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In each issue of the quarterly, Passenger Train Journal , are published three months of Amtrak ridership numbers, most recently, Jan-Feb-Mar 2009. I don’t know why I thought this should be different, but I noticed, with some shock, that the numbers for the Capitol Limited, were quite low, 42,000 for...

:( I know, this doesn't sound like an Amtrak comment, but let me continue and I'll connect the dots: A couple months ago, the Air Force announced that the B-52 fleet would remain in service for at least 40 more years; as their name indicates, the B-52's are vintage 1952 - that means that they will b...

The current Empire Builder carries either two or three sleepers depending upon whether it's the peek or off peek times of the year. The cut-off car (coach - between MSP and CHI) is used when needed (usually weekends) but not daily. I know from personal experience, that a "full" EB often ru...

NARP is reporting that Amtrak is considering a reworking of the Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle services. The main change is that the Chicago <> San Antonio <> Los Angeles service will be come a "speeded up", daily service, tentatively to be called the "Golden State Limited". The ...

The Diner Lite car on the Cardinal is run a little different: The one end of the car is just for the Sleeping Car passengers and has its own attendant that serves them their complimentary meals - albiet from a very small menu (along with a wine and cheese thing served out of Chicago, rather than din...

The interior shown on the show of the coach car was wrong for two big reasons: (1) The Superliner coaches have seats all facing forward, and no tables in the coaches, and (2) The passengers boarding and leaving the car do so at the center of the car (going up ad down the stairs) not at the end of th...

I've riden the Maple Leaf across the border a few times, but wasn't paying attention to the surroundings: How difficult is it for a passenger (on foot of course) getting off of a VIA/Empire Service train on one side of the border to get to a continuing VIA/Empire Serive train on the other side of th...

I just recently was on the Crescent, which had an ex-NP (complete with the slab siding) heritage diner. The worst aspect of the (re-built) car was that the seats for the booths appeared to be some, "off the shelf", on piece, albeit two seat, units which didn't match the dimensions of the t...

:-D To lighten up your evening, MONDAY NIGHT , JUNE 8 , 9:30 PM EDT, you might want to check out the CBS Sitcom, "Big Bang Theory", for the re-airing of an episode which features a trip aboard the Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to San Francisco. For those have haven't seen this show, it'...

Allow me to quickly go through the Walthers HO C&NW Roster of Passenger cars: - The coach and cab coach versions of the BiLevel Commuter car should be OK. - The 4-4-2 sleeping car ("Hunters Point") in UP colors is OK. Only 4-4-2 C&NW owned (not sure if it received green and yellow ...

Last Thanksgiving Day aboard the #8 Empire Builder somewhere in North Dakota
Turkey Dinner Special
(Real) Turkey, Mash Potatoes, Gravy, Cranberry Sauce, Veggies, & Pumpkin Pie
Like Grandma used to make.

I've found that most states have a RR map you can down load Go to google search and enter State's Name DOT Map or Maps Railroad And You should reveal something. Sometimes the order of the listing in the google search makes a difference. Some states are more detailed than others in and around big cit...

May I suggest that anyone wishing to travel on Grand Luxe, consider booking through a rail travel specialty agency, such as Accent on Travel or IRT Society. In fact the IRT Society has established an escrow account just for Grand Luxe bookings because there have been so many dropped trips and refund...

Steve, at the Friends of thr 261, tells me that they have contacted the Dirty Jobs show with regard to the boiler inspection. Cross your fingers.

I believe that what's being referred to is just a clumsy way of indicating that the dining car, serves a dual role as diner AND lounge between Spokane and Seattle. I don't think AMTRAK wants to add to the switching procedure at Spokane by shuttling (Two needed) of the new Diner/Lounge's between Seat...