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We learned about the temporary Tehachapi Loop Detour from the December 16 AU Forum post Coast Starlight Service Alert a mere 3 days after returning to WAS from California via the Sunset Limited and Crescent. California again, so soon? You bet! December 17th was a Saturday and provided the...

For trains that arrive fairly early in the morning to their final destinations, is breakfast always served or not served or is this variable? For example, the Capitol Limited arrives into CHI at 8:45 and the Southwest Chief into LAX at 8:15. In the case of the Southwest Chief, it can arrive...

High speed rail may still be moving forward in some places, thanks in part due to its rejection in others. Funds that were sent back by the governors of Florida, Ohio, and Wisconsin have been made available to California and Michigan. Read more. See this story posted in The Hill earlier...

As you probably know, Congress returns to Washington this week, and its Special Deficit Committee needs to come up with $1.5 trillion in budget cuts. Amtrak and many other programs can expect to be up for cuts. The link below is to a Boston Globe article in which former senator John Sununu...