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    Atlantic Coast (Silver/Palmetto/Carolinian) Service discussion 2023 Q4 - 2024

    "After treatment fluid?" Do you mean DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid")? Also known as AUS32 (32% Aqueous Urea Solution), needed for the SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) Emissions reduction aftertreatment devices installed on all ne diesel engines. Yeah, I guess you wouldn't want to put diesel...
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    Original railroads of current Amtrak routes

    Also travel agents (remember them?), but you're right.
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    Amtrak FY24-29 Five Year Service and Asset Line Plans

    Yeah, I rode Hickory Creek last May. It ran 3 or 4 days a week during the spring and fall, tacked on to an Empire Service train. Apparently. they're running it on a New York to Chicago resurrection of the 20th Century, tacked on to the back of Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited, I suppose.
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    Brightline Trains West!

    The article states that renovated lines that run 200 km/hr (125 mph) are considered "high speed rail." Thus, the NEC, including the Northeast Regional, is "high speed rail." No other high speed rail in North America. Brightline doesn't make it. because the 125 mph running is in newly...
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    Amtrak FY24-29 Five Year Service and Asset Line Plans

    So when is the Capitol Limited getting is SSL back?
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    Viewing a country across a border during a train ride

    Well, if we're talking enclaves, let's not forget the Northwest Angle in Minnesota and Point Roberts in Washington. And the only year round fixed link between Campobello Island in New Brunswick Canada and the mainland is a bridge to Lubec, Maine USA. (Though there is a ferry in the summer that...
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    Most scenic route from east to west

    I rode up along the Hudson in Hickory Creek last May. This was one of the observation cars from the 1948 version of the 20th Century Limited. In addition to the lounge at the rear, it has 2 bedrooms. Both are on the left side of the car. That means you have a view of the Hudson when heading...
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    Northeast Regional from Stamford to Washington DC-- four seats together? Transfer required?

    Most of the Northeast Regionals are through trains between Boston and at least Washington, so one does not need to change trains in New York if boarding at Stamford. If you are taking business class, all seats are assigned by the computer when you book the ticket, but you can change them on...
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    Amtrak Metropolitan Lounges

    Last May, I was at the lounge in Moynihan at about 10:30/11AM to catch mid-day train south to Baltimore. You would think that they might have had the lunch items, like the salads and wraps, out, but they still had the breakfast items on display. A bit of a disappointment, as I had to buy lunch...
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    Viewing a country across a border during a train ride

    The Maple Leaf from Niagara Falls, NY to Niagara Falls, ON. OK, that's a bridge, but it's the same idea.
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    Viewing a country across a border during a train ride

    Isn't there somewhere around Schaffhausen in Switzerland where the Swiss train actually runs for a while in German territory? I recall reading Airey Neave's book, "They Have Their Exits," where Neave, who has successfully escaped from Colditz Castle, is being escorted by the Swiss Police on a...
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    Brightline Trains West!

    The distance between Rancho Cucamonga and Las Vegas is about the same as that between Washington and New York. I did a test booking and found they are charging $454 for Acela First Class this coming Sunday on 2252, 11 AM departure. It's my experience that one can ride the Acela for...
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    Acela discussion

    Oh, by the way, we left New York 30 minutes late because the door on the Quiet car couldn't close properly, but we got into Baltimore only 20 minutes late.
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    Twin Cities, Milwaukee, Chicago (TCMC) second daily service

    Yeah, and the poem is based on some really outdated and probably incorrect ethnography regarding Ojibwe legends. I mean you can't blame Longfellow too much, as it was his sources that were faulty. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Song_of_Hiawatha) Anyway, the real Hiawatha was from the...
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    Acela discussion

    Just a few notes on my most recent Acela trip to/from Boston. The trains ran on time in both directions (Southbound, at least into New York, where I am typing this) Did BOS-NYP in 3:45, just as scheduled. Then a mechanical problem with a door is causing a10+ mute delay out of New York. Make...
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    MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) discussion

    Just saw this plaque on the front of South Station today. Thw last sentence is a hoot. "I'm proud that I ride a public transportation system that nine years ago (i.e, 1981) shut down in the middle of the Christmas season and today (1990) is well on its way to becoming one of the best in the...
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    Acela discussion

    Just passed New Rochelle. We actually hit 78 mph on Metro North.!
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    Acela discussion

    On my way to Boston on 2150. We just did the BAL - NYP segment in 2 hours. Left 5 minutes late and got in 4 minutes early. One of the smoothest Acela rides I've had in a long time.
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    Superliner trains' removal and restoration of cars 2024

    And also no Sightseer lounge for the Capitol Limited.
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    Northeast Regional discussion

    It wasn't that long ago that Business Class and the Quiet Car were the first two cars on the train. People got used to that change pretty quickly, and I think they'll adapt once again.
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