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We were on the ML last week—#63(3)—in business class. The Amtrak Cafe attendant was welcoming and helpful. Unlimited soft beverages. When the general announcement was made that the cafe car would be shutting down for the border crossing he poked his head into BC and said we could still get...

I cannot speak to next April but below is a photo (taken at the Jasper station of last Wednesday‘s consist (#1(10/4)). All of the Sleeper Plus sleepers were Manors (including the crew sleeper marked “Not In Service”). Prestige sleepers were Chateaus Dollard and Salaberry. Observation was Prince...

I would like to expand on my last post. In addition to the stairway railings there are five footlights (2 on the right and 3 on the left) that are left on. They are the very base of some of the seats along the aisle to illuminate the depressed walkway. The 24 lights in the headliner of the dome...

I saw that and it is not true—at least on #1(10/4). We are on that train now (just arriving in Edmonton) and the lights in the dome are off. The lucite stair rails are lit but that’s it.

Good so far. The accommodation is first rate and very well maintained—I believe Prestige is in its 8th year but the compartments look brand new. Park car is similarly beautifully restored and well maintained. The views from the domes (we’ve got four: coach, sleepers (2) and prestige...

We are in the Canadian as I write this so I can now answer my own questions for the benefit of other Prestige riders. Although I didn’t bring a ruler the height of the under sofa space appears to be about 8.5” and extends under both sides of the L-shaped sofa. If your airline carry-on sized bag...

We rode #20(1) from GRO to NYP yesterday. It had 2 VL1s (toilets in the roomettes and one VL2 (common toilet for roomettes down the hall) which I believe was a baggage dorm (beyond the roomettes and toilets and shower was a door marked “crew only”.

Thanks. It certainly sounds like a GPS issue. The Dixieland status had nothing in the way of times for any of the stations after TCA until the train reappeared at CLT. Oddly, asm.transitdocs.com and Amtrak itself still have nothing. Sounds a bit like Charlie on the MTA.

What happened to the Crescent? #20(2) isn’t on the status maps and I couldn’t find any notices on the Amtrak—granted their search feature isn’t always the best.

greatwestern many thanks for the information. That enabled me to look the derailment up online and learn, much to my relief, that the track was reopened “early Thursday after track repairs and safety inspections.” it looks like our trip on #1 departing on 10/4 should be unaffected.

Almost any dual band HT will have receive coverage for AAR frequencies which are just below the 162 MHz NOAA weather channels

Does anyone know what happened to Via #1 (9/27)? It lost over six hours between Washago and Parry Sound (62 miles) and more than 12 hours since departing Toronto (427 miles). I know that its timekeeping record is notoriously poor but this seems a bit unusual even for the Canadian. Full...

Anyone know what happened to todays (8/8/23) NB Maple Leaf (#63)? It took 3’26” to go the 14 miles from NYP to Yonkers.

Out of curiosity, are the US crashworthiness standards that much more onerous than those in Europe? I often see those stamdards cited as one of the reasons why Amtrak cannot buy train sets that are closer to their off the shelf European counterparts. One would think that, given Europe‘s...

I certainly agree with the benefits of good supervision though I was speaking to rudeness as opposed to laziness

I do not wish to be flamed here as I think the site constructive, valuable and helpful. While I think better supervision might improve the behavior of a rude employees, I’m afraid I do not think much people who require supervision to be pleasant.

In October we will be traveling Toronto-Vancouver on the Canadian in Prestige Class. We plan to bring two airline sized carry-on bags. Our understanding is that (other than a small hanging closet) there is no dedicated luggage space in a Prestige cabin. From online posts it appears that...

My son just boarded the Star in Tampa. The consist was as described above. He is in the handicapped bedroom on 9211 with 9210 being a VL1. That was the same arrangement as 91 this past Saturday: 9110 a VL1 and 9111 a VL2.

Does anyone know if Tampa station has high level platforms? My handicapped son will be headed north on the Silver Star to Raleigh (which has high level platforms) next week. If the platforms are high level, we can wheel him directly into bedroom H. Otherwise, it would probably be easier to just...

Haven’t stayed at the Fairmount in NYC but the New Yorker is one block north of the Moynihan Train Hall at 34th and 8th Avenue. We’re staying there this fall when we come in on the Crescent and head to Toronto the next morning on the Maple Leaf. If memory serves the lounge is on the south (31st...