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On a non AU forum the discussion of Amtrak roomettes came up and I related my experiences and explained with links about Superliner roomettes. One man insisted that roomettes are designed for only one person, and when I pressed him on it he said he had been in a roomette designed for only one...

Read more at: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/amtrak-settles-fatal-2015-crash-philadelphia-265m-article-1.2847317

The Amtrak Exhibit Train will pull into the Brunswick (Maine) Amtrak Station on Saturday, June 11 from 1:30pm – 5:00pm for free self-guided tours ... "Displays include vintage advertising, past menus and dinnerware, period uniforms and other items of memorabilia from Amtrak’s creation in 1971...

Under the first new rule, a device will be required on railways to signal to a train’s operator when workers are on an active railroad; any employee serving as the roadway worker in charge will be required to participate in annual training; and job briefings must include information about the...

Jack Sellars worked for the AT&SF Railway for more than 40 years. For a lot of that time – 1945 until the railway ripped up the spur’s tracks in 1972 – Sellars operated engines on the Santa Fe’s Magdalena Branch, a 26-mile stretch between Magdalena and Socorro that was popularly known as the...

I had hoped to repeat my round-trip ABQ~SAN trip this month (roomette round-trip ABQ~LAX), but never 'booked' it due to health issues which cropped up this past December related to a bad heart . Having recently had a tune up done in the Heart Hospital, I'm now hoping to be able to take this...

Federal law enforcement investigators are searching in at least three states for more than 500 pounds of explosives stolen from a CSX train, CBS News has learned. CBS News Justice Department and Homeland Security correspondent Jeff Pegues reported a law enforcement source says the amount stolen...

"Each day, about 80,000 people travel to Santa Monica for work. At the same time, about 45,000 Santa Monica residents head to jobs outside the city. Most drive solo, often on jammed freeways. This latest stretch of track, which rolls through key tech and entertainment job centers all the way...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A pedestrian was struck and killed by an Amtrak train near the U.S. 550 station in Bernalillo, according to a spokeswoman for the Rio Metro Regional Transit District. The person who was hit was trespassing and obstructing the track, said Marc Magliari, a spokesman for...

GALVA --The driver of a tractor-trailer unit was killed about 10 a.m. this morning in a collision with an Amtrak train. The dead man was not immediately identified. The collision occurred where Hayes Road crosses the track about one mile southwest of Galva, according to reports from the scene...

D.C. Metro's board chairman asked Congress on Wednesday to double its spending to $300 million annually to turn the transit agency into one that can operate the kind of “world-class” subway system found in foreign cities. “This system has become an embarrassment in the nation’s capital,” said...

"The California rail authority released four voluminous reports Friday on proposed alternatives for bullet train routes from Bakersfield to Anaheim — providing new details on how the train would traverse the Southern California mountains, cut through downtown Los Angeles, enter Union Station and...

I saw this story linked on the Yahoo 'news' website. A woman's tells of her trip on Amtrak. She also includes 12 photos, with commentary. I Took an Amtrak Train Across America — Here's What It's Really Like 12 Things You Should Know Before Traveling Across the Country on Amtrak...

Metro Expo Line to begin service to Santa Monica on May 20 After a six-decade hiatus, passenger rail service will return to the traffic-choked Westside in May. The $1.5-billion, 6.6-mile extension of the Expo Line will begin running to Santa Monica on May 20, marking the first time that...

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I was hoping to repeat my round trip (roomette) Albuquerque ~ San Diego in May but was recently diagnosed with a heart condition which I need to get under control. So now I'm thinking of going sometime between Labor Day and Thanksgiving. Any suggestions on when it may be less crowded, and...

When looking at rates on the Amtrak phone app for a trip May 2016 roundtrip ABQ ~ SAN, I'm not seeing a way to figure in the 'senior discount' which is available online. Am I just doing it wrong, or is it just not offered via the phone app? Thanks

BOSTON – Advocates pushing for an underground rail connection between Boston’s North Station and South Station met at the Statehouse on Monday to help organize public support for the proposal. The group is hoping to persuade Republican Gov. Charlie Baker to consider the rail link, which they say...

Expect 'Enhanced' Security on Railroads over Labor Day Weekend, Homeland Security Secretary Says Just weeks after several Americans thwarted an attack on a high-speed train in Europe, Homeland Security Sec. Jeh Johnson said today he had “great confidence in the safety of rail travel” in the...

Just wanted to thank everyone for the responses, help, suggestions, etc to all my questions prior to my ABQ~SAN trip last month. There were glitches along the way, such as a late departure from ABQ causing me to miss my connection in CA but I just relaxed and went with the "flow". It was a...