Sleeper cancelled in middle of west coast trip: Recently embarked on a trip from Michigan to San Jose, CA, with return via Portland and Empire Build. All LD legs involved a bedroom. While in CA, received a test message informing that the Builder bedroom from Portland to Chi. was not going to...
Past week simply (for one person in bedroom) folded existing lower bunk mattress such that it covered entire seat, bent at seat back, and on up the seat back. Solved problem of movement in the room. Mattress did occasionally slide down a bit, but was no problem. An option is to keep seat in...
Elderly topic, more data. Recently when I asked for A on an LA-CHI rt in Jan., an actual living agent (at nearby Amtrak station) pointed out that other available bedrooms were "less costly" than good old "A." I did not bother to ask for the difference. This might contradict sometime claims...
Good memory. Yes, interstate::
U.S. Supreme Court
Henderson v. United States, 339 U.S. 816 (1950)
Henderson v. United States
No. 25
Argued April 3, 1950
Decided June 5, 1950
339 U.S. 816
Syllabus
Under the rules of an interstate railroad, dining cars are divided so as to allot ten tables...
Detroit Free Press June 5, 2020:
This date (1950):"The U.S. Supreme Court, in Henderson v. United States, struck down racially segregated railroad dining cars."
Chalk up another probable victim to COVID-19: Writing in the Detroit News on 4/30/'20, Daniel Howes asserts that barely begun restoration of Mich. Central Depot is "doomed" due to the effect of the pandemic on Ford Motor Co.'s finances despite a ranking source's insistence this is not the case.
More info. Dated Mar. 13, '20:
TRAIN #15 CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) [From Via Rail]
This is Via Rail Haiifax to Montreal. Oddly to me, no notice to date of Mont to Hal cancellation. (I'd previously cancelled all Via Rail travel.)
On one of my extended layovers last year I explored the 2nd & 3rd floors and enjoyed a fascinating series of displays sponsored by something like a Seattle cultural authority in which Western Canadian indigenous peoples had representations of aspects of their cultures. As I recall, the program...
Seattle’s King Street Station has to rank very near (if not at) the bottom of Amtrak terminus stations. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to avoid due to its status as a link to the Empire Builder and Coast Starlight. For starters, it has nothing approaching a Metro Lounge. I have yet to see...
A few days ago, a male with "Border Patrol" or some such on his uniform walked by me in the SS Lounge and asked if I was a US citizen. I was in the middle of concentrating on something when he appeared and managed a "huh huh." This filled the bill. Seemed to be the same uniform as seen on...
Any news on Amtrak Cascades (Vancouver<->Portland) in light of Via's virtual shutdown?
Conflicting reports from Via vs. Amtrak agents. Currently, have Tr 517 reservation (Monday, Feb. 17 Van to Sea) in hopes of using EB east as alternative to Via's Canadian. Simply do not want to air it.