 on Saturday night and #371 on Sunday morning. Very impressed with the look of the place -- totally A+ Not very impressed with the operations -- I would rate it at a C-, at best...

http://www.aprhf.org/2016/07/06/new-rail-rangers-partner-offers-dome-car-rides-chicago-to-milwaukee-wi-on-july-16/ DISCLAIMER: I am part of the non-profit group that does narration on these trips. We do not make any profit off of this, being a 501©(3) organization.

Are you sure that is the Wolverine? It looks like the Hiawatha to me at Milepost 28.5 --- about 4 miles south of Rondout or about 3 miles north of Deerfield. Going through Lake Forest, IL.

Until all of the changes... The Glenview Amtrak agent would sell Amtrak and Metra tickets. If one was making complicated Amtrak reservations and a Metra train was coming and commuters needed tickets they would often ask you to wait til after the Metra leaves. Yes a Metra agent could sell Amtrak...

First Glenview and now Homewood? I would be a little nervous if I was an agent in Naperville. However one of the NPV ticket agents has a relative high up on the Amtrak food chain so I am sure thats probably why it will be the last suburban ticket office to be shuttered. Glenview had the most...

A sudden drop in boardings after AGR dropped the zone system? Lol...

Points run?? Sadly, that ended in January, by friend. :( Your $20 ticket to Galesburg gets you only 40 points now vs. 100. Not really worth it to me. You'll still have to spend $5,000 to keep S+. Again, also not worth it to me... will be dropping off the tier landscape come March 1, 2017.

Pricing depends on where you get on and off the train. It is $699 for the September 9-11, 2016 trip if you want to ride all the way from Chicago Union Station to La Plata, MO -- this includes over 600 miles on the private car, two nights at the Depot Inn and Suites, all-day guided van tour of...

They are experimenting with this idea. Trying it out only on Train 21 for now. I think its a great idea. VIA does it at both ends of the Canadian.

We are organizing two private railcar trips between Chicago/Naperville, intermediate stops, and La Plata, Missouri... thought everyone might be interested. Tickets are going to be open to the public, but very limited. The first excursion will be with a full-length dome car on the back of...

We were in the Metropolitan Lounge in Chicago last week seeing a friend off who was going home to Boston -- and one of the managers we know -- Susie -- was telling everyone boarding the Lake Shore Limited that, yes, in order to wait in the new lounge after June 13th, one must be going out on a...

My guess is if #11 is really late before Sacramento, they will have you take the Amtrak California Service down to Bakersfield and then take the Am-bus connection into LAX. This is what happened to me in the reverse direction once in 2009 --- with a late #1 connecting to #14. The CS has been...

The PPC food is pretty tasty... but, it too, has seen its cuts. The food was better a few years ago... and the real nice touch was specialty desserts you couldn't get anywhere else on Amtrak. The thing I remembered was a custard/fruit tart that was only served in the PPC. I think a fresh...