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True. I just returned from there and with how weak the Yen is right now it is kind of crazy how affordable it is these days. Not on a lot of people's (well, Americans at least) radar, but Taiwan is both a super great country and has some cool train features for such a small island. High speed...

Ventra has sucked ever since they got the contract. No one at the RTA, CTA, or Pace will hold them accountable for it functioning like it is supposed to.

While I do prefer riding Superliner equipment given the opportunity, the schedule for the new train is really convenient for going to MSP. I went up for a concert at the First Ave in February and rolling into town at almost 11pm kind of sucks, especially if you need to get to Minneapolis on the...

Yeah, Cubic is the vendor who runs a lot of cities systems, including here in Chicago. The problem is they only run them as well as the transit systems demand. In London it's great, and my understanding is that there are penalties for not meeting certain standards. Here in Chicago (where the...

It seems to me reading this that the main station is closed, so the Great Hall and the way leading to Metra ticket office and platforms. But that the mezzanine and concourses would be open so that would be the way to get to the tracks. So you would go into the mezzanine level on Adams or Jackson...

One thing I'm unsure of is when the service stopped. I found info online that said service was cut back on May 1, 1994. My memory is that service was disrupted during the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1993 because the trains couldn't cross over to West Quincy and that it never restarted. But...

The trains still layover there, they just cut revenue service and demolished the station, last service there was in 1994. The wye for turning the train is there as well. But the Quincy and West Quincy stations were both stops, they didn't skip Quincy, IL when West Quincy, MO was the terminus. So...

I went to WIU in Macomb in the 90s and we've been talking about the need for this extension for years. (Back then there was only the Zephyr, so we only had a 7am departure to get to Chicago. At least we have the Sandburg as well now). I don't know what the study will say but I would assume this...

EVA does have a really good premium economy product, I sell it a lot to clients traveling to Asia. They tend to still have a more affordable level of that class compared to other airlines traveling to similar locales. Premium economy to international locations got so expensive last year that it...

I am not happy about the ten-ride ticket going away either. My general riding these days has been once a week out to Glen Ellyn for class at College of DuPage so the ten-ride was perfect for me. All the fare deals now you have to own a smartphone to get. Where is that grade crossing on the ME...

The Superliner commercial he included in there is the best thing ever.

Anything more specific you want to know? I ride on a regular, but not daily, basis. It's a good system, has become more bike friendly recently. Would like to see better non-rush frequencies.

The sleeping area at Incheon is wonderful. I've slept there between connections at least a half dozen times.

Amtrak.com is showing availability for all trains to Carbondale on April 7th and and the early train on April 8th (that supposed to get you there in time for totality) and returns on the 8th and 9th are also available.

Yeah, I was going to say a similar thing. One of the things I love about train travel is the ability to socialize and meet people, and how that is accomplished is by having lounge space. Most of my trips between Chicago and Macomb (a train I've been taking since going to college there in...

It's possible he said it was the most messed up passenger situation he ever dealt with. It has been over 20 years since that conversation, so it wasn't an exact quote.

Most conductors I've seen over the years are pretty good about maintaining their composure and treating people fairly. A story I've shared on here before I think is an example of a conductor handling a situation with both tact and compassion. Back in the 90s and early 2000s I rode the Empire...

I failed to notice I responded to a super old post. :p

There is on summer weekends. The Cannonball.