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CHI is a heck of a lot more exciting at 2:45 PM than boarding the Coast Starlight northbound at SAC (Sacramento) at midnight. Elyria, Ohio (ELY) at 3 AM is very interesting but not too exciting.

Why not just end the route in Everett during the months of December thru March? Is there a way to turn the train in Everett? I suppose the turn around crew (maintenance and cleaning etc.) would have to relocate to Everett for the duration.

Another question.....why move the sleepers to the rear of the train? Less noise from the horn? Is the rear car uncomfortable due to sway or whip?

I too am curious why so many fires, 5 or 6 in the last 6 months or so. There must be some engineer here that knows what the true story is. Is it just a matter of soot buildup and stack fires getting out of hand? I know that there are many hundreds of thousands of miles covered, and many hours of...

So is it crazy to continue on to Emeryville and transfer from CZ to the CS there? Looks like only a 5 hour layover instead of 8 hours at Sacramento. I have done the 8 hour wait till 11:40 PM at SAC and it's not fun around about 9 PM!

I see the #14 Coast Starlight was 10 hours late into EUG last Saturday 9-26. Anyone know why?

Elyria Ohio (ELY) is the worst I've seen. Waiting for the LSL at 4 AM on a cold winter night is not fun. The "station" looks to be an old modular office trailer, complete with holes in the interior walls, collapsing ceiling and broken toilets. No sign of any security, but a working pay phone...