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Well, it has been a long time since I have posted over here. School and a lot of flying have seen me more over on the airline side of things lately. With being in Europe for the last 4 months though I have since been doing quite a bit of train travel again. Here is one particular trip worth...

Well, as you guys already know, the #6 which departed on February 1st was the same one that got stuck up in the sierras for 19 hours. Well, I boarded at Salt Lake City, UT, and things kept deteriorating. Finally arriving Chicago, IL tonight 31 hours and 16 minutes late. Below are my reports...

As per a Union Pacific engineer over on TO's. The westbound Amtrak #1 the 'Sunset Limited' derailed about three or four cars after hitting a tractor trailer at a crossing at about MP 349.2 on UP's Lafayette Sub. on the east side of Houston. This happened at about 23:45 last night. No word on...

First, I should go ahead and just remind ya'll that I enjoy a train running behind schedule on a route which I travel regularly. In a way, it allows me to see these towns and areas of the country at a very different time of day then you would had the train been on schedule. You get to see a...

Hey guys, hope things are going well. I have a quick question for those AGR select or select plus members. I was looking at the benefits of Select status (which I am) and I noticed this: "Exclusive redemption opportunities, including a special bonus redemption offer" So, im thinking ok what...

From GeneP.(original story): Just after midnight on 18MAY2007 a pickup truck missed a curve on highway adjacent to NS Piedmont Division tracks, and ran onto the right of way at mp244, nine miles south of Danville, where it was struck by NS train 17M. It came to rest between the two tracks...

Well, first off let me say that I know I have been merely a "floater" on the board this year. I have been real busy with my freshmen year of college, which I just completed at University of Redlands in Southern California. Im back in ATL for the summer, working and traveling, just the usual...

Hey guys. Had some time off class today, so I headed over to the Canyon to wait on #1. She has been doing better, but the last couple of weeks have been very poor time-keeping wise. 7 hours late today. Was expecting to only have 1, maybe 2 shots. Ended up having numerous. UP had #1 following 2...

(had this posted on TO for a couple days, thought id put it up here to!) Just another full Saturday day trip. I had checked #11 and since she was only about 1 hour late out of SAC, I knew she **normally** does not lose more then an hour in the central valley, so I figured we would still make...

As some of you may remember, I posted a thread about being allowed to take the rail trip of my dreams, which is being given to me as a graduation present from my parents. Well I finally depart tomorrow on my 2 week rail adventure. (If you want to view the topic about the trip itself, you can...

A little update from over on the ol' TO website: Period of change is 14 June -14 August. Train 14 only, not train 11. Train #14 will Leave LA 930am, 45 minutes earlier to San Luis Obispo, then one hour earlier SLO to Portland, arrival 255 pm. No change Portland to Seattle. So this adds some...

Well I was really really bored tonight so I was fooling around on Amtrak.com to see about the cost of some random trips. I put in a trip from ATL-LAX tomorrow (a day when the sunset doesn’t start in NOL) to see what the price would be. 2 Options came up. The first was of course ATL-WAS-CHI-LAX...

Since #19 was running so late yesterday (4 hours) and my classes ended early, I was able to do a little chasing. Here are the photos: #19 heads through Armour Yard just north of the station: #19 takes the final signal before arriving into Atlanta: Having just departed Atlanta, #19 is...

Well today I finally was allowed to make reservations for my big summer trip, which is being given to me as a graduation present from my parents. I have all the room/car #'s but just wanted to run them by you guys to make sure I know where I am. I am a little rusty! :D Ok here we go: Leaving...

In light of me beginning college at UofR in the fall, I was curious if anyone was familiar with the parking and general area at the San Bernardino station. I plan on using Metrolink quite a bit so I was wondering about parking there for a few days?

I know its a bit off topic, but I just wanted to let you guys know I got accepted and plan on attending the University of Redlands as a member of the class of 2010! Its a small college (about 3500 undergrads) located in Redlands, CA (about an hour from LA). Looks like I will be able to re-join...

Hey guys. I have a quick question I am hoping some of you who still live in the Bay Area can answer. Last summer when I was out in California visiting some friends and riding the rails I was in the Emeryville, CA station and noticed this flyer. The flyer advertised the possibility of high...

Well guys, its that time. As the middle of my senior year rolls around, my school has a tradition of allowing 3 days in February for the seniors (06 baby!) to have off school in order to partake in internships. Most people do the usual 3 days at work with their parents, or with a radio station...

Ok guys, its time to finally start putting together my *hopeful* graduation present (I graduate in May of this year!). The plan is to take Amtrak around the perimeter of country. Many of the routes I have already been on atleast a couple of times, but the two I haven’t are the Silver Service and...

Did anyone read the anti-Amtrak article in the New York Times this past Saturday? It is on page A27. The article is absolutely ridiculous and is completely against Amtrak, stating that there are the "Trolls on the Tracks". I am so mad I can hardly type right now... :angry: I will wait and see...