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Unfortunately wrong. The new trend in Europe is privatization and expecting the service to be profitable. There are fiendish ways to do it - and 'neocon' railroad managers from Spain till Russia try to apply what they learned while completing their on-line MBA degrees. Spain: kill the TCV...

Called Amtrak Guest Rewards yesterday. Me: "We may need award tickets on short notice. Is it any problem getting them?" Agent: "No, no problem at all" Me: "We would like to go from San Jose to Portland next week" Agent: "We have sleepers available, than from Klamath Falls there will be a...

That would actually qualify them for a date in the court. "Unlimited" is "Unlimited" and "Truth in Advertising" is "Truth in Advertising". BTW/1: I am not really surprised, these days railpasses in Europe became a major tourist trapp and ripp-off. So Amtrak just followed the trend. Wish, they...

Just tried it out. Well-known, Amtrak gives "AAA" discounts. As of reciprocity, same discounts should be given not just to "AAA" but also to all automobile club members (European, Middle Easter, South American, etc.) who have a card with the typical "Show Your Card!" blue-white-red and "FiA"...

Went June 12 SJC-SEA-VAC, was lucky that I had a roomette reserved timely. Otherwise the train was solidly sold out in all classes.

The videos are unfortunately not mine, but could not resist to put here: comments to passenger trains: 1) The cars are a huge salad of new, old, newer and older stock from at least 3-4 different railroads. 2) Average vacation time is 3 weeks, average price of a return ticket is $70, average...

Thanks, this is the picture I was referring to. Your panorama pics are fantastic. We probably will buy the sleeper accomodation for the daytime (6 Euro/person upgrade Beograd--->Bp) to get some privacy and free tea. Also it's good, the attendant does lock the doors if the guest goes to diner. So...

No, I was looking for the one on Amtrak web site. But this is a good link, thank you.

Hi, I cannot find the link to the train OT performance on Amtrak web site. Earlier I was able to track any particular train OT performance in last few days, but do not see the link now. Did I miss somewhat? BTW: a great OT tool of Slovak Rail is here: http://www.vlaky.net/servis/poloha.asp We...

Hi, After Coaststarlate SJC-->VAC I am forced to use a different kind of transport to MUC :angry: , than MUC-->BUD on EN Imre Kálmán. July 5 I have to pick up my wife and kids at BEG and we will go BEG-->BUD on IC "Avala". You seem to be one of the few people who actually tried the ZS...

Thanks! That's what I am afraid of. So if Starlate arrives at 3 AM we willbe kicked out of the roomette? :o Is the station open (=waiting room) during that time? Good for Canadians, but ths time my ride will be in 10 days. Will have plenty of time (hopefully) till transatlantic flight, but...

Few questions: - Have a roomette on SJC-SEA Starlate in 10 days. What can I expect in SEA if the train is really late? Passengers kicked out in the middle of the night? - Out of curiosity decided to use Talgo rather the connecting bus, so bought SEA-VAC in first class. What is the difference...

Indeed, most of these souls got quite scared first - than annoyed because of bustitution. Four people were injuried. Under normal circumstances such crash on a freeway between a car and a truck would be pretty fatal. What I really want to say: if the outdated design produces this kind of crash...

The "usual" scenario: :angry: train against large truck. (Idiots are borderless). Truck driver in difficult condition, 3 other people in hospital, other passengers "bustituted". As nasty as it looks at first - some food for thought. These are older, E. German cars. You know, what is my...

My family will be more than happy to change with you. How about Silly Con(man) Valley??? :lol:

That was actually a Fiat IMHO, not Lada. Lada is called now "Chevy" :unsure: It's clearly an M62, just the Polish M62 has different pain scheme. I like the 1950-s/1960-s "showelnose" TZ-3 diesel' look better but ask 10 people you will get 20 answers what looks "cool". But anyway, IMHO...

:o does not look very good. The 1st car is a corrugated-side streamliner made in Germany (Ammendorf) to U.S. blueprints for Soviet/Chinese market. 2nd car is an EMU made in Riga. Which car you would rather sit in? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWTZzuRxFmA

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Good riddance of a "project" of that kind... It most likely was, the original designer was Utkin. I found it by accident because I was googling on "Utkin" - a well-known railfan from Kazakhstan but found also this reference about late Utkin, member of Academy who was the designer of nuke-train...

Not sure, these are still runnung, but they used to be pulled masqued as a "regular" freght train. But they have more dangerous cargo anyone would expect. Never heared about them until recent, one is in railroad museum in SPB: First, I was thinking it's a good (or bad?) joke, but made a...