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This just came across my Twitter dash, anyone knows what's up and who the "host railroad" is? This seems ungood:

Ah well: NPR story on looming strike vote by freight railroads. I have no idea how likely a strike is and it's hard to judge from the story. I have tickets for 17 December, and there's no way I could afford a plane ticket if I could even find one at this point, and it's too far to my mom's for...

I was booking tickets for a mid-May trip to visit my mom. Going up (May 11), all the same as before. But going back (May 27), the train leaves BNL at 2:16 - nearly 2 hours earlier than the previous schedules but does not get to MIN any earlier than normal. Are they building in for congestion on...

I came home on 21 last night (BNL to MIN) and I don't know if it was that I was already starting with a migraine (I get super sensitive sense of smell as a symptom) or the air intake for the "increased ventilation to fight covid" was being polluted by the engine (right in front of my sleeper)...

Numerous problems resulting in us being 14 hours late into Mineola: 1. Some kind of electrical issue in the (only) engine, they claimed it was blown fuses. No electricity for a couple hours in the heat. Some people did not get dinner, I am not sure what they did for sleeper pax, if they got...

So apparently 21/22 are running again, albeit with some rather large delays. The Amtrak Alerts on Twitter alluded to "routing" which makes me wonder if they're detouring them around the worst of the flooded areas in Missouri. I don't care that the train will be late; I'm just excited that it...

This just came across my Twitter feed: I'm not seeing any forecast bad weather in the region? I'm supposed to catch the TE tomorrow evening in Mineola. I know there are storms forecast for the region but not EPIC storms, from what I've seen. Or is this actually 'lampshading' that there were...

I am correct, am I not, in that the "continuation" Texas Eagle that runs from LA three days a week (the one that becomes 22) is also Sunset Limited? (2, I think?) I'm wondering: did they pull the "continuation" passengers off at some point and bus them to San Antonio? I was watching the...

Anyone know why 22 has been sitting (apparently) in Dallas for hours and hours? Temporary problem or problem on the line that might affect future travels? (I'm supposed to board at MIN on Monday...

I'm supposed to get on the TE at Mineola this afternoon. Watching track-a-train, it's been stopped just outside of San Marcos for over an hour. Does anyone know anything? I really don't want to wind up riding a bus but now I'm worried something has happened....

I woke to an e-mail from Amtrak. Called them and found out that the TE I am to get on to will be at least four hours late (dang, no dinner. Will have to get dinner on the way somewhere and restaurants are thin on the ground on the route I take to drive to the station). The agent assured me the...

Anyone know a reason for why 21 (southbound TE) on May 30 would have backed into the STL station, then gone back over the Mississippi, and crossed somewhere further south? Flooding? I know both the previous day's Eagles were seriously delayed. We crossed using what I think of as the "Northern...

Looks like the Mississippi (and other river) flooding is going to lead to a bus bridge. I got the email that my trip on 21 scheduled for 1/5 has a "service disruption." A phone call reveals it will be a STL to LRK bus bridge. Which is not fun (and for the sake of everyone in MO/AR I wish there...

Train 22 lost almost 4 hours between McGregor and Cleburne and is now over 5 hours late getting into St. Louis. I get the "flooding in Arkansas" problem but what stopped it before Cleburne, anyone know? I take the 22 in a couple of weeks and have begun getting nervous about its OTP. I have a...

Anyone heard of the TE changing its schedule, like, really soon? I am taking a trip on 22 on the 13th, and on 21 (return trip) on the 20th of this month. Came back from class today to an e-mail from Amtrak with my ticket on it - now my return time is at 6:04 pm instead of 4:04 pm (not found...

I'm supposed to catch 22 at MIN this afternoon. Because I have a 2+ hour drive to get there, I like to keep up with train progress. Seems they have not left SAS yet - more than an hour and a half late. I really do not want to deal with a cancellation and rescheduling at last minute (I have a...

I'm curious about this. It's my understanding there's off-and-on trackwork in Illinois. Last time I checked my particular next trip (July 29), it looked as if the trackwork should be finished. I was wondering though: with the really extreme heat in that part of the country, has the work been...

I'm curious, for those of you who order tickets by phone/online and get them mailed (as opposed to using Quik-trak or going to a manned station in your town), how long do you wait before you call to see if they're on their way? I find ticket delivery times are oddly variable. The tickets for my...

I see that the Northeast Corridor runs have a Twitter feed to update people on train status, service disruptions, etc. I think this is an EXCELLENT idea (I use twitter for some things, and it's a good way to get quick info). Does anyone know if the other regional runs have this planned? I mean...