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With all the discussion regarding the new diners, the rumors of chef positions being eliminated, etc., I have a question. Does the current LSL diner-lite car have a chef? I have ridden this train numerous times over the past several years since the Heritage diners were eliminated and my...

With both the House and Senate appearing to maybe pass a budget that includes an increase in domestic spending, does anyone know what Amtrak's number will be in all this? I know Trump's budget would cut Amtrak monies but I don't think his budget was ever even considered. I am assuming Amtrak...

In the latest issue of Trains, several articles discuss an interview conducted with Amtrak's new President Wick Moorman. Amongst the topics covered is one concerning the current diesel fleet. Mr. Moorman makes the comment (as I interpret it) that Amtrak can rebuild its current diesel fleet...

I believe Wick Moorman has been Amtrak's President for around 3 months now. Have there been any changes regarding key positions, operating strategy or customer service that anyone has noticed? Just wondering.

Just finished a round trip on the Capitol Limited Chicago to Washington, Regional to Berlin, CT, Berlin back to NYC, and Lake Shore NYC to Chicago. Capitol was fine, train about 15 minutes late into DC, but made connection to Berlin. Regional was fine..cars seemed a bit cleaner than in the...

Just read an article on NARP's website that Michigan plans on testing 110 mph between Kalamazoo and Dearborn beginning next year. It seems that the Michigan corridor is getting "high speed" service before the Chicago - St. Louis corridor. Has Michigan installed PTC yet, and where is the...

Just booked a Boston - Chicago one way trip on the Lake Shore for Friday November 20th. When I booked it showed a roomette available between Boston and Albany, and a roomette between Albany and Chicago. I went ahead and booked this and my ticket came back showing: Car 4920 Room 001 Boston -...

What is the latest regarding the budget issues in Illinois and the affect on Amtrak? I have seen that the Governor and the legislature are at an impasse but have seen nothing as to whether or not there will be cuts to Amtrak service. Anyone have any updates? Thanks.

While I am extremely upset about the accident in Philadelphia the other day, I also have questions regarding Amtrak's safety culture. As many of you have probably seen, this month's Trains has an article by Don Phillips about Amtrak's Safe-2-Safer program and how it has not been effective in...

Yesterday the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced the Amtrak reauthorization bill, PRRIA 2015. For FY 2016 the following amounts are in the bill: Long Distance: $973 million NEC: 439 million Infrastructure: 300 million There is also a note...

Since this topic seems to have "hijacked" the Hoosier State, discussion, I have decided to start a new topic to discuss the current state of Amtrak's Chicago - East Coast service. I travel several times a year between the Midwest and Hartford, CT. Westbound the LSL or the CL both provide...

In looking at the Cardinal schedule, it shows between Chicago and Indy the train takes 5 hours and 5 minutes. Mileage is 196 according to the timetable, for a 39 mph average. My question is what is the condition of the track between Chicago and Indy and why so slow? I am sure their is...

Now that we know the Viewliner II order is in fact a reality and the cars are being produced, we can begin speculating where the diners and sleepers will end up. Diners: Currently I figure Amtrak needs 15 diners: LSL: 3 cars Crescent: 4 cars Silver Star: 4 cars Silver Meteor: 4 cars...

While I doubt this will ever come to fruition, this is what I would like to see in the NY - Chicago corridor. Currently I believe Amtrak has a lot of potential in this market and I would like to see the following: WB Keep the LSL as is with the possible change of finding some way to run an...

With all the discussion on this forum about the shortcomings of Amtrak, and the dog and pony shows put on by meatheads such as Jeff Denham and John Mica, I find it amazing that no one in Congress has addressed the union situation at Amtrak. With all the anti-union sentiment going on at the...

After several long-distance trips this past spring/early summer, it appears that Amtrak is doing a good job of keeping its equipment clean, at least from the outside. In looking at videos/photos, I get the same impression. Wonder if anyone else has noticed this. Also, wash racks are located...