Recent content by russianrail

Thanks so much.

How are the box lunches served on 449? I am looking at a New England Trip and debating if the Lounge Access in Boston and lunch on 449 is "worth" the sleeper cost for travel within Massachusetts. (I know the value of "worth" is different for everyone, but just trying to get a feel on the food...

Try this link for the tunnels Denver to Winter Park: http://railpassengerusa.com/travelogues/TL002_The%20Tunnel_District_Summer_2008-July.pdf. It includes lots of pictures along with the maps.

Having been looking at this for some friends who are trying to get down to Temecula, CA (even worse off then Palm Springs for decent connections), the issue (problem?) is that all of the Palm Springs Ambuses run out of Bakersfield. The only way to connect to LAX is to change at San Bernadino...

More rail miles is always better (well, at least 99.9999999778% of the time). Daylight riding is, IMHO, almost always worth it. In addition, on the CS, there is usually no breakfast before SAC on #11 (if on-time, which it has been recently). I agree with the previous posters - go for...

I just saw the schedule advisory for the Coast Starlight from May 23 (yes, tomorrow) through August 1 (see text below). As I am riding the Coast Starlight in June (albiet SB), I have been watching the schedule and #14 seems to have lots of trouble being on-time, let alone early (see today's...

I have been having a discussion about the legal ownership of Amtrak and searches have come up with some interesting comments, but we have not been able to come up with an exact answer - even off of Amtrak's website. It appears to be a public/private partnership owned by a Board of Directors...

Thanks so much. Look like I could have done the scenic part heading east this morning (19) as 8 is running 5+ hours late out of Spokane, so it looks like a great daytime run to Havre or so. Thanks.

As I unfortunately could not get out to the Pacific Northwest on one-day notice to ride the 8+ hour late WB EB, here is a daydream question: Which would be the better ride when 8 hours late out of Spokane westbound - #7 to Seattle or #27 to Portland? Factors like having a diner would encourage...

Having ridden once, and absolutely loved the PPC, on #14 from LAX to EMY (it was more than worth the $99 to upgrade to roomette, especially once you add in two meals), my only comment would be that I would rather have an SSL than a CCC. The windows on the SSL go much lower then the ones on the...

As I am doing this trip later in June, I have been watching #11 times and it appears to be running close to on-time or quite late (like today's #11 out of Seattle). It does not appear to loose too much time south of EMY unless it is already late. I bet there will be a lot of transfers at...

Happy Schedule Change Day! It appears that #1 left on-time this morning on the new schedule of 9:00am out of NOL (although last week #2 was testing out the new schedule, running over 6 hours late at Lake Charles...). Are there any other major changes in the timetable? A quick glance at the...

Having done lots of travel (but not enough) in both coach and sleeper, I can and do do both. When I can do sleeper - either AGR or someone else is paying the coach fare and I have a little extra, I will up for the sleeper. It really helps out with meal times and if trains are late. Extras...

There is enough time in LA to ride down to San Diego and back - great ride along the coast.

Traveling that way in June, so I guess I just need to expect to sit and wait. Many thanks to all for the information.