Engineer
Posted 04 February 2012 - 10:33 PM
Even if you had timed tickets, you had to wait in the single line until it split into 2 lines! Then both lines moved at the same rate! So what was the purpose of 1) timed tickets or 2) having 2 lines?
Edited by the_traveler, 22 March 2012 - 10:26 AM.
A training I will go ... !
Engineer
Posted 04 February 2012 - 10:44 PM
over my limit - so I apologize for typos or whatevers).
Amtrak miles: 101,379; Routes: Silver Meteor, Champion (1973), Silver Star, Auto Train, Capitol Limited, Empire Builder, Lakeshore Limited, Adirondack, Vermonter, Cardinal, California Zephyr, Coast Starlight, Texas Eagle (CHI-STL), Missouri River Runner, Acela Express (FC), Southwest Chief, Cascades, Crescent, City of New Orleans, Hiawatha Service, Maple Leaf, Keystone Service, Northeast Regional, Downeaster.
VIA miles: 4,584; Routes: The Canadian (westbound), Ocean (eastbound/westbound).
Lead Service Attendant
Posted 04 February 2012 - 11:27 PM
Engineer
Posted 05 February 2012 - 12:22 AM
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Posted 05 February 2012 - 12:45 AM
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Posted 05 February 2012 - 06:49 AM
Spirit of St Louis, Broadway Limited, Three Rivers, Cardinal, Lake Shore Limited, Silver Star, Pennsylvanian, Keystone, Silver Meteor, Regional, Acela, Capitol Limited, Hoosier State, Texas Eagle, Maple Leaf, Empire Service, Ethan Allen, Eurostar, TGV, BR, Orient Express, Netherlands Rail, SCNF, DSB, Deutsche Bahn, KCRC, MRT, MTR, California Zephyr, Carolinian, Missouri River Runner, Lincoln Service, Crescent, Sunset Limited, Empire Builder, Southwest Chief, Coast Starlight, Cascades, Pacific Surfliner, BART, CalTrain, NJ Transit, SEPTA, PATCO, Dinky, MBTA, Downeaster, UTA Trax
Engineer
Posted 05 February 2012 - 07:21 AM
2011: Jun: WIL=>WAS=>WIL (NER) // Nov: WIL=>WAS=>CHI=>PRO (NER=>CL=>CZ)
2012: Apr: WIL=>WAS=>WIL (NER) // May: WIL=>PHL=>WIL (NER) / PHL=>PAO=>PHL (Keystone) // Aug: WIL=>WAS (NER) / BWI=>WIL (NER) // Oct: PHL=>WIL (NER) / PHL=>HAR=>PHL (Keystone) / SEPTA, NJT, PATCO, River Line, Princeton Dinky
2013: NTD: WIL=>WAS=>WIL (NER) Hope to do's: WIL=>BOS day trip // Gathering
Engineer
Posted 05 February 2012 - 09:03 AM
TRAVELED / WORKED: (Red = THIS year) MORR, Texas Eagle, Hiawatha Service, Palmetto, Carolinian, Maple Leaf, Adirondack, Cardinal, Auto-Train, Acela, Keystone Service, Surfliners, Coast Starlight, Empire Builder, NE Regionals, Capital Limited, City of New Orleans, Downeaster, Wolverine, Pere Marquete, Broadway Limited, Lake Shore Limited, North Coast Hiawatha, Illini, Dubuque Service, Super Chief, Cali Zephyr, Silver Star, Silver Meteor, Pioneer, Sunset Limited, San Diegans, Inter-American, Vermonter (to Amherst), Michigan Executive, Twilight Limited, Lake Cities, Niagara Rainbow, Crescent, Alaska RR, Ferromex: Laredo-Mexico City, Metro North, METRA, BART, LIRR, Boston's T, NYC Subway, Chicago's "L", DC Metro, SF Cable Cars-Trolleys, NJ Transit to AC, NOLA Street Cars, Ann Arbor RR Cross-Lake Ferry, Former C&O S.S. Badger Cross-Lake Ferry, Baltimore Light Rail, Via:The Ocean, Algoma Central...... TRAINS Over-Slept & MISSED: D&RGW, Southern Crescent (both Pre-Amtrak, Dammit!)
Engineer
Posted 05 February 2012 - 11:46 AM
Meeting a mistress in Argentina you say?Camping, along the Appalachian Trail, if I can get a cabin for my family.
Any views expressed are my own and do not represent the views of my employer, parent companies, partners, or subsidiaries.
Over 50,000 people just like you recently signed a petition to expand high speed passenger rail in the United States of America.
Long live The Coast Starlight, The California Zephyr, The Empire Builder, The Southwest Chief, and The Canadian.
Engineer
Posted 05 February 2012 - 11:50 AM
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Posted 05 February 2012 - 01:23 PM
Is that ON NTD or the day after, Penny, like in WAS last year?Dave, I plan to be wherever you are on NTD - so I guess it will be PHL.
A training I will go ... !
Engineer
Posted 05 February 2012 - 01:35 PM
The infamous "AU Gang" (not to be confused with the Rolex GangI'm planning on WAS, but I'm open to doing PHL instead if there's a better/bigger group doing PHL instead.
) has been switching between PHL and WAS to "stir things up". 2 years ago, we met in PHL, last year in WAS, this year we are planning PHL again!The "Big Guy" will probably notify us as to a meeting place and time, and when to get timed tickets so we can all go as a group!I am planning to be at the PHL event. Perhaps we can all get tickets with the same tour time. The wait last year was about. 30 minutes.
Edited by the_traveler, 05 February 2012 - 01:36 PM.
A training I will go ... !
