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    The Transcontinental Travesty

    Actually most of us seek to make a profit in our daily labors. Its called "take home pay."
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    Will the new Portal Tunnels be able to fit Superliners and Double-stac

    Having spent 50 years in Baltimore I can assure you that ground breaking for a connecting route from the east side to the west side will not occur before 2035 with the first train in 2055. Reference: The current single Metro subway line was initially proposed in 1956, commited in 1966 and...
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    Capitol Limited

    Probably CSX flash flood slowdowns. You might want to check MARC web site status.
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    Dual Power on 66/67

    Generally, in the 1960s, the Federal was a WAS - BOS overnighter while the Night Owl was NYP-BOS also. Then there was the Edison which carried the WAS - NYP thru coaches and sleepers of the SOU RFP ACL SAL secondary day trains often to the 18 car maximum.
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    Entertainment on Amtrak

    Point 1: in the mid 60's the B&O/C&O ran movies in the dining and lounge cars of the Capitol and National limiteds using the same equipment as the airlines Point 2: My amazing mother would take me and my siblings on an annual vacation overnight coach between Baltimore and Wheeling.
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    Unfairness of "Perceived Risk"

    Should we assume that high speed trucks and buses will require two crew members in the cab?
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    Proposed EB Winter Timetable

    IMHO this needs to be referred to Amtrak's Department of Psychic Schsduling with orders to have all the data in place for 2011 and 2012 by July 32nd.
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    What are the exact evils of the Baltimore Tunnels?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_and_Potomac_Tunnel
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    Say the Magical Budd Fairy Leaves Amtrak X Cars of Their Choice...

    Fariries, Magic and sweettalking are going to do nothing but take up space. what is needed is for a poster to price out the cost to make it work and mail a check fo the Bureau of Public Debt in Parkersburg WV
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    Palmetto arrived early!

    Arrived in DC 20 minutes early and departed 20 minutes early.
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    Amtrak Crescent Running Heritage Equipment-video

    The Heritage Diners have been thouroughly renovated from the ground up by Amtrak, and probably by the previous owners.
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    Riding during daylight saving time

    Why not ask the experts at 800-USA-RAIL
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    RailRunner Existence In Question

    Well I assume that selling the RailRunner privately will mean selling the I-25 corridor to a private buyer. Oh, that would be a toll authority required to meet the same financial results........Hmmm........
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