Recent content by cocojacoby

The Rays are trying like crazy to get out of there. Tropicana field is considered to be the worst ball park in America by many. I've been there and it was not that horrible but whatever. They are trying to move to the Ybor City section of Tampa nearer to the Amtrak station and the proposed...

Just spent a little time following the trackage in the area and was real surprised to see that some of the track is still in place near Tropicana Field. For armchair railroad archeologists:

Took the Star to Tampa a few years ago and the conductor commented that the patronage had gone way up over the last few years. He seemed surprised at the change. We went for a cruise and did take the trolley for the experience. The walk to the trolley was not easy or fun. The next time we...

I can remember watching New York Central passenger trains on the line when I was a kid. It was four tracks wide all the way from Boston to Framingham.

Although the victims of mostly unfair criticism, Talgo's passive tilting equipment would work well along this route. In 1980 I had a honeymoon cross-country rail trip send-off for my bridal party at Boston South Station on the Lake Shore Limited. We were invited into the cab once the train...

I think we can assume the new bi-levels will be called "Superliner" 3s.

True but I think Amtrak's future long-distance image is going to be the new Superliners for many years to come and at this point if you can "future proof" infrastructure to allow their usage as much as possible throughout the system, it would be very beneficial. There is no question that this...

I suppose it's possible to have both like in Tampa.

So if they could come up with the equipment, a Superliner Capitol/Star would make so much more sense and be so much more efficient.

Yeah, we discussed above that it would be possible with a Virginia train.

So not eliminating the possibility of Superliner equipped trains in the future. Glad the option for future Superliner trains D.C. to Florida or even Chicago to Florida would still be feasible.

Good point although lugging a bunch of luggage down and up the stairs won't be much fun.

I don't think that will happen since the NEC corridor trains leave from the upstairs high-level platforms and the through trains use the lower level low-level platforms.

Too late: Danish built IC3 Flexliner rolling through Sturtevant, WI in 1997.

Agreed especially if the Lounge is going to be restricted to First Class Sleeper passengers.