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    Cardinal Fall 2018

    Here is my experience on the Cardinal trip from the fall 2018 Cardinal Trip Fall 2018 Cardinal Trip Fall 2018 https://spark.adobe.com/page/N2zyvLZtn8kdR/
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    California Zephyr vs. Semi near Somonauk IL

    Early information on Eastbound California Zephyr #6 and a semi truck having an incident just West of Somonauk IL in between Plano and Mendota. Amtrak Location Map is showing it stopped there. Local FD/PD and BNSF radio traffic has activity on going about the incident. .WB # 5 CZ and # 3 SWC...
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    Chaos, Planned Detour, and bad Dispatching- Texas Eagle

    About a week ago, I was on the Amtrak Web page looking around and found that the Lincoln Service and Texas Eagle had a service disruption alert for track work in Illinois and that the Eagle was being rerouted through the 23rd. ** just as a heads up, this is long report for a shorter trip, **...
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    Looking for Ocean view - Amtrak Dome Car

    A recent video happen to show "Ocean View" dead heading (non-revenue run) on the EB #4 (Southwest Chief) somewhere out West, the video title did not inform of this, just happen to see. I would think it was very likely heading back to Chicago. Has anyone seen or have knowledge if it is in...
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    "Workers/Human" and Amtrak's Winter Headaches

    The challenges faced with adverse weather, although present every winter, it is always unique and challenging. To the maintenance crews unfreezing and removing snow from switches, fixing broken rails, equipment crews working to get traction motors working, etc., train and on board crews...
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    Southwest Chief # 3 Chicago to Las Vegas Spring '15 Questions

    We are planning a trip from Chicago to Las Vegas on # 3 Southwest Chief via Kingman next spring and have a few questions, Track Conditions overall and specific to the Western Kansas / Raton Pass portion? We rode the CONO a few years ago and South of Memphis we felt the track was a bad ride, is...
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