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Jim hit the bullseye again~ it's the most sensible way to go. No hassels and everyone boards at one time at the same spot! Enjoy :D

Not only low bucket but some popular routes had only two high buckets available. I wasn't dreaming because we checked this out on an Amtrak computer for the entire summer and some of the fall, day by day.I was also told that there was a 6% fare increase sometime earlier this year. Doesn't sound...

I guess I'm buying the refresments in Seattle... :ph34r: Just how did they disappear? Too many loopholers ???

I'm sure most mega-milers have a loophole or two in their vest pocket but aren't letting it out. The Slidell loophole got abused, talked about on every website and quickly disappeared. Would you give away a secret loophole knowing that it might disappear as quickly as it is posted ??? But mine...

Sounds like a trans-con LD time for you Dave. :lol: :lol: :lol:

You must have run into the NYP based crew that cooked their steaks ahead of time. They were good if you liked well done but I'm a medium rare person. My plea to return the steak met deaf ears....it's funny how New Yorkers can be so loquaious when they want to be and play wooden Indian just as...

Don't forget Big Foot in the swamps north of Slidell...

Sorry Dave, but Kingston will be a regular stop on the Acela before the Sunset heads for the sunrise in the east. The vast amount of monies wasted on crews overtime and deadheading crews and whole train sets just got to be too much of a sore thumb when the figures were all added up.(right now...

Pigs will fly in NOL when Sunset East is restored. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Now all we have to do is find a qualified engineer who knows where Kingston station might be. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Typically, a "pilot" engineer (or just pilot) from the host road would be on the locomotive to oversse operation over his district. This is not a big deal providing the host road has spare engineers available and nearby. /quote] Au contraire, mon ami, it is a very BIG deal if the pilot was just...

Just for kicks we ought to turn all Au'ers loose at the next gathering at Union Station with the stipulation that they can only eat pizza. I'd almost bet everyone would turn up at Giordano's. :cool:

That's a win-win in my book Al :hi:

I never worked directly for Amtrak but I do have an Amtrak pass that entitles me and my wife to 50% off within 24 hours of train departure. I have learned, through the years, that it a lot easier on everyone's nerves if I book a low bucket as far out as possible as opposed to either gettting...

Oh, woe is me....and I had big plans for my birthday. Oh well, there's still October IF we can get thereby train :help: :help: :help:

If you wanted to see the grossest bathroom of all time you should have been in NOL after the city used it for the Parish Prison. They recently re-furbed the two batrooms but I preferred the trailer outside~ it was cleaner and smelled good and had cold A/C !

And who is going to finance the Eastern end of a Land Cruiser that loses over $400 per pax? Surely not Mr. Mica at the eastern terminus. :help:

I think the seats were wider in the sections account of no toilet or closet between the hall way and the seats and the wall was not there.

It has already been said by a few but a roomette, in Pullman days only had a seat for one person. Today's roomette is a whole different character where one or two can enjoy. I really don't see anyone at Amtrak championing a middle class~ equipment is so tight now, except for CCC's, that...

In the beginning year of service trains would turn before Leander for lack of pax going that far. Things have picked up since then. Cedar Park is not doing their citizens any favors watching the train fly by the water tower and no station.