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    Could the "Lynchburger" End?

    The Capitol Limited is 780 miles. The line for what is long distance and what is not is usually drawn at 750.
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    Reduce or cancel Auto Train to relieve shortages

    This may actually be the single worst idea I've ever seen on AU. Keep in mind, I take this a bit personally, since the Auto Train has been my train since 1994 and I've logged way more miles on it than any other route. But, leaving my many happy childhood memories out of it: why would you even...
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    Viewliner at Bear Shops

    That is indeed the 2300. When I last saw it a week ago, it was coupled to the 828, a phase IV P40. Both the 828 and 2300 have moved around the yard a bit the past few times I've passed by. So it at least rolls, although I doubt they could get it out on the mainline.
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    SuperBowl by Train

    I remember about 5 years ago when the Saints went to Chicago to play the Bears for the NFC Championship. NBC Nightly News' last story the night before the game was about that, and at the very end Brian Williams mentioned that Amtrak was adding extra cars to the CONO to accommodate all the...
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    Lunch on CL 30 into WAS

    I was coming back from the Notre Dame football game in South Bend. You? You must have been in the 3000 sleeper if you had Lou, I was in the 3001 car with Jamil. If you saw a high school/college age kid wearing either a green sweatshirt and a Yankee cap or a green plaid short sleeve shirt, and...
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    Lunch on CL 30 into WAS

    Fairly certain that they were taking orders until Martinsburg. At any rate, they always make an announcement when they close the dining car, and I've never seen them turn anyone away who beat that announcement.
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    Lunch on CL 30 into WAS

    I rode 30 into DC this morning. Traveler pretty much nailed it. Only thing I'd add is that they don't have the full lunch menu (maybe 3-4 things) and they'll extend the serving hours for a bit if the train is late. We arrived in DC about an hour late today because of signal problems near...
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    Holding a Bag at South Bend

    Taking 29 out to South Bend for Michigan State-Notre Dame this weekend. The hotels in South Bend require a minimum stay of 2-3 nights during Notre Dame football weekends, which we were not willing to pay for when we needed one at most. So we'll be getting off 29 in the morning, spending the...
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    Amtrak hits freight car on michigan line

    29 passengers onboard? This must be the train that all these Teabaggers are referring to when they say that no one rides Amtrak - because it seems most of the other trains are packed.
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    Amtrak's Full Dome

    The dome has been repainted. It's in phase 3 though, not phase 2. Friend of mine passed through the CHI yards on 29 this morning and just happened to catch part of the dome in a picture of the Chicago skyline.
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    Have You Ever Overdosed On Trains?

    Depends a lot on the trip. I took the train from Montreal to Syracuse a few weeks ago - bad decision! The Adirondack is a very scenic route, but 7 hours in an Amfleet 1 (especially with a limited cafe menu) is a long time. Then waiting around Schenectady (nasty little station) for 4 hours for...
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    From Dallas to the Poconos

    I think the most direct way to do it would be 22 to CHI, 48 to SYR and rent a car. It's a straight shot down I-81 through Binghamton. No tolls, either! Also, that route takes you through Scranton, home of Steamtown, which is worth a visit. That route has the advantage of staying away from any...
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    Lake Shore Limited Questions

    Yes, all the sleeper passengers get lunch in the cafe before they open it up as a lounge car for the coach pax. Lunch starts 12:20-12:30 ish I think. Dinner on 449 is served after Albany in the dining car. Yes, the Boston cars are at the front of the train both ways. You'll have a nice long...
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    Time for a Phase 6

    We have major equipment shortages that prevent daily service on 2 routes and cause serious capacity problems during peak travel times on other routes. Most of the equipment we do have was built before 1985 and is being held together with duct tape. The closest thing we have to high speed rail...
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    It's Not Just Private Railroad Dispatchers...

    Amtrak does the same thing on their railroad. Try riding the MARC Penn Line. I've had trips where it takes 90 minutes to get from WAS to BAL.
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    weird baggage story

    1. No, they wouldn't hold a train for 2.5 hours just for your bags. 2. We're talking about Amtrak here :P 3. The screen was probably programmed to automatically change to say "departed" once the clock ticked past 2:55. Other automatic screens have that problem, too. A friend of mine has...
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    Sleeping Car Attendant Hall of Fame?

    Not an SCA, but I've got to mention Alex the dining car server on the Lake Shore Limited. Hands down the most entertaining Amtrak employee I've encountered. He sort of swoops in with the tray of food, swinging it from side to side, somehow keeping all the food on the tray. The whole dining...
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    Albany, NY Station

    Just did this about a week ago to go pick up a rental car at the airport. Hertz and Enterprise will let you drop off at the train station, but won't let you pick up there. The Capitaland Taxi company has a monopoly on all pickups from the Albany station. The fares are by zones, not meters...
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    CZ Train Truck Collision In Nevada (2011)

    Actually, the only way is a stairway at the transition end of the car that leads down from the second floor to single level doorway. So if someone were downstairs in the transition sleeper and wanted to get to the baggage car, they would have to go up to the second floor then down the stairway...
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    Involved In Train Accidents

    I was on the Auto Train sometime in the 90s and we hit a trespasser on the tracks and were tied up for a good while (don't remember exactly where - I was about 5). In 2008 I was on 91 and as we passed the former site of the Sanford Amtrak station (just past the Auto Train station) we clipped a...
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