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Is the slumbercoach in the photo the Loch Sloy? If it is, I can say that I rode in that particular slumbercoach in 2015 at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, IL. To make it feel as if I were a passenger on the North Coast Limited back in the day, I took a brief catnap during the 45 minute...

That's reassuring. Thank you.

Considering the reasons Amtrak started this case and took NS, CSX, and the Port of Mobile to the STB in the first place, does this mean that the Gulf Coast Amtrak service case is stalled indefinitely, and that the STB won't continue the case unless the host railroads provide the railroad...

It's in Brookville, OH. Just west of Dayton. The RoW is now a rail-trail.

West of Dayton, OH it will have to take a different route because the Panhandle route it used is abandoned between there and Indy. The problem is that there is no feasible alternative for that portion of the route. According to a map released last month, the proposed study has the route going...

Heritage Fleet baggage cars are what Amtrak should be using for axle count, not SSLs, and brand new Viewliner diners and baggage cars

This route could replace the Crescent between Meridian and Atlanta, with the latter train being rerouted onto its original route via Auburn-Opelika, Montgomery, and Mobile, AL. A new state-supported train would be started between New Orleans and Meridian, MS, preserving service on that part of...

If your statement is true, why will the state of California be able to meet the ADA requirements by adding mini high platforms to be used in conjunction with the wheelchair lifts in the new Venture cars that are planned to go into service on the San Joaquins?

Why can't they use the wheelchair lift on the train to fulfill the ADA requirements?

Amtrak fairly recently (by that I mean 2018) opened a new stop in Marks, MS. Because of this, it is highly unlikely that Amtrak would want to reroute service off the Yazoo District, which would mean closing this fairly new stop in Marks. I suppose the Grenada District could be an occasional...

Current Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, who is a centrist Republican, is playing a wait-and-see game when it comes to the feasibility of the 3C+D corridor based on how much it will cost the state. However, he has supported Amtrak funding in the past, so there may be some hope there, but so far there...

To restore baggage service to the LSL's Boston section while opening more sleeper capacity, Amtrak should put a Bag-Dorm car on train 448/449. This way, you can have restore checked baggage service on those trains while not having to add more additional sleeper capacity than is needed, because...

Are efforts underway to remedy the leaded water problem in the Midwest and California Venture cars that is delaying them from entering service? How long would a remedy for the problem take? I saw on a reddit post that IDOT said that they hope to have the cars in revenue service in 2022.

One route they need to add to the ConnectUS map: The former Milwaukee Road Varsity route between Chicago-Janesville-Madison. The Lake Country Limited in the early 2000s may have had a fighting chance to be successful if it had served Madison directly and if the WSOR portion of the route had been...

As part of the IIJA, did the amendment to require US DOT to study restoring various discontinued long distance routes (with the Pioneer and North Coast Hiawatha getting priority) pass?

For what period did Amtrak directly serve Madison, WI? From what I've heard, the last time Madison had passenger train service was until the startup of Amtrak.

Why is WSDOT so opposed to buying the Wisconsin sets? I don't know why they wouldn't, but do they not meet modern crash safety standards? IMO, that is the only valid reason for them not to buy them. They could easily be renovated to meet WSDOT service standards, and re-liveried into the Cascades...

The real reason Amtrak removed the PPC from the Coast Starlight is because they were getting too expensive to maintain. Remember, they one of the last of the Heritage Fleet rolling stock, which meant that parts for the cars were very difficult to find. This means that Amtrak often had to...

Another thing that sets Flynn apart from Anderson is that Flynn has repeatedly reiterated his support for the existing LD trains. Anderson was so brash about them and planned to discontinue 5-10 of them and turn the remaining ones into land cruises. That would've been disaster for not only the...

Amtrak service would be a perfect compliment to the new railroad museum, and it would restore service to a facility designed to host passenger trains. It would also allow for more passenger train routes to serve Omaha someday in the future (I've suggested that the Missouri River Runner be...