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I've never booked a sleeper. Never needed it, but if I do, you can bet i'll be sure to use all the tips above. In the interim, i've come up with some secrets that have kept me on time, kept me well prepared, well informed, and have made for more comfortable travel. [1]Get To Your Station At...

Over the past weeks, I have heard nothing but horror stories about the Amtrak Coast Starlight scheduled operations. Lots of talk going around about how these trains have been running anywhere from 4 hours late to 12 hours late or more. Word has it that a recent interview with a Coast Starlight...

We have recently had this problem in Chicago. UP Railroad decided to impose an all out ban on photography of Metra trains from stations / platforms shortly after the plot to bomb incoming international flights to the U.S. was made public. As you can imagine, the thousands of railfans and local...

Ahhh...the land of lemonade! You are not terribly far from a place I personally regard as beautiful: Danville, Va.! Danville was at one time, a leader in textiles mfg., and last I heard, Dan River Corp. was planning on leaving. To keep this Amtrak related, I have also heard that Danville may be...

Chicago, Illinois I am 29 years old, married with two great children who are the best any Dad could ever ask for! My youngest is 3 months old. My oldest is 9 years old. I am a songwriter / vocalist, who also finished a ministry internship this year. I used to be a Public Safety Commander (Not...

Good Evening Group! It was just today that I found out about this great site! Upon looking around a bit, I was very impressed with everything and decided to join. I am not a rail expert or rail employee, just someone who loves the rails, and Amtrak specifically. Over the years since my very...