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To Mr Norman's post: I know we've talked about this in other fora, but shades of the Southern Pacific Sunset in 1968-1970!!!! To Mr HSR-Fan, I hope and trust the change of your vote for Congresscritter and 1 Senator is due to a study of the totality of his positions. A knee-jerk reaction about Amtra...

We shall see what happens to both the portion and the quality. Since I've not travelled recently, I don't know the cost factor written into the First Class ticket for food service. I do know that both the burger joints and the IHOPs of the world would serve me triple huge portions on the Amtrak cost...

Mr Simply Sam makes an interesting point. "Back in the day" of the open section, while the footprint allocated a traveller was the same, the lack of walls in the passageway enabled a community. The Roomette (as defined by Pullman in 1938) was briefly popular, affording the travelling busin...

I'm a little confused: Is Amtrak eliminating cars from consists? Or, is Amtrak eliminating the food service in the sightseer lounge. As far as the food goes, quality matters. I suspect we've seen the last of grill items, and we'll see more warmed over casseroles. I can't wait to send back an item be...

I find the juxtaposition between this and the Reason cartoon fascinating. Amtrak has to fix its timeliness and quality of service challenges. It has to provide uniform and acceptable service throughout the nation. If Amtrak fails to do that (as it's perceived by far too many), the good news stories,...

<snip> . . . especially combined with the bad timekeeping. I certainly hope Mr Gunn's replacement can address this problem. Maybe the "state of good service" has become as important as the "state of good repair." This is the reason I've set the guy who posts OTP statistics here ...

The Piedmont used one of Mr Norman's favorite cars, the ex-MILW (and possibly ex-CN) Super Domes built by PS in 1950.

Mr Pismobum Ainsworth is the go-to man of record for info on domes. Mr Damon's post has the hyperlink.

John Perkowski

There is a truism: Give great service, and the customer will tell two folks. Give bad service, and the former customer will tell at least ten folks. BFO: The cartoonist got bad service during a trip on the Starlight. He has access to vent in a way that tells not 10, but 10,000 or more. Is there hype...

God Bless us, Every One.

Merry Christmas.

John Perkowski

If you talk about bucks, you NEED THIS PAGE IN YOUR BOOKMARKS: http://www1.jsc.nasa.gov/bu2/inflate.html NASA has an array of ways to calculate costs "then for now" and "now for then". I have been introduced to this toolbox. It's part of what I use now. Merry Christmas, John Perk...

Following up on Mr Norman: Economy... err Standard ... err Roomette Bedroom ... err enclosed section is just over 3' by just over 6' ... or about 20 sq ft. Compartment ... err Bedroom .... err Deluxe Bedroom ... err Bedroom is a bit over 7' long x 6' wide, but that includes the annex (toilet/shower)...

Houston, we have a problem... Your proposed schedule has you and your father arriving in the Bay Area about 450PM Monday afternoon, and you need to be in Portland station by 4PM Wednesday to grab the Empire Builder. Having grown up in California (albeit LA), PM traffic getting out of the Bay Area, e...

I have 2 unrelated points on this topic. 2--Any kind of rail infrastructure is fabulously expensive to replace, and usually takes a long time to rebuild. In places around NY, the painful reconstruction of infrastructure for railroad uses always costs a few orders of magnitude more than the original...

Railroad crossings are a joint project between railroads and your State Road Department.

If you want action on this, rather than whimpering here, you'd be better served asking your State Legislators for action.

John Perkowski

Point is this: No amtrak, no need for a full station with baggage/express room complex. I've seen National Register hysteric buildings come down. It can happen. Do not bet on these buildings staying up if Amtrak goes away, and at a minimum, the land being allocated to other primary uses, with an app...