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I'm going to forward you all to my Google Docs page for the main review, but this past Memorial Day I rode on the new Venture cars that are running on the Wolverine (350/355). In all it's nice to have new cars on the line & to get out of the Horizons. There are still some issues with the cars...

In 2019 I conducted a survey about tipping on Amtrak trains. This is a follow up survey, expanded to cover more general ridership information as well as the tipping data. This survey was available for the first half of December 2021, and plans are being made to run another one in 2022. I know...

A few years ago I ran a survey to find out how people tipped on Amtrak. I figure it's time for a new one. This year I've expanded it to get more general ridership questions & demographics. I'll keep the survey up for a few weeks, then release a report of my findings...

I didn't see a thread about this... In a new video about paint schemes, Amtrak has shown a preview of their new 50th Anniversary Units & the new Phase VII paint scheme. You can see the video here: Some screen-grabs of the new paint (taken by u/MrWhiskers8000 on reddit)

the UK government announced that they will be (re)taking over the ECML franchise from Virgin Trains at the end of June. The new service will be called the London and North Eastern Railway, after the historic railway of the same name. BBC Article: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-44142258 peter

I got sent an internal press release via a friend from Amtrak (he doesn't work for Amtrak). I'll work on getting a link to it. But in essence it states that GE will be installing HEP into two Tier 4 ES44ACH locomotives to evaluate the performance of the locomotives in a "passenger-oriented...

Since opinions vary greatly on the topic of tipping. I thought I'd run a survey to find out how people actually tip when on board (and Red Caps). So if you've taken Amtrak before (I presume the bulk of you have) please take my survey, even if you don't tip! I'll post the responses here once they...

I've begun updating the r/Amtrak wiki on Reddit. So I am reaching out to you all for your Tips, Tricks & FAQs that first time riders could use. Credit is given for the entries, if you'd like your Reddit account linked, feel free to post the tips in my thread on Reddit. I've also gathered a...

Whole article: http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2016/08/31-emd-brand peter

Disclaimer this is atleast 3rd hand information now... Discussion on railroadfan.com is talking about the Lake Shore Limited being permanently rerouted thru Michigan. The current plans are for the LSL running on the Michigan Line starting in Oct. and running for a month. Beyond that known...

Joe Boardman was interviewed on CSPAN this morning. I'm on my crappy work computer so can't watch the interview; but here is a link: http://www.c-span.org/video/?400752-4/washington-journal-amtrak-president-joseph-boardman peter

I'm re-asking this question for someone else on a different forum; figured you guys might know a bit more info then I do. Amtrak 90250, an F40 NPCU, was originally painted in a Cascades paint scheme was recently spotted now sporting phase V. Does anyone know why the change? I presume it is...

A lot of modern trains have that information available to the passengers. Usually it's presented with other route information in either an LCD screen or an LED scrolling bar. Other information included usually is: Next station, Route termination location, Major intermediary stops, weather (or at...

[/media] Trainz a New Era (or TANE) is coming out on May 15th. You can preorder it now, details below. TANE's features include: Full world generated shadows, Procedural Junctions, Train motion, Locomotive tuning, the easy to learn & use Surveyor, multiplayer, and much more. The purpose-built...

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I was going some research for a model texture I made of an Express Box Car; and an interesting question came to mind. Why are some of the PCF 50' Box Cars painted green rather then an Amtrak striping? peter

After a successful Kickstarter Campaign Trainz: A New Era (TANE) is now available for pre-order. They haven't announced a firm release date yet, but we're told to expect it to be available mid November to Early December! TANE includes: New graphics engine with full world shadows and...

Nickel Plate 765 is heading north today from Ft. Wayne to Toledo. It's final destination will be Owasso, MI. However it will be spending the night in Toldeo tonight & they plan/hope to have it open to the public so that you can come by and take a tour thru the cars & see her up close. The night...

I'm learning 3D modeling to make addons for Trainz Railroad simulator. And while I have a couple projects for Trainz underway, their all fairly complicated. I thought something like the 'Standard Station' Amtrak uses would be a fairly easy thing to model, to get my feet wet. The only problem is...

N3V (the maker of Trainz) has started a Kickstarter campaign to support the next version of Trainz: A New Era (TANE or T2). They tease lots of new features & advancements, the biggest being a whole new game engine. For those who don't know how Kickstarter works, basically you pledge to support...