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Do you think Amtrak should make a new line between downtown San Francisco (Caltrain terminal) to Los Angeles downtown station? Imagine the competition: 1) High speed rail between SF and LA (obviously more than 20 years from now) 2) Dreamstar overnight luxury train service between SF and LA...

If the Dreamstar train is supposed to start from San Francisco, where would the station be? The Caltrain terminal, or are they expecting the city of San Francisco to build a new and dedicated long distance passenger station?

Do you think its possible that there will someday be a dedicated Amtrak line from SF Bay Area to Reno and back? Since Amtrak California trains can't leave the state, wouldn't it make sense to use long-distance Superliners or Amfleet cars?

Why do some Pacific Surfliners need a Diesel engine at both ends, when the last car is usually a cab car? For example, I saw a charger loco pulling the train and an cabbage loco at the end. Why is that when the last Surfliner car is supposed to be a cab car?

Is there a reason why there isn't a police officer on every train running in the BART system? It would only take around 50 more officers in order for each train set (there are a total of 50 train sets running each day) to have one stationed officer in order to protect passengers from criminals...

How would the high speed rail line avoid railroad crossings and overcrowding from Caltrains running on the same track?

If the California high speed rail is going from San Jose to San Francisco, would it run on the same electrified tracks of Caltrains, or will there be a dedicated underground tunnel or aerial trackway?

Has there ever been an Amtrak train comprising of horizon/amfleet cars and Superliners joined together with a Transition Sleeper car? Basically one level passenger cars, a transition sleeper car, and bi-level passenger cars?

Do assistant conductors have to do the job of a brakeman such as coupling the train cars and air hoses together? Or do assistant conductors just focus on helping passengers board on/off the trains and verifying tickets?

Is there still a cafe car on the Amtrak San Joaquins brand new Siemens Venture Coach train set? Or have they replaced the cafe car with multiple vending machines?

Why does the Amtrak California San Joaquin terminate at Bakersfield? And the passengers have to board a bus to Los Angeles. Why didn't they make the trains go directly straight to Los Angeles?

Why was it easy and quick to build BART in the 1960's/1970's, but it is difficult today to build the CA High Speed rail? Was it because everything was cheaper back then? And also during the Transcontinental railroad era, they laid 10 miles of track a day. What is the excuse why the CA High Speed...

Do you think this overnight train between San Francisco and Los Angeles will really happen? https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/sf-la-night-train-dreamstar-union-pacific-mou-19368043.php

Why are Amtrak California (Capitol Corridor) trains almost always on time but long-distance Amtrak trains are mostly delayed by a few hours? They both run on Union Pacific tracks, but it seems long-distance trains suffer the most. Why?

How exactly is Brightline West "America's first true high speed rail system"? Isn't the Acela in the North East Corridor considered a high speed rail system?

How far north and south do you think they can extend the route of the Amtrak California Capitol Corridor?

But I heard that the new generation of long distance cars would be single level because of ADA requirements? Will these new bi-level cars have elevators inside of them?

Does anybody know what the future Superliners will look like? Will the long distance fleet be replaced with single level Siemen Venture cars attached with Viewliner sleeper cars?

That's a great idea! Is there a reason why they won't offer frequent Big Boy excursion rides?

Where can I find a detailed map that shows where the Railtown 1897 excursion trains run on?