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Thought I'd share this shot from my recent trip on train 4. Semaphores at MP 781.1, between the Chapelle and Ojita sidings on the BNSF Glorieta Sub in Northeast New Mexico, Jan. 15, 2015. Taken from a dirty railfan window. Wanted to get these shots before the possible abandonment of the Raton...

Just got off 4, and there was an operational aspect of the route that, to me, was as interesting as the semaphores and the automatic train stop: The La Junta T&E base. What's the point of having a T&E base in basically the middle of nowhere, where there's only one run out of it that lasts for...

Hey guys, here's something I put together for the day job. Hope you enjoy it! Comments, compliments and complaints welcome. 6 Reasons Why Long Distance Train Travel Is Worth It

What's going on with 49 lately? While not EB levels of delays, the past couple of weeks, the westbound Lake Shore has been pulling into CHI regularly 2+ hours late, with 49 (16) pulling in a whopping 5:17 late. Just today, 49 (2) pulled in 4:01 late. Since the middle of December, I counted only...

https://twitter.com/edatpost/status/409890786701238273 Didn't know there were DEDs on the NEC. Thought there was too much traffic.

I took the 164 today in business, and was pleasantly surprised to see the car I was in had brand new upholstery on the seats. It's leather, and very similar in look and feel to the reupholstered business class seats on the Acela. Nice to see this new detail. The blue cloth seats were getting...

I've wondered: How do they serve dinner on train 97 when it's in WAS during dinner time and it loses HEP due to the engine change?

Just got off 91 (25) in ORL (boarded in WAS). As we were pulling out of RVR and on to the North End Sub, someone tried to take out our locomotive window (it was #87 on the point and P40 #837 trailing, fwiw). According to the engineer on the radio, a man "wearing no shirt" who was standing on an...