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High Speed Rail trains can run at lower speeds, too. It's common in Europe for HSR to run on dedicated fully protected lines for parts of a trip, and on traditional lines at lower speeds for other parts.

Everything I've seen says the same tracks, and that was one of the justifications for the electrification. There are plans to build a tunnel from the current CalTrain terminal in SF to the Sales Force Transit Center, or whatever they're calling the East Bay Terminal these days.

NY Transit Museum will be running its Holiday Nostalgia Train of 1930's-built IND subway cars every Sunday this December. The train will run on the 6th Avenue and 2nd Avenue lines under Manhattan. No extra fare required, just the regular subway fare...

There's a project approved to add local access, by extending the pedestrian bridge to a new public access area west of the tracks. They're targeting 2026 for completion...

I think @PaTrainFan meant being thrown off the train by the conductor. ;)

Was there a "customer service guy" onboard, or did you mean at the station?

Looked like the 1st sleeper on 40(10) was a VL1, and the 2nd was a VL2. ETA: Same on 41(10) out of CHI.

Unfortunately, both Plant City, FL railcams have been offline. Might be able to tell when it passes Folkston, GA, around 11:35 pm based on its current delay. https://www.youtube.com/live/xKUkjFJkKgc

I don't think it's necessary to pay for the trip with your FNBO card to use the upgrade coupon. Login to your account on the Amtrak web site and check the coupon terms. If you decide to travel on Acela in the future, you can use the coupon to upgrade to First Class.

Did a little more railcam viewing and checking the train log. Over the past 3 days, I've seen 2 fully wrapped trainsets, plus 2 wrapped with most windows unobscured. Each of them has an unwrapped car inserted, and that is Car #4. Enjoy!

Thanks for posting this. I got offered double TQP plus 1500 bonus, but no notification by email or on my home page. I had to go to my AGR page and click "My Promotions" to find it. I notice the Terms & Conditions say "a bonus up to 2500 TQP," so I guess the actual bonus amount varies by...

Passengers are not permitted to walk thru baggage cars. The 2nd one had to be a deadhead.

Just checked the railcam for yesterday. Looks like there was only 1 in service, but there might be more that just weren't being used. Another set looked like it had a few windows per car partly obscured by wrap elements. However, they seem to have added an unwrapped car to the consist. It was...

It's the end without the doors. Actually, one side of the VL2 (I think it's the shower) has an upper window but no lower at that end; it's still fairly easy to spot. Depending on the viewing angle and lighting, other ways to tell them apart are the conduit tunnel running down the center of the...

Running a train loaded with passengers through a car wash? Sounds like fun, but unlikely. As you said, the Silvers go right past the yard, not through it, so you'd be looking at a reverse move and at least a half hour schedule impact. And there are plans to build at both Hialeah and Sunnyside...

OP said item being checked "can only be transported as checked baggage on the same train I'm on." I interpret that as being a restricted item, such as a firearm. If Amtrak observes its own policies, it will travel on the same trains as the passenger.

Don't trolley buses need to use 2 poles so that they can have a feed and a return path for the electricity?

Given the short turnaround, I think it would be best to stick with fast food, of which there are many. I like Chick-Fil-A, as long as it's not a Sunday. There's also McDonalds, Taco Bell, Wendys, Shake Shack, Charleys Cheese Steaks, and Canes.

Here is a TV news interview with someone from Prosper Portland about the sale and renovations. He says 2/3 of the renovation cost (which will probably grow to $300 million or more) is for track and platforms. I don't think he even mentioned seismic upgrades...