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    Sunset Limited Pre Amtrak With Automat Lunch Counter

    When I rode Amtrak's SUNSET LIMITED in spring of 1972 there was an automat car in the consist in addition to a full diner. First and only train I rode that had one.
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    Glacier National Park, and nearby towns (Whitefish, Essex, East Glacier, West Glacier)

    We went in mid-September in 2018 and hit fall colors at their peak.
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    Atlantic City/Cape May NJ

    "Regularly scheduled service on the Atlantic City Line consists mainly of rebuilt ex-Penn Central EMD GP40PH-2A and 2B diesel locomotives pushing or pulling primarily four-car Comet IV trains. When Amtrak had regular service on this line, power was provided by now-retired EMD F40PH locomotives...
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    Atlantic City/Cape May NJ

    Perhaps I'm mistaken! Could it be the new bi-level cars are replacing Arrow III cars? I might have misread a NJT ad at a station.
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    Lamy, NM

    My wife and I were engaged to be married at the Legal Tender! Special significance to us.
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    Atlantic City/Cape May NJ

    Two weeks ago I tagged along with my wife as she attended a conference in Atlantic City. Since I had a rental car I drove to Cape May one day. Excellent beachcombing near the lighthouse. You can watch the car ferry to Delaware come and go. I found the visitor center which is housed in a...
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    Autumn Color Express returns

    New name for the New River (Gorge) Train: https://www.autumncolorexpresswv.com/
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    Do you go out of your way to ride a particular train?

    I flew one spring break (1973?) from New Orleans to San Antonio (on National Airlines!) just to ride the then new INTER-AMERICAN to Fort Worth. Another year I flew Texas International's remaining turbojet prop service from Dallas to Beaumont to Lake Charles where I caught the eastbound SUNSET...
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    Early Amtrak curiosities

    If you research the the timetables of the first two years of Amtrak you'll find some interesting operations. First, trains #12 and 13 operated daily between Oakland and San Diego as the COAST DAYLIGHT. At the same time, #11 and #14 operated three times a week as the COAST STARLIGHT between...
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    UP Big Boy 4014 excursion: Omaha to Boone IA

    This trip was excellent! In Omaha there was Amtrak's eastbound CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR making a station call over by the Burlington depot and at the same time the Union Pacific excursion train preparing to leave behind Big Boy 4014 over by the Union Station (Durham Museum now). The next public...
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    Got a favorite detour you have ridden?

    There have been several detours over the years within Texas. Ones I've ridden: Taylor to Ft. Worth over the Katy (pre-UP merger) Texarkana to Corsicana over the Cotton Belt Jefferson to Dallas over the KCS and Santa Fe Corsicana to San Antonio via Hearne over the SP Dalsa line San Antonio to...
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    An Amtrak route segment no longer in use

    Well, if you consider the TEXAS EAGLE is a rebranding of the former INTER-AMERICAN, then you can include the segment from Taylor TX to Milano TX as a segment no longer used on a scheduled basis.
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    An Amtrak route segment no longer in use

    I'll limit this to existing Amtrak trains. Is there a section of a route you could ride over at one time but has been taken out of service more or less permanently? I'm thinking of: the Phoenix AZ segment of the SUNSET LIMITED. the Dallas-Ft. Worth segment of the TEXAS EAGLE on the T&P/UP. the...
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    Got a favorite detour you have ridden?

    And glad you did! [Detour lasted long enough to plan a trip or you knew about it in advance to plan a trip.]
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    Got a favorite detour you wished you had ridden?

    But you never did!
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    Those first schedules after Amtrak start-up

    In addition to a nationwide timetable, there were individual schedules published by the respective carriers acting under contract. Here are examples of one for Southern Pacific acting as a contract carrier.
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    America's coolest train stations?

    Some of the coolest train stations are no longer served by trains unfortunately. Here are a few west of the Mississippi: Douglas AZ (EP&SW) Tucson AZ (EP&SW) Tucumcari NM (SP & RI) Boise ID (UP) Cheyenne WY (UP) Oklahoma City (RI & Frisco) Tulsa OK (Union Depot) SP depots in the Rio Grande...
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    besides Milwaukee and Pittsburgh, which stations often have private train cars parked there?

    I've seen private cars parked by the depots at New Orleans, Houston, and San Antonio. Also Ft. Worth and Dallas though it's been some years to see one at Dallas.
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    Bellingham, WA

    I would take the train to Bellingham next time I ride the Alaska State ferries. The ferry terminal is near the Fairhaven district with some overnight accommodations nearby.
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    Glacier National Park, and nearby towns (Whitefish, Essex, East Glacier, West Glacier)

    You really should spend at least 3 days at Glacier NP! There are the classic "red jammers" that will take you to the main sites in the park. They are really meant for folks to stay with the jammer the entire route you select although you can get out and walk at certain stops. In addition...
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