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A second Carolinian just needs a slot across the Long Bridge. The best way for a second Carolinian is to make it part of a day departure from ATL @ ~ 0600 to CLT and follow the Carolinian route. As well the second Carolinian a later departure from NYP. Amtrak could maybe use this 2nd to take...

Another one April 22?

This star showing selling out is getting very interesting. Time for our FOIA experts to get on it!

Texarkana station now open . Only local news announcing.

If Brightline takes over maintenance that might mean a change in early and late train schedules? That would also mean start of trackage rights from Sun Rail to maintenance facility.

Maybe time to talk to some station agents?

Something is up with the STAR/ September 5 onward it is shown sold out from MIA - NYP. Also from SAV. Normal schedule southbound STAR is showing in reservations.

IMO it will take 8 years to complete this project if by Amtrak. That will be a problem as the construction will go thru at least 3 national US president terms & 6 congress. However, Amtrak building the HSR will have some benefits. 1. Still build the planned NNW Houston station on the...

If VIA could piggy back onto Amtrak order.-- then If Amtrak would wire its HEP cars same as VIA then interchange would be a breeze. But that will not happen.

A thru sleeper from BOS could be assigned to train #95. with a 1 hour connection at WAS. Now if badly late always placed on Meteor with some mitigation for Raleigh and Columbia passengers. Coach passengers of course can take one of the 2 Acelas. Unfortunately only 1600 regional from WAS is...

Do it! request a full month!

Amtrak even refuses to acknowledge that the Texarkana station is closed for the Eagle to even stop there. Has anyone any knowledge of what if any repairs are even started or maybe even contemplated...

Believe that some posts were directly buried into ground. Some have rusted being in ground. Present construction techniques use concrete cessions in ground with posts attached.

All single stack train.

Is Texarkana station and platform in such bad shape that Eagle is not stopping?