Recent content by danasgoodstuff

My 2 cents is that with the current carry-on allowances being greater for sleepers on Amtrak than VIA, I'm not sure if I'm ever going to take it all the way from Toronto to Vancouver or vice versa. I have medical issues that mean I needed every bit of Amtrak's generous in cabin luggage...

I just checked for 5/29 and the Borealis came in at $41 for coach and the EB at $77, business on the Borealis was $98, but as bookings increase this will no doubt change.

My wife's on the Rose Fest Board, I'll have to ask if she knows.

In the '70s when there was a train or two per day, and I took it several times per year, I remember the station as being fairly busy. I don't remember ever being late or even cutting it close, but I have recurrent nightmares about missing that darn train, still after all these decades.

We've discussed this previously, but to recap - the train is just barely stopping 'in Saskatoon' now. When the freight yards were removed from the middle of town in the mid-60s the passenger service went with them to Chappel Yards on the very SW edge of town. If anything, street changes and...

When I travel LD, I'd prefer to have some familiar Amtrak favorites and some refreshed and/or regional novelty. Next time I go I'll look for the TD steak and the French toast, both of which I enjoyed last time. But everything I had from the traditional dining menu was at least good and even...

Is it redacted at all?

No, no one knows for sure. This whole 40+ page thread has more or less informed speculation as to what the future LD fleet might look like.

Welcome to AU, you will find much useful information here and much discussion of the feasibility and desirability of Amtrak's current plans for expansion across the country, including Ohio.

There's some amazing stuff in there - thorough and imaginative thinking as far as what could be done and what the benefits would be in terms of new populations served, time saved by new routings, connectivity, stations needed, and so on and so forth.

Given the FRA LD proposals that just came out, that seems ill-advised and unlikely. but the article was presumably written before that announcement and the latest STB hearing and who is this guy anyways?

I love my superliners, but I don't know that it's a given that they are buying bi-levels to replace them. And I'm ok if they don't as long as whatever they buy is good and holds up well.

I think they meant #2, but there's lots of interesting routing there that I for one would never have thought of.

For the reasons mentioned above and because they largely run on track owned by freight railroads who don't need to go that fast and therefore don't build and maintain their track to support faster speeds even where grades and curves (or the lack of) would allow it. Higher grade tracks are...

Do they actually sell many Portland to Oregon City fares? And if you're a senior it may not be cheaper. Basic TriMet senior fare is $1.25