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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...

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"...

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...

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...

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...

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...

: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

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...

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/04/16/t...n.ap/index.html An other "gem": http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/04/16/t...s.ap/index.html

Short news - no accusation (we all know who did it, just not exactly clear why), just facts: http://www.zeleznicesrbije.com/system/en/h...s_id/10722.html More about it here: http://www.un.org/icty/pressreal/nato061300.htm Collateral damage or not - but I expect, at least some officials of...

After MZA (Moscow rail agency) and ZS (Serbian Railways) re-did their web site and published new information I was able to create somewhat what I believe is the world's longest single-sheet train ticket. It should beat not just the mileage record but also the milege/price ratio. Because of...

Since it was discussed earlier (European hook-couplers versus automatic couplers) here is an intresting picture. Everyone's favorite "airline" :lol: between Helsinki (Finnland) and SPB, shortly before arrival. Not my photo, but shows clearly what's up. - The EP-10 engine uses SA-3 style...

The crash happened as a result of a car being left - presumable by intent (insurance fraud) at the train intersection. The fast train crashed at full speed into car. 3 persons arrested. There are many who was lightly injured, the driver of the engine and an other person are in serious condition...

http://www.eng.rzd.ru/images/flash/index.html N.B.: 1) what is pictured outside as "1st class sleeper" is a second class (there is a small detail most railfans will notice and smile at mistake). The interior pictures are 100% correct. The story about giant snail is also true - at least the...

Idiots are not only in the U.S. or Europe - in India, too: :o http://www.livevideo.com/video/FE05D5FB76A...fast-train.aspx N.B.: there is an overpass (for the cars) and an other one for the people and passengers. Still, lazyness and stupidity rules. Look at the running clock of the video...

My friend, Helmut just returned from the trip using the world's longest train service run by ZC (Zoesen Chelto) N. Korean company: Moscow-Pyongyang. He was actually using it within Russia (and everyone can do the same, too - see earlier topics). The ticket is a great bargain by all means: a...

My friend from Austria got it: he will ride the bi-weekly N.Korean sleeping car which is the longest rail ride in the world hold by ZC (Korean Railway). The car is the part of the Rossija train till Ussurijsk, than it is attached to local trains finally arriving PyongYang via Chasan/Tumangan...

Hello, Just read this news today: http://www.railway-market.pl/?p=wiecej&id=828 Direct link shows the same information (in English): http://www.zeleznicesrbije.com/system/en/h...ws_id/7884.html The involved cost (2 mio. Dinar = $33,219.56, $1 = 60.2055 RSD) pro car seem to good to be true...

Dear Forum, How late is the Starlate lately? Would hate to arrive Olympia-Lacey or Tacoma at 3 am. If it is soo bad - would it be allowed for the sleeper passengers stay till Seattle and remain in the car till early morning? The difference in the fare is minimal, so maybe I should buy the...