Recent content by ScottRu

(That was supposed to include a smiley face. LOL)

Phil

Couldn't agree more. Westbound.

I'm on 98, which has been sailing along smoothly. We are over 30 minutes ahead of schedule heading in to Philadelphia. Leo has been our Sleeper Car Attendant, and as usual he has been wonderful. He tells me he will be retiring in a couple of years. I hope everyone traveling today has as smooth...

No grilled cheese! Say it isn't so. (Oh well, at least the Patriots won the Super Bowl.). Lol

South Station is a beautiful station. Back Bay ... not so much! Enjoy the lovely South Station station.

Oh my goodness. How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? I'm just glad folks had a great time in their first sleeper experience.

Ha!!

My wife and I found this amusing. Some years ago we were on the Autotrain, enjoying our dining car and lounge car conversations with lots of interesting people -- educators, lawyers, doctors, postal workers, etc., etc. It turns out we were coming into the Sanford station just in time for...

Took the Meteor from Orlando to NYC last month. WiFi was available most of the way (slow). But I was enjoying the scenario and fellow riders ... and enjoying being freed from my iPhone, iPad, and laptop!

Good point, though we were informed "no trains are leaving Union Station." I suspect you are correct that only northbound trains were effected.

Just notified that trains will now start departing Union Sta. Turned out to be a minor delay.

"Unspecifire" ... I like it!

Sitting on 98 in DC, and just notified that no trains are leaving Union Station due to an unspecified fire some 20 minutes north. No word on how long the delay will be.

Not a good day for the Silvers. But that was some ​very atypical cold weather!