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Obviously the problems at Amtrak have ALWAYS been been more managerial and political than physical. Not that there haven't been (and are not now) physical problems. One of the biggest physical problems is tied into a political one. AMTRAK money is very tied to the political process, and that...

Situation re station breaks and such will be pretty similar to those we encountered on the California Zephyr last October - and for that matter, the Texas Eagle. The crew will tell you they are coming up and whether (there are a few where the railroad says "No smoking on our platforms") you will...

Well - looking at the Eagle's record of late (UP all the way, eh?) along with a trip from Marshall to Dallas & return and at the trip we took in October on the CZ, I can't say much about the UP that I would care to have in writing. It is fairly clear that UP will stab a passenger train in a NEw...

After looking at the press release, this looks like less an AMTRAK initiative than a state of Missouri initiative for a state-funded/subsidized service, like unto th Heartland Flyer between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City, or thre Chicago-Michigan service on the Wolverine. Bottom line on these is...