Engineer
Posted 05 February 2012 - 03:33 PM
Is that ON NTD or the day after, Penny, like in WAS last year?
Dave, I plan to be wherever you are on NTD - so I guess it will be PHL.
Spirit of St Louis, Broadway Limited, Three Rivers, Cardinal, Lake Shore Limited, Silver Star, Pennsylvanian, Keystone, Silver Meteor, Regional, Acela, Capitol Limited, Hoosier State, Texas Eagle, Maple Leaf, Empire Service, Ethan Allen, Eurostar, TGV, BR, Orient Express, Netherlands Rail, SCNF, DSB, Deutsche Bahn, KCRC, MRT, MTR, California Zephyr, Carolinian, Missouri River Runner, Lincoln Service, Crescent, Sunset Limited, Empire Builder, Southwest Chief, Coast Starlight, Cascades, Pacific Surfliner, BART, CalTrain, NJ Transit, SEPTA, PATCO, Dinky, MBTA, Downeaster, UTA Trax
Engineer
Posted 05 February 2012 - 05:08 PM
Is that ON NTD or the day after, Penny, like in WAS last year?
Dave, I plan to be wherever you are on NTD - so I guess it will be PHL.
I am not including my sister in my plans for this year (like I did last year and the year before), so if I goof up, I have no one to blame but myself.
Amtrak miles: 101,379; Routes: Silver Meteor, Champion (1973), Silver Star, Auto Train, Capitol Limited, Empire Builder, Lakeshore Limited, Adirondack, Vermonter, Cardinal, California Zephyr, Coast Starlight, Texas Eagle (CHI-STL), Missouri River Runner, Acela Express (FC), Southwest Chief, Cascades, Crescent, City of New Orleans, Hiawatha Service, Maple Leaf, Keystone Service, Northeast Regional, Downeaster.
VIA miles: 4,584; Routes: The Canadian (westbound), Ocean (eastbound/westbound).
Engineer
Posted 05 February 2012 - 05:09 PM
Is that ON NTD or the day after, Penny, like in WAS last year?
Dave, I plan to be wherever you are on NTD - so I guess it will be PHL.
Last year, Dave, I think Penny made a Wrong Turn and arrived in WAS one day late.
If she makes a Wrong Turn this year, she may end up in NEW JERSEY!!!
Amtrak miles: 101,379; Routes: Silver Meteor, Champion (1973), Silver Star, Auto Train, Capitol Limited, Empire Builder, Lakeshore Limited, Adirondack, Vermonter, Cardinal, California Zephyr, Coast Starlight, Texas Eagle (CHI-STL), Missouri River Runner, Acela Express (FC), Southwest Chief, Cascades, Crescent, City of New Orleans, Hiawatha Service, Maple Leaf, Keystone Service, Northeast Regional, Downeaster.
VIA miles: 4,584; Routes: The Canadian (westbound), Ocean (eastbound/westbound).
OBS Chief
Posted 05 February 2012 - 07:12 PM
Edited by MistyOLR, 05 February 2012 - 07:12 PM.
Routes taken so far: Wolverine, Hiawatha, Illini, Lincoln Service, Texas Eagle, Capitol Limited, City of New Orleans, San Joaquin, Missouri River Runner, Northeast Regional, Acela Express, Crescent, Empire Builder, Cascades, Coast Starlight, Downeaster, California Zephyr. Lake Shore Limited (NY and BOS sections) Orange = Aced route Current rail miles: 19,782 (updated 1/9/12) Previous mileage: 17,607 Current Thruway/bustitution mileage: 1215 Previous Thruway/bustitution mileage: 930
Current planned trips: Ideal points run (more train less wait) STL-PON-HEM-STL. Stripped down max segments points run: STL-ALN-KWD-STL (dates TBD)
Pictures from the 2012 Gathering (PHL edition!) iPhone pictures Casio pictures
Wondering what to call me? Just keep it simple, call me Misty. Even if you know my real name through other avenues, I don't prefer it, and I'm sort of surprised I answer to it outside of work anymore.
Know I'll be in your area? Look for the orange backpack and feel free to call me out if you have a few minutes to chat. 
Officially Select Plus for 2013 as of 11/27/12 :3
Booking a Hostelling International stop in the United States as part of a trip? I've noticed it's cheaper to book through http://www.hiusa.org/ instead of by a similar URL that they also hold - for some reason, the one I don't list charges a booking fee, among other things.
Engineer
Posted 05 February 2012 - 09:05 PM
Is that ON NTD or the day after, Penny, like in WAS last year?
Dave, I plan to be wherever you are on NTD - so I guess it will be PHL.
Last year, Dave, I think Penny made a Wrong Turn and arrived in WAS one day late.
If she makes a Wrong Turn this year, she may end up in NEW JERSEY!!!
If I end up in New Jersey, then I could go visit Archie the wonder dog.
Spirit of St Louis, Broadway Limited, Three Rivers, Cardinal, Lake Shore Limited, Silver Star, Pennsylvanian, Keystone, Silver Meteor, Regional, Acela, Capitol Limited, Hoosier State, Texas Eagle, Maple Leaf, Empire Service, Ethan Allen, Eurostar, TGV, BR, Orient Express, Netherlands Rail, SCNF, DSB, Deutsche Bahn, KCRC, MRT, MTR, California Zephyr, Carolinian, Missouri River Runner, Lincoln Service, Crescent, Sunset Limited, Empire Builder, Southwest Chief, Coast Starlight, Cascades, Pacific Surfliner, BART, CalTrain, NJ Transit, SEPTA, PATCO, Dinky, MBTA, Downeaster, UTA Trax
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