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Referral on the way.

If you're thinking of the Kentucky Cardinal, then no, that never ran south of Louisville. (At the start of its service, it actually didn't cross the Ohio and ended in Jeffersonville.....) If I recall correctly, though, there is Thruway bus service to Nashville.

The problem with Metro fares is it all depends on where and when you're going. Union Station-Crystal City at 12 Noon is a different price than at 8AM (during rush). And a different price than Union Station-Bethesda at either time, unless by coincidence. But the fare combinations from any given...

It's the same for me. Maybe we'll have groups in both Philly and DC?

Oh, I totally understand the reasons for the inconvenience. It doesn't mean it's convenient. :-)

One place to look around for this info is the Amtrak Status Maps. The train you're asking about is the Texas Eagle, and its on-time performance can be found here: http://www.dixielandsoftware.com/Amtrak/status/StatusPages/TexasEagleStatus.htm.

I haven't seen anything definite, but the indications on here seem to suggest that a group will be meeting at PHI. A shame; if I go to anything, it's much more likely to be WAS. I'd be happy to meet up with anyone else going there.

True. But the timing on the stop isn't excellent, and unless you actually live in Waterloo (which is hardly a metropolis) you've got to work out the logistics of getting there: do you leave your car there? Can someone get you a ride? Yes, it's better than nothing. But it's not exactly high on...

Thanks for the info. Kinda makes this stop a pain for its market, doesn't it?

I'm looking into taking the Cap Limited WB to Waterloo, IN. I'd need to get from there to Fort Wayne, IN. Does anyone know anything about cabs, shuttle buses, or any such thing to get into Fort Wayne?

As a grad student, I can't afford it even if It is for business!

I'm FROM the Midwest (hence my handle), in the mid-Atlantic (it does count as the Northeast, I suppose, I'm along the corridor), and soon moving to the Southeast....

While the TurboTax free version works for Federal taxes, it's not available for state taxes, so that should be a way of earning a few points.

Then you would have gotten an eVoucher for $65. Since the money wouldn't be paid out to you (cash or refund to a card) then you wouldn't have a refund fee of 10% applied.

I know the 10% is their standard refund policy if you get the refund as cash or back on your card. You only get the whole amount as a eVoucher (Amtrak's version of store credit). See this: from http://www.amtrak.com/refund-and-exchange-policy HoosierStater

Ok. I was more thinking in terms of having flexibility. Not so much that there's a need for through service in Chicago, but to have it as an option, maybe especially for some short haul high speed lines, if the passenger traffic indicates a large number of people starting in, say, St. Louis, and...

AlanB: There is a connection, but just one track, so it's rarely used and not very functional. In use, for both Amtrak and Metra, CUS is two back-to-back terminal stations with common ticketing and retail. I was thinking running several tracks through somehow, either digging below or going...

1. Dedicated High Speed Rights-of-Way along the current routes and any new ones I propose below. Electrify the heck out of these. 2. All new, high speed trainsets. With plenty of extras for expanded service. 3. All long distance trains go to at least twice daily, with the schedules set up to...

Thanks. The derail blew the 851 this AM, which meant the equipment wasn't there for the 850, I'm presuming (Hoosier State I think is sent out of Beech Grove, actually, rather than Chicago?).

The Amtrak Status Maps are showing a service disruption for today's SB Hoosier State. Anyone out there know what's happened? Just curious here. HoosierStater