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    Bid Up questions and experiences

    I am pretty sure I have done that on the Carolinian and won.
  2. M

    Bid Up questions and experiences

    Last Memorial Day my wife and I had a trip to DC as she wanted to visit the Zoo. We won a bid up for the roomette. I did not keep it a secret from her. I was so excited. I noticed in the phone app before any other notice was sent and it took a minute to realize what was happening. It took about...
  3. M

    Original railroads of current routes

    I have one of these for NC and used it in my earth sci class as I had a large lesson where student had to map out a rail line from North Wilkesboro to Boone, NC. I think it got messed up and is not longer in my possession but those were good books.
  4. M

    Original railroads of current routes

    We basically need a map on Google Earth of current routes and that is easy to download and then get a PDF of this old Guides. I assume most of what is left for Amtrak were the named and famous routes. Might be able to piece things together. The Crescent was the Southern Crescent mostly. I...
  5. M

    Amtrak Store changing vendors

    I can get those the next county over (and maybe closer.) :rolleyes:
  6. M

    Original railroads of current routes

    Is there any easy reference to find the original railroads that current Amtrak routes use? Should I just ask here. Crescent uses the Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line from Atlanta to Charlotte then the NCRR from Charlotte to Greensboro and north of Greensboro to Danville the Piedmont Railroad was...
  7. M

    Crescent discussion 2023 Q4 - 2024

    The DMV used the colored waiting room for license renewal until a few months ago. I wish they would put a restaurant in that location or use it as a waiting room. That might happen some day as more trains happen in Greensboro. What I would really like is an unstaffed lounge for business class...
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    Crescent discussion 2023 Q4 - 2024

    I was going to volunteer station host this morning at Greensboro. When I noticed it was 4 hours late I decided to sleep in just a bit more and arrive in time for the first Piedmont of the day and then the Carolinian.
  9. M

    Amtrak Store changing vendors

    Is someone willing to purchase some for resale near cost plus shipping?
  10. M

    Interesting facts and notes in old railroad magazines

    Trains May 1950 page 4. Ad for Southern's New Crescent. Train times from 1950 and present day are comparable between NYP and DC. Then modern day Crescent falls apart on the way south.
  11. M

    Interesting facts and notes in old railroad magazines

    Trains July 1946 page 5. -------------- I thought Talgo was Spanish. Did the Spanish company purchase the Talgo technology from ACF?
  12. M

    Interesting facts and notes in old railroad magazines

    Trains February 1949 page 46 has an interesting article on Palenstine (middle east and not the recent NS wreck.) in late WWII. I did not realize it was so extensive with the rail network in that area.
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    Atlantic Coast (Silver/Palmetto/Carolinian) Service discussion 2023 Q4 - 2024

    It is interesting how the company has gone in different directions. Out west signing with construction unions, and hopefully extending that to their own employees with a neutrality agreement. I am not sure if BL Florida us actively fighting unionization or not. Either way they are not getting...
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    Atlantic Coast (Silver/Palmetto/Carolinian) Service discussion 2023 Q4 - 2024

    And I would not want them to do that either until Brightline is union and I have not clear indication that it is unionized. And that means on board and station based employees.
  15. M

    Sleeper accommodation discussion

    It gives me something to do so I enjoy it myself,except for the safety straps. Those can be hard to place around the support rods. In the roomette last summer I did not get the lower chairs all the way out and the SCA asked if I was fine with that I and I was. I had a bit of reclining and I...
  16. M

    Smart Phone App Future trips

    What is the max number of future trips can be posted on the Amtrak phone app? I have 11 segments on my phone at present, which is an all-time personal high. I am sure that is small potatoes compared to some, but I am excited. If someone took Amtrak everyday for a job that could be 600 or...
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    Interesting facts and notes in old railroad magazines

    Trains August 1948 is all about the Chicago Railroad Fair with a lot of maps and info about passenger stations.
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    Interesting facts and notes in old railroad magazines

    Where can one find a copy ? I don't need an original edition but a decent reprint is good enough for me. That is pretty much the zenith of passenger rail in the US for number of routes served and miles of passenger rail. I have been to webpages with PDF pages here and there but a printed book...
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