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Our family just took a trip from Mineola to Hershey, Pennsylvania. I would recommend taking the Texas Eagle to Chicago, Capitol Limited to Pittsburgh, and the Pennsylvanian to Harrisburg. This way, you get to see the beautiful Penn. countryside via the train, and get to see the famous Horseshoe...

Glad I could help. See you on the train!

Yes, you are able to book anything from coach to sleepers and you can travel by yourself. The only catch, if you travel by yourself, you have to pay adult fare. If you travel with someone 16 and older, they pay adult fare and you pay the child's fare. Confusing right? You can travel by yourself...

I don't believe I've ever seen one for the Pennsylvanian. And if they can't get a Pennsylvanian, maybe they can make a Keystone :) I'm traveling from Mineola to Harrisburg this fall and I could use a route guide too.

METRO answered this question on their Q&A page regarding the Intermodal Terminal (which will now be called Burnett Plaza.) More information about Burnett Plaza can be found at http://www.metrosolutions.org/go/doc/1068/258949/

We have the same thing in Mineola. When everyone is wanting to know when the westbound train will arrive, the station volunteer calls the Longview station employee and receives a more accurate predicted time of arrival.

I noticed that in the last edition of the system timetable, AMTRAK removed the shuttle bus that runs from Oklahoma City to Kansas City via Tulsa. If they canceled this bus connection due to low ridership, how can they expect a train to follow the same route? Wouldn't they keep the bus connection...

This reminds me of the closest thing I can think of. The Texas State Railroad has a snack car parked on one of their sidings at the station. The car would be fully operational, if it wasn't being used as a station snack bar. Customers enter one way, get their food items, pay, and then exit...

I always sleep best while moving whether on a bus or train. Aboard AMTRAK, the rocking motion of the rails just puts me to sleep. YES! - Even in coach!

A while back, I came across many articles claiming that the Heartland Flyer would soon be expanded to Kansas City. Now, 2 years later, I can't find anything on why the project was put on hold. Does anyone know what happenend?

I agree with what has been said. If the train is running more than 1 hour late at the station before, arriving 1 minute late won't hurt. One time, while waiting for the westbound Texas Eagle (21) at Mineola Station, my family and I heard that the train was running about three hours late. With...

Wow! I did not know how many standing rail stations there really are in Texas. Thanks for the link!

I feel bad for the kids. The woman should have been more cautious.

I remember this happening before. While waiting at Mineola for the "21," the train ran 2 1/2 hours late due to flooding in Missouri. AMTRAK had to have a little extra pulling power, so a UP Switcher was added as the lead engine in the consist. What a sight! UP-Yellow with AMTRAK-Blue...

I'm not sure about that day's train, but I do know that that is possible. One time, while my family was waiting at Beaumont, some truck pulled in front of train number 2 outside of Laf and caused a fatal wreck. After 8 hours, the investigation was finished and we were finally picked up in...