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Please.... give me a break. If an idiot can't STOP/LOOK and LISTEN for a TRAIN then they deserve what they get. If they are walking on the tracks with IPods or whatever and not paying attention then they deserve what they get. Get the government out of the nanny business and my business please.

I'm heading on a day trip from Penn Station to Atlantic City via Philly. I'd like to bring my back pack with me, so I can have my laptop, etc, but it's a bit heavy. Any idea for storage options on the Atlantic city side ? Does the station have storage lockers or does anyone have any ideas with...

Exactly what I was looking for!! Thanks! RF

I'm a pilot and a rail fan both. There are several web sites that provide location information (delayed by 5-15 minutes) on any aircraft that is on an IFR flight plan. My wife often watches my progress when I've filed IFR in my own airplane on these sites. My question is this.... is there some...

We stayed at the Hilton Checkers there in LA. It's about 2-3 miles from the station and was great and a quick cab ride.

I've not traveled from the train station to the port, but I've done the airport to port thing many times there in Orlando. I'd also strongly suggest you arrive the *day before* your cruise to ensure that you actually get there. We *always* do a one-way back/forth with a rental car. Usually the...

Sometimes those racks fill up (often I've seen). I would not count on that downstairs rack being available.

Excellent! Renting is pretty expensive (owning is better I think but has it's headaches) and to be honest, maintenance can be expensive but there is nothing better than the freedom of the skys!

LOL... would a Volkswagon even stay in one piece at 160mph? :-)

Ya all should just do what I do. Forget cars, forget airlines, ride Amtrak when you have the time and when all else fails roll out your Mooney M20 and fly yourself. That is the way to travel! No security, no lines, no waiting... just fire her up and go (assuming, of course, you are not IFR). At...

Anything to bash Bush. I've met people that when presented with clear facts about something, will still try to find the negative side of Bush on the topic. I remember this taxi ride up in Illinois... I never heard so much bunk and total outright fabrication spewed by someone. Yet I try to...

Heck, on my TE trip, they removed someone from the train for smoking. Didn't hear all the details, but I know they were taken off as I heard it on my scanner. Also we stopped in the middle of no-where to take a passenger off because they got sick. An ambulance was waiting. They just stopped at a...

Seems Morally ambiguous at best. Wonder if you got caught if it would get you thrown off the train. That would be an interesting train trip indeed. I'd take the moral high ground and try for that onboard upgrade or just wait to take that shower. The folks who paid for the sleeper paid for that...

So, on my TE trip from Chi to Lax we had intermittent toilet problems, particularly it seemed above about 4,000 feet. I would have to constantly ring the attendant (Yevone, she was great) and she would walk down stairs and do something and viola, it would work! She told me that apparently they...

On the safety card of the TE I noticed that they had a two level "Deluxe Sleepe"r car listed. The diagram was of a sleeper car with an upper level and lower level with ONLY bedrooms (no roomettes). Does Amtrak actually have cars like this, or did they at one time? I should have lifted the card...

I am on the TE right now. I can tell you that Chicago to San Antonio it was only one engine. The TE/SU combination train has two engines.

I think I saw that chair.... did they tape it up with a Do not sit here sign? I was sitting next to it!! :-) We need like an Amtrak Unlimited pin that everyone wares when they are riding the rails ....

The TE is now about 8 hours late. We started 1.5 hours late in Chicago waiting for two connecting trains that were very late. It just got worse from there. We have constantly been sided for freight and in St. Louis we got hung up for a LONG time due to issues with a freight.

To confirm, 1 engine.

A bit more on the trip and the CCC... I was talking to one of the attendants. Has anyone heard that the Texas congressional delegation has complained about the CCC? Thats what I've been told and that Texas has threatened to withdraw funding from Amtrak because they are not happy with the...