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Steve, good news is that over the past 2 months they have begun a massive restoration and a new ticket office has been built and is now in service as part of the process. To be honest, yes, it is still crowded, but it is much quicker. During my first month in Italy they were still using the old...

I have picked up speeds over 170 here in Europe, but since this train traveled through the Alps and quite a bit of mountain territory, the top speed I recorded was 105.

Well, it has been a long time since I have posted over here. School and a lot of flying have seen me more over on the airline side of things lately. With being in Europe for the last 4 months though I have since been doing quite a bit of train travel again. Here is one particular trip worth...

Just stepped off this trainset. Seats are nice, but I do prefer the older ones better. The cold feeling you describe is accurate. Further, they remind me quite a bit of Delta Airlines domestic FC seats. Does anyone know who their manufacture is? I suspect it is the same company, judging at least...

:) . Now, if you were talking about the Lordsburg sub portion of the Transcon, east of Tucson (running from El Paso, TX to Tucson), then yes, that line is almost completely double tracked now.

No, the yuma sub is NOT double tracked between the east end of Thousand Palms siding near PSN (Palm Springs, CA) and just west of Yuma, AZ. All in all about 110 miles of single track. This part of the subdivision is PLANNED to be double track in the next year, but not yet. The double tracking...

No. Not in this case, UP put 30 cars on the ground at Glamis, Ca (This is the Yuma sub). #2 was held in Los Angeles while #1 was canceled in Tucson. Bus bridge between the two sets.

SLC is very very basic. The entire area is actually under construction in the immediate vicinity around the station. There are probably about 30 seats in the station, at most. 2 drink machines and a water fountain. It will not be too comfortable for sleep, but it is safe. The station is...

You are referring to two different trains. You are referring to 4(16) and 4(17), respectively. 4(16) is currently over 22 hours late, while 4(17), the one titled in this thread, was about 4 1/2 hours late into Flagstaff yesterday. There was also a bus bridge instituted here due to a derailment...

Thats good to hear, Alan. My family lives (and during the summer months, so do I) about 3-4 miles from Bill and reported just very heavy rain, hail, and intense thunder last night, but no Tornado.

Well, your post actually contains 2 questions. First, when do they begin boarding? In LAUPT it is whenever the trainset arrives usually. So, generally about 45 minutes to 30 minutes before scheduled departure. The second part of your question is a little different. You are not allowed to go into...

Here is what you should do. Every 1/2 hours (After 1am to 6am its every hour) there is a $4 FlyAway shuttle that operates from the MTA plaza, which is connected to the station. There are signs which clearly mark the bus so no need to worry. The bus takes about 20-30 minutes (longer with traffic...

Your odds right now are looking Good+, I would say. The line should be opened sometime in mid-April they are estimating right now. Of course things can change, so don't count your chickens just yet.

As many people have already said, San Clemente Pier is a great stop. 2 trains stop here each direction year round, 2 back-to-back southbounds from Los Angeles in the morning, and 2 back-to-back northbounds in the evening. There is a great Cafe there as well, right across the street. The...

Exactly why I park in the back facing the apartments! :)

I also live in Atlanta. If I am only going to be gone for a day or two, I park across the street, towards the back (facing the apartments) in the Borders/Kroger shopping center. Never had a problem, well lit, fairly safe.

This time of year, the sunset's baggage car is hit or miss, so is the transition. Here is a typical "Pre-Merge" consist: 2 P42 Baggage Transition Sleeper Sleeper Diner Lounge 3 Coach or if it is running with normal winter consist: 2 P42 Non-revenue sleeper Sleeper Diner Lounge 3...

Train #1 will terminate in TUS, bus to LA. Train #2(5) will bus to TUS.

Overall Amtrak handled things very well. Food was distributed for free to all coach passengers and all sleeping car passengers were fed in separate seatings. When we FINALLY made it to Galesburg, IL, a customer service representative for Amtrak, holding Hotel Vouchers, Cab Vouchers, etc, boarded...

----------------------------------------------------------- Current plan is to run #6(1) and #6(2) will run within 30 minutes of each other as completely separate trains. Date: February 3, 2008 23:26 Currently in the station [DEN] as #6(1), will depart before #6(2) even arrives. Should have a...