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  1. M

    Radio monitoring, worth it? What type?

    This is what I'm seeing on Amazon: BC95XLT and BC72XLT I can't find the $99 price :blink:
  2. M

    Radio monitoring, worth it? What type?

    Do you think its worth the extra $55 to get the BC95XLT over the BC72XLT?
  3. M

    Radio monitoring, worth it? What type?

    Hey, pennyk, How did the programing go? Is the scanner everything you'd hoped for? I think I'm going to buy one for my upcoming trip and wanted to know how you liked it.
  4. M

    Need advice: first long Amtrak trip.

    Good question… The trip from STM to NYP is less than an hour, so not worth the $61 (vs. $18 for NEC). The day of my return there is only one Acela from WAS to STM and it leaves before I arrive in WAS. I did think about spending the night in WAS and then taking an Acela home in the morning… and...
  5. M

    Need advice: first long Amtrak trip.

    Thanks everyone for your fast, very helpful replies. After considering your suggestions (really liked the idea of reversing the routing for better daylight scenery) I booked the following: Outbound STM-NYP 93 Northeast Regional NYP-CHI 49 Lake Shore Limited; Room B – Car 4911 CHI-SLC 5...
  6. M

    Need advice: first long Amtrak trip.

    As a child, my dad used to bribe me: good grades and completing my homework would earn a trip on Amtrak. We took a few, just the two of us, as well as a few with my family—always on Superliners and always from SLC. As I grew a little older I discovered air travel, went to work for an airline and...
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