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The other night I was boarding Metrolink in Fullerton to head home to Irvine and saw a BNSF Passenger train. A couple recent looking cars, a handful of polished aluminum looking classic cars and at least one dome car. I saw a couple of reflective vest and badge wearing gentlemen detrain and...

This is what Amtrak says about baggage at FUL - it's confusing. https://www.amtrak.com/stations/ful.html Checked baggage service available No baggage assistance

Journey out to the west coast. The Amtrak station in Anaheim is IN the Anaheim Stadium parking lot. San Diego has easy trolley service from Santa Fe Depot. Oakland and SF are also pretty easy.

Good report, so what was the hike?

Or for a bit less $ go North to Glendale. $ each way. If it's on time, you could have a 5 minute layover. Or if not, 2.5 hours. #785 7:00 LAX 7:13 GDL #798 7:18 GDL 7:40 LAX or #796 9:45 GDL 10:10 LAX Either way has you at LAX earlier. That's LAX Union Station. Since you'll be in La...

It's been done from the Midwest before. The only reason that the Auto Train works now is that there is a huge population in the NEC of snowbirds and others that travel to essentially one place; being namely, Florida. With extended stays and spread out over that one place, they want their cars...

I first read about this on the web and then heard about it on the news. Thought it was a run of the mill clipping. Then, I saw the video on the news last night and my words were something like blessed excrement! That was quite a ride in that commuter for sure.

trainman74 has it pretty much right on. His last parenthetical comment applies this year and nearly every year. But, your plan IS totally doable. Just book your stay near a station on the rail line. I'm assuming you'll be taxiing or transit from your beach stay to the station. Tentative...

1) True 2) True, but MLB does have a say it what its' teams can get involved in marketing wise or subsidizing a service.

I just found out about the Angles Express today and am soo excited. I've been using Amtrak for the last few years for Ducks and Angels and this will save me time and money (but cost me AGR points). Anaheim Stadium is great for trains as the station is closer than about half of the stadium...

On the lower level next to one set of doors (CA cars have two sets of doors) basically under/next to the stairs.

The racks on the California cars work great. I've yet to take a bike on them (probably will do an Amtrak century this summer) but see them used frequently enough. There are 3 spots per car and I normally see at least one in a rack as I board or detrain. Here's a recent cell phone pic of the...

Read the whole article, and I see no explanation of how electrification will slash the deficit. They mention fuel costs (lumped in with operating) as the biggest cost. Certainly, electrification will eliminate a lot of fuel cost; with, I'd guess, a nearly equal increase in electricity costs...

I read that and it seems like a great deal/steal for the RR. They got new super $ engines to replace their ancient ones at extreme bargain price. In a capital intensive biz, they aren't spending much.

At a base rate of $2.10 per mile per car it doesn't seem all that expensive ($1000 minimum). Probably a relative drop in the bucket compared to keeping a private car in Amtrak condition and other costs such as storage etc. I used to be involved in chartering Greyhound about 20 years ago and I...

That's pretty cool, hope they roll it out for other runs as well. I listen to a lot of podcasts, will have to use this one on the train.

Don't think I saw the email, but I was able to register - so apparently I do have a target on my back.

You are a bit more correct than my statement; but it is tricky to figure out. Just spent some time looking for budgets for both and couldn't find what I was looking for. There are various bond issues, local and statewide, that go to both systems. Metrolink is set up as a joint powers with...

First rule of fightclub?

I basically believe it - just never really saw a good explanation.