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Use 400/401 even though it's the wrong tracks.

Last July from Rome to Bologna, we took train Frecciarosso 9524, business class, carriage 3, seats 13D & 14D from Rome Termini to Bologna Centrale (307 km, 190 miles) with a brief stop in Florence. Florence is a stub-end terminal; the driver stops then walks to the other end of the train and...

My nomination for a great railroad hotel is one you can't access using Amtrak - Nashville's Marriott Signature Hotel in the former Nashville Union Station. Beautifully restored, bar and good restaurant in the building. Check-in desk has the old arrivals board on the back wall, showing the Pan...

An on-call shuttle bus to the terminal from the depot (&vv) would suffice at SD.

Here's a 30-second video of the Nullarbor Plain from the IP, for those who haven't seen it. http://o1c.net/2010-OZ/20100906-08-Video-IndianPacific-NullarborPlain.MOV

Ah, so!! Thanks for the great explanation.

Someday, someone will define "bucket" prices and "bucket" trips so the newer participants can understand.

Beautiful yellow & green engine. 😃

Holland Michigan definitely has the small-town feel with a downtown still vibrant.

Another reason for flying home from Dublin is that you pass American Immigration & Customs in Dublin; thus your flight is a "domestic" flight arriving in the States. I always try to return via Dublin. Oops. Failed to see this had already been mentioned.

Sad about the Wichita Falls museum. They have/had a bunch of rolling stock. Another small RR museum is in Folkston, GA (the place called the Folkston Funnel since most Florida-bound traffic goes through there). There are places to sit and listen to the RR radio traffic approaching.

One thing regarding big oil taking risks. We could be having lower prices in the future but those who drill and those who build refineries are scared crap-less over what this changeable administration might do. If I put in a few billion to build a new refinery I want assurance that I'll be...

FYI: Business class airfare RNO-ORD runs around $1,100 today, $2,200 for two.

I'm happy to see the pictures above, brings back happy memories of our day on the Puffing Billy. Engine 14A pulled us up the hill in fog and mist.

I'm not into people having details about me that I don't authorize. You say - no problem if you haven't done anything wrong. But this government can change criteria at a moments notice, then you have a problem. Never let Freedom die - it can't be recovered.

Dare I mention Australia's private trains on public tracks? It was a pleasure to ride the Indian Pacific in a style reminiscent of our 1950's grand trains. Great Southern (the operator) seems to be doing well but I don't know to what extent the government corporation's track maintenance is a...

Has anyone addressed the expansion of the nation's electrical grid, and the expanded power generation, needed to power all these EV's? I can see it now, 400 sqft of solar panels to charge one car for ten hours and it can only be done during the day. A number of thoughts in this vein can be...

I've ordered Talyllin Adventure from Biblio.com. Several copies remain.

We very much enjoyed the Royal Sportsman hotel in Portmadoc and the Ffestiniog RR. Blaenau station showing both guages of equipment.

My problem with owning an EV is my residence. I live in a condominium with a nice parking space in the first-floor garage. But how do I put a charging device at my parking space? I can't just plug into the 115v convenience outlets since that would deflect my costs onto all the condo owners...