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    How to know if your trip includes Thruway

    There are several routes from Chicago to Boston and none of them involve a bus unless there is some kind of track problem. The most logical route...
    Post by: Barb Stout, Dec 10, 2019 at 4:42 PM in forum: Guest Forum for Amtrak Questions
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    Why trains instead of planes for long distance?

    Much of the time when I fly to Columbus Ohio from ABQ, I have been routed through Atlanta. I do choose my flights based on price, so maybe if I...
    Post by: Barb Stout, Dec 7, 2019 in forum: Amtrak Rail Discussion
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    My reusable coffee mug on the Northeast Regionals

    Yes, I used to base my decisions on what restaurants to dine at on the state of their restrooms. Nowadays, I don't go to restaurants because they...
    Post by: Barb Stout, Dec 6, 2019 in forum: Amtrak Rail Discussion
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    Why trains instead of planes for long distance?

    When I fly, I almost always have to first fly to some hub before getting to my final destination. Most of the hubs are way out of the way and...
    Post by: Barb Stout, Dec 6, 2019 in forum: Amtrak Rail Discussion
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    America’s Lost Railroad Cuisine - A Newly Digitized Menu Collection

    Mmm, Bismarck herring in cream with sliced apple! I had to look that one up and just as I suspected, it is pickled herring (with cream). Yum,...
    Post by: Barb Stout, Dec 6, 2019 in forum: Amtrak Rail Discussion
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    For music and train aficionados

    [MEDIA]
    Thread by: Barb Stout, Dec 5, 2019, 4 replies, in forum: Freight, International and Other Rail
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    No ID

    I expect s/he is concerned because you always need ID to fly. I seem to recall that the poster was talking about someone who was new to taking...
    Post by: Barb Stout, Dec 5, 2019 in forum: Amtrak Rail Discussion
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    For $3,500, a Most Putrid Stench

    I looked it up: Jesus wept. John 11:35
    Post by: Barb Stout, Dec 5, 2019 in forum: Amtrak Rail Discussion
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    For $3,500, a Most Putrid Stench

    I have (well, had) a buddy who had worked for Amtrak years ago. When I mentioned the smell I encountered on occasion, he said that he smelled...
    Post by: Barb Stout, Dec 4, 2019 in forum: Amtrak Rail Discussion
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    Anderson on NPR

    Not to mention that there are people in ABQ who want to travel east. If you include passengers that get on in ABQ to go east, then these numbers...
    Post by: Barb Stout, Dec 4, 2019 in forum: Amtrak Rail Discussion
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    Anderson on NPR

    He gets no salary? So does he work for free or are other interests paying him to do their bidding? And who might want Amtrak crippled? Some of...
    Post by: Barb Stout, Dec 3, 2019 in forum: Amtrak Rail Discussion
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    Drug Testing

    When you say Pong, do you mean that computer game that "simulates" ping pong or something else? There are many reasons why people work/drive...
    Post by: Barb Stout, Dec 1, 2019 in forum: Guest Forum for Amtrak Questions
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    Auto Train Early Arrival at Lorton

    Those of us who work in healthcare definitely can imagine getting calls in the middle of the night to come to work. I don't think it happens as...
    Post by: Barb Stout, Nov 25, 2019 in forum: Amtrak Rail Discussion
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    New dining options (flex dining) effective October 1

    OMG
    Post by: Barb Stout, Nov 25, 2019 in forum: Amtrak Rail Discussion


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