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Just curious. When a long distance train begins its journey the day before the switch back and forth with Daylight Savings Time, how are the arrival/departure times handled when time changes at midnight? Looking at the Cardinal this morning, it is shown on time at Connersville (1:21 AM) but...

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Is there a website that shows mileage between stations? I'm sure I have seen something like this in the past, but I can't find it now. The reason for asking, is that last night a taxi fare calculator for Charlottesville, VA showed the fare for a 21 mile ride, 95% or more on I-64, to be almost...

With the grand total of one round trip from Connersville to Staunton a few years ago to my credit, I will be the first to admit that I am unqualified to say much about service on any train. Maybe I'm just easy to please. The trip was coach and all I really expected was a seat. About the only...

It doesn't really matter, because even if he gets the nomination, Trump's arrogance will cost him the election. I lean hard to the right myself - and I can't stand him. Needless to say since I lean to the right, I don't think much of Clinton or Sanders either. I have always voted, but this year...

I think it has a lot to do with where you live and the train service available. I will soon be taking only my second (if you count the round trip last time as one) train trip, and I can walk to the local station. Let's say I want to take the train to Pittsburg. One choice would be taking 51 to...

This doesn't really relate to your question because it is south of Peru but.... In the early eighties, I was working for a company in Cambridge City, Indiana. During the summer, a group of us would have lunch outside on the north side of the warehouse facing the east-west double tracks which...

It works both ways. A few years ago I had surgery that was performed by a doctor who looked like he should still be in high school.

This has kind of moved away from the original intent of the thread.......but I'm really enjoying it, because I too belong to a group of people who are commonly referred to as "deaf as a post". A few years ago, while I was still working, one of the ladies in the office who was in her early...

How does Amtrak determine if you are a senior? Regarding the earlier post I had about Bangor/Charlottesville connections, I'm guessing that when buying tickets in person my driver's license would be good enough but I'm not sure. The initial ticket from home to the trail will be bought on line...

Good suggestions, thank you. I arrived at possible cost by seeing what it would cost if I were to book the tickets a few days from now. I did this, because when the time comes I will probably not be able to reserve seats weeks ahead of time. And if I reserved for a few days from now, the "cheap...

Hitching on the Interstate is a no-no for sure, but they will usually cut you some slack if you are on the approach to the on ramp. Truth be known, I will probably call a taxi. The motel I plan to stay at is only a few hundred feet from the on ramp to westbound I-64. Waynesboro is a "hiker"...

I am hoping to use Amtrak to get to, and get home from, a months long hike on the Appalachian Trail this summer. Getting to the trail will be easy. I can walk to the Connersville Amtrak station, and once I get to Charlottesville it will be an easy walk to the on-ramp of I-64 where I can thumb...

Once again, thanks for all the comments. I guess most of my worries stem from the fact that I'm not talking about a non-descript bag or suitcase. Something that pretty much looks like a dozen or so others around it. This is a backpack full of pricy not-available-at-Walmart gear that will...

I am a 63 year old who is closer to birthday 64 than birthday 63. A lifelong blue collar worker, I have worked in manufacturing, electrical contracting, and (my favorite job of all time) a maintenance man/manager at a large nursing home. My final full-time job, a serviceman for (what I consider...

I meant to add, that one of the advantages for me taking Amtrak is that it is the most convenient, inexpensive way of getting where I'm going. A trip like I'm planning requires help from others. I can have the bank take care of the only two monthly bills that I will have, electric and cell...

Where I will be boarding, Connersville, IN, there is no checked baggage. The "station" is a three sided structure, and I think the only light (50 arrives at 1:21 A.M.) is from nearby streetlights. At best, I won't have to even think about regional service until mid-August. I'm planning on a...

Gee, it has been almost six years since my last post on this forum. I enjoyed my first and second train trips, Connersville, IN to Staunton, VA and back, but limited vacation time and trips that would be impossible on Amtrak have kept me from taking any more train rides. That will, hopefully...

My trip to Staunton, VA on the 6th was great. I got there a little late, but I was expecting it. I got in four days of great day hiking on or near the Appalachain Trail. (thanks to all for the responses about taking my walking staff along) The return train, #51 was about 15 minutes late...

Sometime in the wee hours of tomorrow morning I will be boarding train #50, bound for Staunton, VA. When I first started planning this trip back in February the date seemed so far away. The anticipation level was high for a month or so, ebbed quite a bit as other concerns popped up, and now is...