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I second the photo advice, watch and experience instead. My photos from the 2017 eclipse are throwaways, should have videoed the audience if anything. This year in TX I'm just watching. I also agree about the pinhole effect between moving leaves. Saw those many years ago on my dash when driving...

I think all of the flights (and passengers) between the LA basin and Las Vegas show there is demand. I don't think they limit the Brightline price because there is no need to get to the airport (especially bad if it requires driving and parking) or go through security.

Thank you, Brian, for sharing the link in way so non-subscribers could read the article.

It has been a long time since I've ridden that train, highly recommended BTW and be sure to tour the shops. The state park web page (not the Railtown webpage) has a map with clues. Railtown 1897 SHP You want the park brochure. Then take a look at google maps satellite view. You can see the...

When I was younger and skinnier I could get up the stairs with forearm crutches. They fold so I can carry them on my wheelchair or in luggage to get to the train unassisted. A standard folding walker with skids, not wheels, would work for someone who is good with it. In tight areas, you wrap the...

It appears George nailed the moves. Article has a small amount of additional info. https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/01/04/bart-investigation-yields-some-details-on-east-bay-train-derailment/

I'd rent wherever you want then take a cab/Uber/Lyft or Emery-Go-Round (Emery Go-Round |) Friday evening to Emeryville and spend Friday night there walking distance from the station. Emery-Go-Round connects BART to Amtrak and other transit. When I leave from Emeryville, I spend the night there...

I do not know what seat/room 3 is. I haven't used Superliner coach for some years. Last time was on the CS Oakland to Van Nuys. There were two of us in wheelchairs, mine manual and the other power. One wheeler gets the window and the other gets the aisle. There are no trays for wheelchairs or...

CalTrans did know and were in court. In California, you are supposed to go through specific legal procedures in order to evict someone. Even if they are not paying the agreed rent and even if they are violating other lease terms and even if the violations constitute a safety issue. It will be...

Now we get to the California Zephyr. I kept notes on times somewhere but am not sure where so some of this will be vague. We were all called down for the kindergarten walk, both lounge and waiting room. On arrival, the sour looking conductor told everyone to go back. The red hat told me they...

From Philadelphia, I took the NEC to New York. We were late so the nearly 1 hour expected layover turned into three of us running to catch the Lakeshore Limited. Lots of others have talked about these two trains so I'll mostly stick to the Viewliner H-room and meals on the Lakeshore. The H-room...

I took a power chair to the gathering this year so had better range than with my usual manual chair. I stayed in Chinatown, a half-mile from the Jefferson station and around a mile from 30th Street station. I'm lousy at transit (I think it is a learned skill) so just took surface streets each...

At a gathering some years ago, the restroom in our coach died and the conductor locked it and told everyone to use the next car. I use a wheelchair, and he gave me his key for my private use and said "don't flush."

Yes it looked like there might be interesting things there. Nearly all of my travel is by road trip on non freeways. They often follow tracks and I'll turn down a road named railroad or depot or similar. The country is overrun with historic railroad buildings in terrible condition so I'm always...

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Made 94 in great weather. Left 1 min late. I'm wearing instead of packing cold weather clothes. If I'm smart, I'll ship some things home. I'm not always smart.

30 started out on time then got caught in freight bottlenecks, some following at their slower speeds and some where we were put in the siding. We are now about an hour behind. My NEC to Philadelphia is #94 leaving at 2pm. At least if I miss that there are numerous other trains I can take.

Photos Elongated toilet Electronics (scanner, XM recorder, gps)

Only option was delivery to my room. Several years ago I asked to be moved to cafe car. Only some stops can handle that, the longer ones. It was a long time before I could move back. The restroom in the Cafe car is often broken and in any case not accessible. The view of course is better that...

We had another incident last night in my car. Some nitwit opened the vestibule window in the door and was leaning out the window with a camera as we left one of the stations. He was caught immediately by conductor, who got on the loudspeaker that started "that's how you get put off the train"...