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Folks, I have reserved a private charter train event for this late August and will be leaving FLL and the group of 509 people will be onboard heading to WAS for a regional basketball tourney and if we advanced, we will charter again up to BOS. The 57 people are players, coaches, assistants and...

Since Amtrak uses TGV for their Acela trains. I wonder how much are these for one set if I want to own for myself. I am just curious? I know there are cost to build, ship to here and stuff. Would that be $25 million? $50 million?

Compare these both. From what I see Northeast Regional & Acela vs EuroStar I was watching from YouTube. I must say Eurostar has more faster trains, better food, bigger and fancy seats. Have any1 rode Eurostar before? Why can't Amtrak to have a system like Eurostar have?

REMEMBER: This is not official but its has been in talks lately! Since when they want to restore the FEC line, Amtrak wants to restore the old line from JAX to Lakeland via Ocala, Dade City etc and expand to Tampa. This is the Palmetto route. With this way, Tampa would have three daily trains...

Just a FYI, recent Monday, Today (Tuesday), Wednesday and Thrusday Amtrak Auto Train are sold out including the bedrooms. Snowbirds now returning back up north ... My friend confirmed me that one bedroom went for $900 last minute. $900?

Just notice came in saying from NJT: "Trains in/out of New York Penn Station are subject to 30-45 minute delays due to an earlier disabled train blocking one Hudson River tunnel. Northeast Corridor service is temporarily suspended in both directions between New Brunswick and Trenton due to fire...

Being in Florida, Iread that Amtrak closed the train service between Philly to NYC due to overwired head problems and many tree falls. This seems getting on people's nerves? The Silver Star & Meteor was lucky left this morning that was sunny before storm came ... Hmmm

As of yesterday, my deaf friend himself sucessfuly place a phone call with a apple mac w/ webcam at 35,000 feet up in the air on Delta from FLL to LAX with no problems. I am deaf myself and I always amazed to see this. Want proof? Video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OXmzbfI8q8 Now, the...

President Obama announced that State of Florida will get $1.25 Billion and this is a great start. More story and photos where rail will stop and etc can be found: http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/nati...icle1068768.ece Enjoy and see you in 2014!

This big world expo is coming up in July so I want make plans early and buy bedrooms early...I understand Amtrak has thruway to Las Vegas but should I rent a car in LA and drive up to Vegas or go on train to Kingman, AZ then get on bus to LV ?? Any ideas?

This just came in from Amtrak official Facebook announcement: "Amtrak Every day, our riders fall in love—with the views and the experience. To show our fans some love, we’re giving away bonus points now through 2/15. Join Amtrak Guest Rewards and travel in 90 days and you’ll get 750 bonus...

In next few months I am taking my own family on Amtrak trip to Seattle so I need anyone's experience of taking family bedroom on these routes. I am leaving Orlando to Seattle. I Know CHI to SEA only has the family bedroom so should I take the bedroom from ORL to CHI via WAS for me, my new gf and...

I am curious, do anyone of you have a website with full of photos of trains including Amtrak? Do you own a domain name? or do you use 3rd party like photobucket or else? I am trying to do some research to see what railfans wants? I may have a better solution upcoming. I just need some feedbacks...

The story just in, Amtrak announces that will in the works to add new 100+ locomotives for their new upgrade fleets. Story can be found directly at Amtrak Add New 100+ Locomotives How would you feel by having new 100+ locomotives on the road up/running? Would this help bring new tehcnology for...

Effective January 1, 2010 Amtrak now owns 63 stations out of 459 structured-stations. Of right now, Amtrak has 481 stations/stops across the America. They just added a new stop in Washington State so make the new number to 482. This is just a FYI for everyone :)

I am in works to travel on Amtrak in Feburary 2010 for a "TransitRider Tour 2010" and what I came down to this: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 92 Silver Star (TPA - WAS) Depart: 5:17 pm, Wednesday, February 3, 2010 Arrive: 3:14 pm, Thursday, February 4, 2010 Duration: 21 hr, 57 min...

I am ready to say "All Aboard" My trip to Boston as follows: Thruway Bus #6098 Leave: SARASOTA FL 8:40am Thruway Bus #6098 Arrive: ORLANDO FL 1:00pm Train Silver Meteor #98 Leave: ORLANDO FL 1:57pm Train Silver Meteor #98 Arrive: WASH DC 11:36am Stay at my Cousins for few...

As you know, I am going on a long 2 day trip from ORL to BOS in few days and I was going to check for hotels provided on Amtrak.com and it came up to me that InterContinental BOSTON hotel one night cost me $950 a night so I checked their own website directly and I got $509 a night. I assume...

I would like to hear your opinions what I should do, I have choices: Take Silver Meteor from Orlando to DC via then take Northeast Regional up to Boston OR Take Silver Meteor from Orlando to NYP then take Northeast Regional up to Boston OR Take Silver Meteor from Orlando to DC then take...

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