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Is there any way to travel the Baltics without having to take a bus between two points or a plane. I tried my normal source which is the Man in Seat 61 but the information isn't current. Ideally this is what I want to do. Day 1: Berlin-Warsaw Day 2: Warsaw-Vilnius Day 3: Vilnius-Riga Day 4...

Planning Well initially I hadn’t planned on having to need to escape Russia. I had seen the news about Ukraine but I’ll be quite honest I thought Putin was bluffing trying to mess with midterm elections in the USA, and elections in the European Union so I just planned my normal trip. Both my...

Well I enjoy seeing steam so I figured you would too so here is the list of dates and locations where you can ride behind the real iron horse. United States of America Grand Canyon Railroad (Williams, AZ-South Rim, AZ) 128 Miles Round Trip Engines: Lake Superior and Ishpening No. 14(2-8-0)...

And you hit the nail on the head to why CSX is fighting tooth and nail on the Gulf Coast Service. They don't care about that one particular line into New Orleans, and I think even they know that the argument on it is a hard sell. But what they do care about are the other ConnectUs routes. Here...

Well that really isn't the best way to phrase it but here are the former Class Ones from the Golden Era that have an Amtrak train hosted on their route. Atlantic Coastline ~Richmond, VA-Tampa, FL 889 Miles Total Miles: 889 Miles Baltimore & Ohio Washington, DC-Pittsburgh, PA 299 Miles...

Here is a link to a cab ride on Amtrak No. 41 the Broadway Limited from Fort Wayne, IN to near Valpariso, IN in the 1980s. This is just after Conrail removed the second main between the two points. It is amazing how much this area has both changed and stayed the same. Enjoy the Pennsy signals.

Planning If the last trip didn’t seam planed to you then this one really lacks planning. The only thing I wanted to do was visit Виктория in St Petersburg and she wanted me to visit her. She misses me tremendously when I am gone. So I’m November I moved my days so I could get the last weekend...

Planning As I’m sure many of you know I’ve had a keen interest in Russia for a long time. For some strange reason ever since about 2012 I’ve had a gravitational pull that has pulled me towards Russia. In 2020 this pull became significantly stronger as I now had several Russian friends I was...

Normally I would do a whole section called planning and prep but there was none of that on this trip. Day 1: Of One Day So initially I was supposed to have a White Plains, NY overnight on the 29th of October and I was so looking forward to it because that's only thirty minutes away from Grand...

I'm sure this will offend a few people around here who like to think that America is at the top of the world but when it comes to the passenger train the Russians are running leaps and bounds around us. Here is a great example. I just booked a trip across the entire country on three trains...

It is actually possible to run and fire a steam locomotive with one of your closest friends in western Poland in the small town of Wolsztyn (Wolstein) on two branch lines. A group of British preservationists have some how managed to convince PKP to allow western tourists to run and fire active...

So I accepted a position with PSA Airlines 100 percent owned by AA as a Flight Attendant. My first day of training will be on May 17th in Dayton, Ohio. My last train I'm working is May 8th in St. Mary's, GA where I'll be the LSA. I'm excited for this new exciting adventure. Wish me luck.

I don't know why I was looking at this but I looked at the timetable for the year I was born in and then looked at what has changed. Service Discontinued ~Niagara Rainbow: A night train that departed NYP on FR, SA at 10:30 PM arriving in Niagara Falls at 7 AM. Returning on SA, SU at 8:45 PM...

If you have ever wanted to meet me to ask PV questions, try my cooking, or ride a private car here are a few trips that I'm working that are available to the public. And for the staff here I'm not benefiting any at all from the sales. Just trying to see if I can't meet up with some AU members...

A Russian filmmaker just made this English Language 10 minute documentary about the Pioneer Railways of the former Soviet Union and her satellite states. What makes these railroads unique is the fact that they are entirely operated by children from 5th grade to age 18. They do everything from...

Joe Biden (Wilmington-????) -AMTK 10000 Beach Grove 1990s (The original car originally owned by the Busch Family) it is now for sale on Ozark Mtn Railcar minus fluting. Philadelphia-Washington -Georgia 300 in 2009 with President Obama. Currently Located in Orange Park, FL Cleveland-Johnstown...

I was discussing the best ways to grow Amtrak with a friend today when I remembered something from my last few German Vacations. In Germany the group BahnNostalgie Thüringen rosters an incredible 2-8-2 Steam locomotive but doesn't have cars. The group partners with Deutsche Bahn the state...

The other day when I saw there was a avalanche on the HiLine I thought about what detours were available so I decided to to make a list of all the potential detours in the country. I'll try to add the distances when I figure them out at a later time. California Zephyr Chicago-Omaha via the EX...

It looks like President Elect Joe Biden is keeping with his personal tradition and taking Amtrak to work in the Nation's Capital. So I guess we should all be looking for his special on 1/19/2021 between Wilmington, DE and Washington, DC. I'll be there to document another Presidential Train for...

Basing this on my official Guide of Railways for 1952 lets look at some of the former and current corridors. Chicago-Detroit One Operator the New York Central (Michigan Central) provides all the service, most trains continue past Detroit to other points. All Trains operate to Central Station...