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http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=32.957977,-113.475723&spn=0.004519,0.009645&z=17 Use street view at the railroad crossing to see condition of the tracks.

Amtrak kills the Sunset and uses trainsets to run daily CHI-SAS-LAX. The remaining sleepers will go to California LD trains. A few coaches will go for a daily SAS-NOL snub train and a daily NOL-Florida snub train. That makes over 1,000 miles of a snub train between SAS-Florida. A fancy bus...

As you all know, I'm not a happy camper when it comes to Amtrak killing my Sunset. So while fuming and playing with numbers, I discovered something. Using the current schedule, Amtrak could run the Sunset daily between NOL-LAX with 7 trainset. However, If you move the NOL departure time back...

Ofcourse I know it would never happen. Move the transition sleeper to the back of the Sunset, then run a few coaches off the Crecent to LA. The sameway its done with the Eagle. Then we have a New York to LA train. Look at the stops this train would make. New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore...

takes Amtrak to the game against San Diego... PACIFIC SURF LINE - As the Cowboys are nearing 50 years of existence, they've played all over the place, spanning the country and even going overseas, too. But the phrase "all aboard" is a new one for the Cowboys, who had never traveled to a game...

I heard that today....

Run the Crescent 2 days past NOL to SAS. Do the same with the CONO. Now you have daily service between SAS/Houston to NOL. Trust me, daily to NOL would be highly used. You also have Houston to ATL/NYC/WAS 2 times per week. And Houston to MEM/Chicago. 2 train sets are needed. 1 set of...

What Amtrak route would you build that would be more fun than business sense? I actually have 2. 1. I would rebuild the line from Miami to key west. Then I would run a steamer sightseeing train along that route. 2. I would build a line from Jasper Canada(althought I think there is a line to...

2 would be better for daytime tri-weekly service between NOL and Jax. 1 engine 1 bag/crew combo coach 1 coach 1 dine/cafe 1 option dome/sight see'r

Amtrak leaves NOL ontime, yet its hours late before it gets the its first stop at SCH. Today it lost 4 hours in that short 50 miles. Its time to reroute through BTR.

Freight railroads do not like reefer service. I'm sure they are starting to feel the fuel cost for the reefer. So why not the Freight sub-contract out the service to Amtrak. Modify the reefer to accept HEP while connected to a passenger train and its own power in a yard. Freight railroad saves...

How much does the private railroads charge Amtrak to run a train on its tracks?

Every cross country would need to go through Chicago.

Lets use small town X USA, population 30k. Amtrak station... 1. Amtrak cafe 2. Amtrak bed & breakfast (an 8 room add on to the station)...would you not like to visit these small towns but fear no nearby hotel/transportation. 3. Rent usage to Bus company;Greyhound. Much better for...

Amtrak would need 2 trainsets, 1 could work, but 2 would keep the service reliable. Extend the Texas Eagle to Corpus Christi and Brownsville. The coach service ridership between San Antonio and these cities would be off the chart.

I have an Idea that would allow Amtrak to add 1.7 million people to the Sunset Limited route, without building new track. Amtrak leave Houston going NW to Hempstead then north to Texas A&M. Build a station there. Believe it or not the tracks cuts through the middle of the campus. Then Valley...

I'm thinking of buying or refurbishing my own private rail coach. :angry: No comment from you green. How much will Amtrak charge to pull my coach around.

Would Sunset be better served by going through Baton Rouge to Beaumont or Schriever/New Iberia/Lafayette/Lake Chuck to Beaumont? How about both. A 23 mile long track linking Lafayette and Opelousas could allow for the Sunset to serve Baton Rouge and Lafayette/Lake Chuck. Freight railroads...

Could TGV work on the NEC? I was curious, not suggesting it would happen.

Recent reports show that the poor condition of America’s national passenger rail system, Amtrak, continues as usual. Overall on-time performance for the entire Amtrak system was only 69.7 percent in April and 68.9 percent in May, according to Amtrak’s monthly report. These figures actually...