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Are there any reasonably priced shuttle services between Houston and Galveston which serve the Houston Amtrak station or would one have to arrange a private shuttle or a taxi or Uber? I see several shuttle services (Galveston Express) which serve the Houston airports but they make no mention of...

October 30, 1972 - a sad day in the history of Chicago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Chicago_commuter_rail_crash

Here is a link to an article about the proposed closure of certain Montreal commuter rail lines. I don't understand the history of this issue but I understand that controversial decisions have been made in the past few years. There seems to be some suggestions that they don't even have a...

Link to an article about this incident: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/via-rain-passengers-stuck-1.7311176

Does anyone have an update on what I understand is a plan to replace the venerable VIA Sudbury - White River RDCs with conventional equipment? There seems to be a discussion on some other lists that the RDCs are supposed to be replaced by a train consisting of either a locomotive and a single...

I understand from some posts on other lists that Anthony Haswell, founder of the National Association of Railroad Passengers, has passed away at the age of 94. He was certainly an instrumental figure in the preservation of railroad passenger service when it was going down the tubes fast . He...

Happy National Train Day! Some may remember it. It usually took place on or around May 10th.

I think your plan should work just fine and a call to an Amtrak agent should confirm that. I assume that the roomette is occupied until CIC and that if you book the roomette from CIC, the attendant will clean the roomette and set it up for you after it is vacated at CIC. There might be a...

Based on some posts on other lists, it appears that VIA #2(March 1) was cancelled when the locomotive was damaged early into the trip and passengers were bused back to Vancouver with refunds provided but no alternative transportation provided. The equipment from 2(1) would have been turned at...

Could someone give me some information about the Mystic, CT Amtrak station. Based on the Amtrak site, it has a waiting room but no mention of an agent on duty. Are taxis and Uber easily available? Thanks.

Maybe this has been posted before but if not, here it is: https://autos.yahoo.com/colombia-motorcycle-rail-cars-terrifyingly-190000959.html

As far as local traffic, the forced overnight stop at Prince George must be a deal-killer for people just looking for transportation and not a tourist excursion. VIA needs to bring back the overnight service with a sleeping car. As it is, the ridership on this train, based on reports I have...

I wanted to mention that there is a full page article on this steam railway on the Picardy Coast of France in the New York Times, October 21, 2023 at page C8 entitled: "In Northern France, Riding the Rails Into the Past." I would post a link but it is behind a paywall. I read the article in...

Loss of situational awareness. I think I have heard that one before. However, "microsleep" is a new one for me...

When planning a round trip on Amtrak I usually reserve the trip on one reservation. However there is no discount for a round trip reservation,it is merely double the one way fare. Is there any reason why it would be better to make a separate reservation for each one-way leg of the trip...

I have an Acela round trip from Boston to DC in late May and am wondering about the situation at South Station. A friend who was recently there described the scene at the train station as especially chaotic and unpleasant due to the construction and noise. He has been to South Station many...

Someone recently brought to my attention that 66 and 67 no longer feature a checked baggage symbol so it appears that checked baggage has been discontinued. I tried a test booking on 67 and this appears to be true. Maybe this happened some time ago and maybe it has already been discussed here.

An item from the Shelby Promoter: http://www.cutbankpioneerpress.com/shelby_promoter/article_2db7ec02-8157-11ed-9a13-ef1e59398ee7.html

There seems to be some discussion on another list that the Empire Builder has been canceled "later this week." I cannot find anything on Amtrak's website about this. Does anyone have any details? Perhaps there has been a remarkable decline in holiday travel on that route.

I see on another list that today's northbound City of New Orleans has been canceled due to bridge maintenance. I have the impression that this cancelation was rather abrupt. Does anyone have any details? No alternative transportation?