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I know it can't be booked online; the online booking system throws an internal error! I'm wondering if it's actually possible at all. This is for a timetable I'm preparing. If it's possible, I'll make a note about phoning Amtrak.

As I noted elsewhere, Amtrak finally released GTFS data (though it has a few bugs), which is making it possible to generate real timetables (for the routes without the data bugs, anyway). I still have some major things to do before considering this ready for release. Particularly getting the...

So take it with all the credibility that implies. Says BoA card will continue accumulating points until the end of September. Says new bank will be announced sometime in October and new credit card available sometime in October. Says they can't fully implement the new bank linkup until the...

Glad to see the structure saved, even if not in situ. Amtrak did not want to be running at full speed past this depot and wanted it moved or demolished. The funding was found and it was moved! https://www.wcax.com/2022/01/12/journey-begins-historic-new-haven-train-depot/...

The reason trains are better for moving large numbers of people or cargo than other methods is that trains can be very long and go quite fast around corners, without fishtailing (like "road trains") -- this means they can have very high throughput. But why can trains do that, and why can't...

2 foot rise within a few years, 10 foot rise likely to follow. https://www.livescience.com/agu-antarctica-thwaites-glacier-future This will be a problem for every route which goes near the coast, and their yards. (As well as for lots of other infrastructure in the same cities.) I still believe...

This is not going to go well for them. I would expect the STB to hand them their asses. STB has the power to remove their right to operate railroads *entirely*, and frankly CSX seems to be doing their best to invite the STB to do so. That probably won't happen immediately; first, CSX and NS...

They outright prove that CSX has been lying to either Amtrak or the STB, which proves that they're not acting in good faith. CSX claimed they needed a capacity study to run a seasonal twice-a-week train from Albany to Pittsfield, then claimed to the STB that there was "excess capacity" and they...

I thought this was an excellent article. https://washingtonmonthly.com/2021/08/09/amtrak-joe-vs-the-modern-robber-barons/?fbclid=IwAR1cwF4Ak3Mb3S2l0E9x8qSrgJGLSjr0rs1RNPuiaLhe5COHyx8oAlhIHKU

Doing some Googling (to try to work out some questions related to TQPs), I stumbled across this. Is this actually happening or was it a speculative page which wasn't supposed to be published or linked from Google? I'm going to assume it wasn't supposed to go public and isn't official until I...

Figured I'd share it here. I make the simplifying assumption that all your recreational spending is spent on Amtrak tickets whenever possible, so that money towards Amtrak tickets is equivalent to cash back. :-) If that is not true for you, this analysis will not be entirely accurate! ----...

https://www.railwayage.com/regulatory/stb-to-class-is-are-you-prepared/ Read the linked letter in regard to Memphis.

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/csx_transportation/news/STB-rejects-CSX-application-for-review-of-Pan-Am-acquisition--63594 That attempt to purchase Pan Am? They failed to file a complete set of paperwork. This is likely to not happen at all. Second news report...

This is the second report I've seen that salads are back. (That alone makes a measurable difference in meal quality.) https://thepointsguy.com/news/train-vs-plane-florida-to-washington-dc/

https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/intercity/amtrak-stb-petition-cites-csx-ns-unwillingness-to-engage-meaningfully/ Click through to the actual Amtrak brief: https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Amtrak-Response-to-CSX-and-NS-Motion-to-Dismiss-PUBLIC.pdf Amtrak's management...

They weren't kidding when they indicated that they weren't going to let CSX delay things. Historians of Amtrak -- - is this a first for Amtrak? https://media.amtrak.com/2021/03/amtrak-seeks-to-begin-gulf-coast-service/...

Since I follow the case of the most scofflaw transit system in the nation... https://gothamist.com/news/lawsuit-against-mta-over-accessibility-attains-class-action-status-more-500000-plaintiffs I should check to see whether my girlfriend is included in the class. Yep. They estimate there are...

https://www.railwaygazette.com/high-speed/crrc-unveils-gauge-changing-high-speed-train/57630.article This switches between standard gauge and Russian gauge. The immediate application is Beijing to Moscow. In the long run this probably can be adapted for Indian gauge too.

https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/news/21127831/pa-new-study-drops-cost-of-passenger-train-comeback Possibly the most ridiculously delayed intercity rail project in the country. The advocates in the Scranton area are pushing to get it, once again.

I have a lot of problems with Mr. Gardner, but credit where credit is due, literally everything he writes in this article is totally correct: https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/intercity/amtraks-preference-rights-are-not-new-or-reason-for-alarm/ (It's about Amtrak's right to not be delayed...