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Today, September 22, is the 30th anniversary of Amtrak's worst accident; the Sunset Limited crashed into Bayou Canot near Mobile, Alabama. 47 people lost their lives due to a freak accident of a barge hitting a bridge in thick fog. The tugboat pilot was ill trained operating in fog. Sad day in...

I found this article interesting as I'm always trying to take transit from airports and seeing what's well integrated and what's not. I didn't realize passenger facility charges (PFC's) were blocked from going to transit systems serving the airport. I did find it odd that the author made it seem...

American just announced cuts to 15 cities beginning in October. Until 2019 it looked like small airports would stick around as record people were flying. Longer and longer "skinny" flights were appearing now that larger and more comfortable regional jets are the norm. Airports like Worchester...

Surprised this forum has been quiet in the wake of recent events and how the airlines will fair out. We went from pretty full flights in the end of February to completely empty in the beginning of March. Most of us know the $2 trillion included $58 billion for airlines, half of which will be...

Well this one came out of nowhere. I saw that BA was going to announce another US city. I did not expect Charleston, but this is what the 787 was designed for. We'll see how this one performs. https://thepointsguy.com/news/british-airways-to-charleston/

Looks like Austin continues to grow with another flight to Europe. In May 2019, Lufthansa will began non-stop service from Frankfurt using an Airbus A330. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2018/10/04/lufthansa-austin-nonstops-frankfurt/1522543002/

I have a couple eVouchers expiring this month, but I don't have any trips planned in the near future. Obviously I need to book something and always thought I could book something and then later cancel it and that would "renew" the evoucher for another year. But I had an agent on the phone...

I usually like reading things on Forbes, but I think this guy totally missed the point. But this is the perspective us rail advocates have to deal with a lot. Discuss: http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottbeyer/2016/07/29/austins-commuter-rail-is-a-monument-to-government-waste/#38c07a1d4310

Chicago has been going through a massive rebuild over the years. Lately it's been mainly a big realignment of runways going from a pinwheel type shape to an all east-west configuration. There's also an expansion of the people mover to a new rental car facility and it will also be a direct...

Looks like Amtrak will add a flag stop in Marks, Mississippi next spring. It's about halfway between Memphis and Greenwood on the City of New Orleans route. http://msbusiness.com/2015/09/the-city-is-coming-to-marks-amtrack-service-will-stop-in-delta-town-as-early-as-spring-2016/

This happened at 10:35 am this morning. Looks like #1 departed NOL ontime at 9:00 and crosses this bridge a few minutes later as it leaves the city. Looks like it is sitting still west of the bridge and not scheduled to arrive into Schriever until 1:46 pm, over 3 hours late. Thank goodness this...

This is an email I got from a contact.

I was trying to buy tickets between STL and Springfield, IL for October 17, but Amtrak says they are all sold out, except for the Texas Eagle. In looking at the service alerts, the website says there will be bustitions through October 10th, but nothing mentions anything after that. So why does...

This December you can ride vintage subway cars on Sundays. Looks like they will run between Queens Blvd and 2nd Ave. http://www.streetfilms.org/nyc-transit-time-warp-get-out-and-ride-vintage-subways-on-sundays-in-december/ (null)

I haven't read the new AGR redemption rules in much detail. But, AFAIK, as long as its a published route on Amtrak.com, without using multi-city, it's a legal redemption for AGR. I tried to book NOL-PHL and Amtrak.com offers the direct routing, as well as via #58 to #30, and even #58 to #50. The...

Well I guess now is the time to announce that I'm moving finally. I've been living in my grandparents old house for the last 5 1/2 years here in Texas. I love it here, but as with all homes, they just become a burden on my aging grandparents (and me!), that they have sold it! I'm sad to leave...

Thinking about spending the night in Bellingham, WA. Anything near the station that's reasonable? Seems like most hotels are near the interstate or the airport. Any other information would be great too!

....from 1948 It's a shame we still aren't listening. Still a great video and it's in color. Video

Well this has been a long time coming, but it looks like a private developer has come forward and is interested financing the Cotton Belt commuter rail line from SW Fort Worth to DFW Airport and onward to Plano. Another article: I've heard some of these guys speak and still, the concept goes a...

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