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I voted for the Broadway Limited. For selfish reasons, living in Ohio I would love to once again enjoy riding that train. Plus, my family all worked for the PRR... so it gets my vote on that basis too. The Floridian though is a much needed part of the Amtrak system, and should be operating...

I voted for Heritage Fleet. However, my love of these cars is more from a railfan/ historic perspective. I enjoyed the variety of equipment. Of course the domes were my favorite thing about having the Heritage cars. But, from a rail transportation advocate point of view, the Superliners are...

I have tried several times to gain employment at Amtrak, with no results. I took a job with the airlines instead, hoping it would be temporary until I could find work at my beloved Amtrak. 18 years later I am still considering trying it again even facing the future uncertainty at Amtrak. I...

I soaked in three last trips on the Three Rivers. I rode Akron to Altoona and return twice in the past three weeks, and rode the very last train #41 from Akron to Chicago. My regret is that I did not experience the Three Rivers when it had its Heritage Sleeping Car on a few years ago.

I rode Amtrak #30 on March 7th from Chi to Cle, arrived one hour late into Cle. At Chicago, they only began boarding the train at about five minutes past departure time and we left about 25 minutes late. I believe the delay was due to a mechanical problem with the Dining Car. This trip was my...