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From what I heard: The cars a slated to come out in this order, Baggage, Sleeper, Bag/Dorm. And very subject to change. It based on design time and lead time for subassembly. It does not mean that all of one design will come out before the next, but the order the are released. If this...

Amtrak also released a $52b 2030 master plan for the Northeast Corridor today h http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/BlobServer?b...t_5-19-2010.pdf Comments to follow.

They now have a twitter account. http://twitter.com/AmtrakUSA

According to reports in DC that rail and bus workers are "on call" and getting paid.

Not sure where the 168 cam from either. FRA class breakdown Class 6 track............................ 110 m.p.h. Class 7 track............................ 125 m.p.h. Class 8 track............................ 160 m.p.h. Class 9 track............................ 200 m.p.h.

There is no real number. There are a few point the seem to be recurring 79 mph, 110 mph, 150/168 and 200+. In the case of the money all these apply. CA- 220 mph FL 168 mph CHI-STL 110 mph

With $1.133 billion, the state will be able to afford significant upgrades to the line on the way to 110 mph service, decreasing travel times from 5h30 to 4h00. Missouri will get some of those funds for upgraded and more reliable operations between St. Louis and Kansas City. With grants from...

here is a good review of all the money High speed rail grants

Depends on the size of the revolving Door. I know of one at a hospital it Baltimore you could ski thought it close to 12 ft in Diameter.

What about some like on first class of international airlines.

Looks like the tracks are gone got this Leg.

I wonder if there would be a way to make some revenue with these. I have not been on the but it seem that downstairs is a wasted with the arcade/theater. Could you build it with a lounge upstairs and sleeper downstairs? It would add some revenue from these or they could add dorm downstairs...

From the AJC: ATL new station Cost $300 M

With the talk of the trans-dorm, Snack Coach and everyone favorite the CCC I was thinking what should the new long distance bi-level should be. My thought was to basically replace the Superliner I and the PPC. Looking at the fleet many of them are rebuilt into other types of cars (See Below)...

Many years ago I rode in that twice transition Coach/dorm. It was on the Chief and great for the the groups (Boy Scouts going to Philmont) What ever happen to these cars? Did they get scrapped (could of been old ATSF hi-Levels?), or became something trans Dorms

But OK and TX support the current line. It depends on if it is one train or 2.

here the link to the prosed plan. http://www.northflyer.org/resources/NFA-KD...es-08-03-14.pdf Option one: 2 of the 3 traniset would overnight in OKC. with a morning departure north and south. the other would be in KC for a morning departure Option two: extend train only to newton...

None of CHI-STL over 100 mph. In the peak (before Amtrak) Chicago to Milwaukee was over 100 mph.

Amtrak's Press release http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/BlobServer?b..._01-11-10__.pdf

Could they be out for a test run? Be part of the ARRA work and required some miles before return to service.