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Re: BBC Top Gear: Bentley GTC vs. Amtrak California Zephyr

 by TedBell ¦  Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:03 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: BBC Top Gear: Bentley GTC vs. Amtrak California Zephyr ¦  Replies: 49 ¦  Views: 6540

Same question, what's special about track 12 in CUS?

Re: It's not all about speed

 by TedBell ¦  Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:46 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: It's not all about speed ¦  Replies: 11 ¦  Views: 1737

hi55us wrote: Link?
Just google the name of the article: Trains Fill the Gaps in Airline Schedules

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/busin ... .html?_r=0

Re: BBC Top Gear: Bentley GTC vs. Amtrak California Zephyr

 by TedBell ¦  Thu Dec 20, 2012 11:53 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: BBC Top Gear: Bentley GTC vs. Amtrak California Zephyr ¦  Replies: 49 ¦  Views: 6540

Love Top Gear, love the Bentley, and love the Zephyr. Awesome article.

Re: Cracked P42 trucks?

 by TedBell ¦  Sat Sep 29, 2012 2:54 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Genesis discussion (AMD-103, P40DC, P42DC) ¦  Replies: 832 ¦  Views: 49749

Tadman wrote:What kind of a name is Poon, anyway?

Commanche.
I'm Freida's boss.

Who's Freida?

My secretary.

It cost $1.5 billion to upgrade UP's tracks? What would it have cost to lay new dedicated passenger tracks?

Re: Salt Lake City, UT: UTA TRAX

 by TedBell ¦  Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:06 am ¦  Forum: General Discussion - Passenger Rail: High Speed and Heavy and Light Rail Systems ¦  Topic: Salt Lake City, UT: UTA TRAX ¦  Replies: 63 ¦  Views: 40357

FrontRunner South tracks are completed and testing is now in progress.
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Re: E-Ticketing Arrives 2012 (was Coming Summer 2011)

 by TedBell ¦  Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:08 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Amtrak E-Commerce (was e-ticketing) and Apps ¦  Replies: 224 ¦  Views: 41894

2. I used to add my Guest Rewards number at the QuikTrak machine when I printed the paper tickets. Now I have to go to an agent. Amtrak's website prompts for your Guest Rewards Number on the Passenger Information screen. You can also create an account on amtrak.com and link your Guest Rewards Numbe...

Re: How To Build A Transit Line

 by TedBell ¦  Fri Sep 07, 2012 9:55 pm ¦  Forum: General Discussion - Passenger Rail: High Speed and Heavy and Light Rail Systems ¦  Topic: How To Build A Transit Line ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 2713

2. Alternative routes, in case there's a problem somewhere. While this can't be done for every stop or every trip, you don't want a single wreck/fire/police action to shut down most of the system. For rail transit, this means interchanges where lines cross. (This is pretty much built in to bus tran...

I see Phoenix and Tucson as an obvious expansion, those cities have huge populations with plenty of Vegas travelers I am sure. The Salt Lake City expansion interests me in that I would not expect Las Vegas to be a huge destination for SLC residents. Although a Salt Lake City to Denver route seems r...

Re: Amtrak Security (taking the proper precautions?)

 by TedBell ¦  Fri Sep 07, 2012 6:05 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Amtrak, TSA, Security, Police, Criminal Activity Thread ¦  Replies: 535 ¦  Views: 53754

My favorite kind of security (Roseville, CA unmanned Amtrak station).
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Re: E-Ticketing Arrives 2012 (was Coming Summer 2011)

 by TedBell ¦  Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:17 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Amtrak E-Commerce (was e-ticketing) and Apps ¦  Replies: 224 ¦  Views: 41894

How exactly do these things work?? Last week I book tickets for travel to Baltimore on Saturday to return on Sunday. Usually when you book on-line on the website it gives you the option whether you want to pick up the ticket at a quik-track machine if there's one avalaible or have it get mailed to ...

Re: California Zephyr newb questions

 by TedBell ¦  Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:12 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: California Zephyr newb questions ¦  Replies: 41 ¦  Views: 10788

Greg Moore wrote:Details are found here.
Thanks. I followed that link prior to my trip. The answer was "The dining car waiter or lead service attendant can provide guidance."

Guess I should have asked on my last journey.

Re: California Zephyr newb questions

 by TedBell ¦  Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:46 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: California Zephyr newb questions ¦  Replies: 41 ¦  Views: 10788

mtuandrew wrote:Oh, sorry, I was capitalizing on your having spelled it "fool" allergies :grin:
LOL, I should have noticed that both times! Still a little tired after arriving at 3:00am today and then working a full day at the office.

Re: California Zephyr newb questions

 by TedBell ¦  Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:33 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: California Zephyr newb questions ¦  Replies: 41 ¦  Views: 10788

one of my daughters has severe fool allergies Unintentional, but I think you'll find many posters here with the same allergy :wink: Interesting, have you had experiences in the cafe or diner car with food allergies? Are they accomodating? For example, could we order some fruit for breakfast, perhap...

Re: California Zephyr newb questions

 by TedBell ¦  Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:19 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: California Zephyr newb questions ¦  Replies: 41 ¦  Views: 10788

There is a strange and mystical process for getting three people into a Rommette and I have had several people tell me that it can be done, even with three non-children. It will go either one of two ways. The first is you talk to some agent either at a station or over the phone who can somehow stuf...