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NY Times writer questions whether the train is really cleaner than flying cross-country: Trains Are Cleaner Than Planes, Right?

I noticed a new waiver statement on the website today (1/1/24). The change fee waiver now starts out: "Amtrak is waiving all change fees for any reservations made with Saver Fares by December 31, 2024, including reservations booked with points." So they now say it applies only to Saver Fares...

I'm on 97 Silver Meteor, and at JAX we just passed a CSX train consisting of several passenger cars trailed by several box cars with pictures of a flag, toy soldiers, etc. in Christmas lights, ala CP. Of course the lights weren't lit in the daylight. The only thing I could find online was...

On board 98 from Kissimmee to New York Penn, to ride the NY Transit Museum’s Holiday Nostalgia Train, and see the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular at radio City Music Hall. 98 was 10 minutes late at Kissimmee, but back on time by Deland. We arrived at Jacksonville 15 minutes early. I'm in in the...

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I'm on 98. A bit south of Allenhurst GA, we passed through what appeared to be a metal shed. It caught me off guard, but I did notice what looked like an array of large LEDs just before exiting the shed. Is this some type of new advanced defect detector? On the scanner, I heard the usual CSX...

Weird mural in former Amtrak Las Vegas NV station shows Amtrak bullet train and Amtrak monorail. o_O

https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/04/18/robot-shuttles-at-san-jose-airport-major-transit-plan-moves-forward/ https://www.masstransitmag.com/alt-mobility/autonomous-vehicles/article/53057928/san-jos-advances-plan-for-diridon-station-to-mineta-international-airport-autonomous-shuttle-connector

I didn't see anything really new here, but it's a good summary of current projects: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/introducing-new-era-rail-america-amtrak

25% off Sleeper Plus on Canadian and Ocean for travel November thru January. Other fares on sale, too. Must purchase by 6/2/23...

I created an interactive map of all LD routes on Google Maps, from the data available at the USDOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The cool thing is that it shows the exact routes (AFAIK), and you can zoom in as far as Google will go. I included stations, but you can deselect the layer...

Seems like VIA Canadian #1 leaves Toronto on Sundays heading west, and Wednesdays heading east. What's up with that?

Would you like to share what you learned at the Committee Meetings?

Fun 6-minute mini-documentary by Australian public broadcasting:

"Special “Night Owl Fares” as low as $5 – $20 are now available on select Amtrak Northeast Corridor (NEC) routes." https://media.amtrak.com/2023/03/amtrak-introduces-ultra-low-night-owl-fares/

I can't get SWC from CHI to LAX to show up on either Google or Bing Maps. Google shows Texas Eagle, and CZ to CS. Bing shows mostly buses with lots of connections (including one bus apparently named Silver Streak.) When I try CHI to intermediate stops in CO or NM, Google mostly says no...

Uber would not be my first choice. :( I hope Brightline provides some way to resolve issues, as Uber absolutely refuses to engage in a conversation with consumers.

On hold at AGR for 25 minutes, and hearing an assortment of pop/soft rock hits spanning the decades from the '60s to contemporary. Is this new? I like it a lot better than the typical endless repeating elevator music snippet. I would like it even more if it wasn't interrupted every 30 seconds...

On 98 now on the way to Washington. Plans include the recently reopened Air and Space Museum, the Washington Monument, Ford's Theater, the Udzar-Hazy Center, and maybe Mount Vernon if I can fit it in. Lots of time will be spent on transit because Washington Metro has reduced service to every 24...