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Ran into a bad situation on auto train last week - ATM at Sanford wasn’t working and I had no cash. I said so much to the SCA and of course he said no worries. Make it up next time!

No news here. Passenger rail over long distance with shared track continues to be a significant money loser by Amtrak. Until a serious “private” rail company sees a means to making money, service will be tough to run at a loss.

hmmm - still surprised/disappointed nothing “practical” to the 6th largest US City.

I might be missing something - but there is no practical route from the northeast coast to Phoenix that doesn’t involve a 3am bus trip from Flagstaff. Help!!

When I was on the LSL there was a violent “bump” during the later evening. Was that possibly a switch gap? Do you think their might be a callout for suspension and track inspections?

Ah. So same problem even if it did work - subject to same barren area dead zones as a hot spot. Good to know.

Concerning WiFi - the LSL certainly had zero WiFi the entire trip. Of course, cell reception was awful through the obsolete parts of the trip - so no hot spot potential either. I just wanted to watch my Bears on Sunday night football before bed! Do you know if their WiFi is satellite based? It’s...

So I’m on the LSL right now, just finished overnight on way to chicago (just passed Toledo). As usual, I love it! The sleep was great, the attendant awesome. I know what I was getting into with flex dining so my expectations were met fine. My biggest complaint is no WiFi. It shows me connecting...

I ride the lake shore limited from Springfield to Chicago on Sunday - I have a roomette. I’ll keep you posted on dining.

Alternatively, rent a car. Compute your cost of rental vs Lyft/service.

When the train is 15 out, request the Lyft. Shouldn’t be a problem.

Yes, so I spent an hour checking dates on a east to Chicago trip. I found the direct from Springfield to Chicago that is reasonable. I only had to manually try like 40 dates. Totally ridiculous.

We need a practical Musk or Branson privatization of this. This vacuum tunnel Musk is working on is not the answer. Would it be possible to buy right of way to create private, modern train travel? That had all the latest bells and whistles (electric train, space saving “sleeper chairs”, great...

many in business go to vegas or Orlando at least twice a year (pre-Covid). Technology/Business-conventions are a must attend for many in business.

United Airlines to buy 100 Electric planes for regional routes

Newbie question - does Europe share passenger rail with freight? Are they two separate track entities?

I’m thinking about the LSL from Springfield to Chicago. But that’s not as critical for WiFi since I’ll be sleeping most of the time. A bucket list ride on the Southwest Chief is the train of most concern.

Conan has a sketch where Jordan speaks exactly like your paragraph. Search it, you’ll enjoy one of their videos. Funny stuff. Amtrak discussion at 1:42

Ok, hotspot it is. I suppose air travel has unobstructed satellite signal to be able to offer pay or free WiFi.

I don’t know why it was so bad on the auto train. Unusable even when I did a 4am test. I think about doing some work and having fast, reliable WiFi would be a huge selling point.