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http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/ink/AmtrakInk-031309.pdf RPI 2009 To Target Improvement Opportunities "The 2009 RPI initiative is in full swing as a crosssection of departments and individuals are engaged in delivering route-level improvements to a number of corridor and long-distance services...

Actually, Amtrak didn't use the station in Gulfport {a Model RR Museum} only the platform. http://www.trainweb.org/sunsetfriends/depots/guf.htm And Biloxi never had an Amtrak station , only a platform with a "shed". http://www.trainweb.org/sunsetfriends/depots/bix.htm And our station in Bay...

The following article by Pat Foran appears on the Web site Progressive Railroading today. February 10, 2009.

The City of New Orleans: On the track to Chicago Posted by Millie Ball, Travel editor, The Times-Picayune June 22, 2008 5:00AM Categories: Amtrak, Travel, Travel, trains Interesting article, great pictures! http://blog.nola.com/millieball/2008/06/th...ans_on_the.html

The City of New Orleans: On the track to Chicago Posted by Millie Ball, Travel editor, The Times-Picayune June 22, 2008 5:00AM Categories: Amtrak, Travel, Travel, trains Interesting article, great pictures! http://blog.nola.com/millieball/2008/06/th...ans_on_the.html

Alan, I'm not sure of the policy for posting from other groups. This is from a thread pertaining to this subject: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/All_.../message/159594

Half a mil is an interesting figure, thank you for your calculation. And yes, the lounge car attendant is now riding in the diner. And I am trying to justify the value of the observation car compared to economic advantage of deleteing it. So my question is still, how would I figure out the...

Could I have your ideas about how much fuel is saved by eliminating the sight seer lounge on , say, the City of New Orleans? How would you go about figuring that out? Thanks Allan Thomas

What locations, doesn't matter, plan ahead in case of dely, we don't want you to be late!

Naive perspective? Last month several cars were involved in a grade crossing incident in Houston on the Sunset. They were brought back to NOL and presently sit waiting for an opening at Beech Grove. Beech Grove is backlogged. Wondering if it has anything to do with the conversion of so many...

Amtrak Proposes Intercity Rail Ideas For Florida Tampa Bay Online It would seem that Amtrak would fulfil it's obligation to Florida and the National Passenger Railroad Network first, since Florida has contributed largely to an transcontinental service. However, you could consider Pensacola...

They tried to contract out the 'premium services' to Subway in New York, they did subcontract out catering to Gate Gourmet, would love to see the accounting on that one. But hey, they eliminated that union! To work on board you need to have a "passion for the rails", People who think they would...

Would this not be the opportune time for Kummant to announce the reinstatement of Amtrak's only trancontinental passenger train, the Sunset Limited!

http://www.nationaltrainday.com/ http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServe...28&ssid=180 Amtrak to Celebrate National Train Day Events Scheduled in Washington, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles WASHINGTON - To raise awareness of the vital role rail plays in our nation's transportation...

Sunset Marketing and Revitalization Team http://groups.google.com/group/sunset-un-limited?hl=en http://www.trainweb.org/sunsetfriends/

Micromanaging by Congress is the main part of the problem, your absolutely correct. Amtrak is trying to respond to that mandate.

On Board Services employees are represented by three seperate unions, Unite HERE, TCU, and TWU, they come together as the Amtrak Service Workers Council, and reach agreements [we don't have contracts] for On Board Service. Currenty they are in talks with labor relations.

To Amtrak Managers, and others. I was asked to give my thoughts and ideas on the new cross country cafe. So keep in mind that these are my personal views on this, But I'm sure if you talked with some of the other employee's, you will find most have the same concerns as I do. While I think the...