As we enter the Independence Day weekend, it is evident that the lack of a 4th coach on the Heartland Flyer is affecting rider-ship. Despite the full train,...
They (Amtrak) cannot find your coach still? Is it a specific car number? Ahhh, how does one "lose" a Superliner Coach ? (I know just about anything is ...
NARP found it in LA. It's AC is broken and Amtrak does not have the money to fix it. I thought this is why Oklahoma was paying for their own service? We...
THE HEARTLAND FLYER In 2001 Amtrak could have left the Oklahoma easily. The political ramifications would not have been very damaging. Today, it would be...
Hello, I am new to this board, but I figured you guys would no more about the Chief then another general Amtrak board. Anyway, my home station is Los Angeles,...
You could always come farther east to Hutchinson, KS or Newton, KS. I would think you would see more trains than Trinidad or LaJunta. Hutch has the old Santa...
PassengerRailOk.org Executive Director Evan Stair was interviewed by Newschannel 4's Sarah Stewart this morning with regard to the needed 4th Coach on the...
A few comments regarding this Yahoo News Story. As the terrorists, whoever they are, continue to attack our transportation systems we must remember one thing,...
PassengerRailOk.org has been doing quite a bit of research on private car leasing lately. Part of the difficulty in getting these trips going is the limited...
... ====================================== As we approach 2006, when the entire House of Representatives, one-third of the Senate, and countless State and...
It is really-really key that we not let the far-right use the London attacks as a way to shut down Amtrak as inheritly unsafe due too the fact that it is too...
Ya sure hit the nail on the head with THAT observation. Bob...
Robert Nietzel
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Jul 8, 2005 8:39 pm
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I'm new to the group. I will be taking the Chief in Sept. to ABQ and then driving from there to El Paso for a wedding. I was wondering anyone know why there is...
There are many technical problems in the letter that Senator Coburn sent to me in response to a letter I sent him regarding Amtrak funding... The $29 billion...
As an Amtrak customer/ supporter/ and maybe watchdog is another term that could be used, I was somewhat surprised to see that Amtrak now has a 2005-2006 travel...
... As far as i can see, Amtrak has essentially been lucky as far as not having any terrorists strike out. It's not Amtrak the terrorists wish to harm, but the...
Perhaps I missed something ( I hope ), has the Bush Administration already used some sort of safety concern (i.e. London attacks) to justify elimination of ...
They have not used it yet, but knowing how they work, you can expect them to try and force some change next year with regard to this. I don't want to give...
I was expecting it and here it is. Despite Amtrak's insignificant federal appropriation, $1.2 billion in recent years, its critics claim it is too expensive...
Friends, I wanted to let everyone know that my surgery for prostate cancer on June 16th at Houston's M.D. Anderson Hospital went very well. I expect to make a...
The Gunn statement below is FYI. From this morning?s news conference, my favorite quote (Senator Lott): ?I?ve always felt like we needed a national passenger...
Join Red River Rail Tours, PassengerRailOk.org and the Trinity Valley Railway Historical Society August 12-15 as we journey from Cowtown to St. Louis in the...
Congrats...speedy recovery to you. Bob ... From: "Ray Dunbar" <RDUNBAR@...> To: <MOKSRail@yahoogroups.com> Cc: <heartland_flyer@yahoogroups.com>;...
Robert Nietzel
coaster7@...
Jul 27, 2005 11:55 pm
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Time is running out. Don't miss this rare opportunity. We still have a few beds available on the following PassengerRailOk.org special trips. Main Trip...
As we near September 30, 2005 (it isn't that far away) we will enter the most critical year in the life-span of the Heartland Flyer. Progress has been made;...
Of course there is no mention of a Southwest Chief reroute but just to fan the flames a bit... By the way... Don't get taken by anyone claiming that Enid will...
I think these are the crew change points... Chicago, Kansas City, La Junta, Albquerque, (from there I don't know) Winslow? Kingman?... Evan ... From: Dan...
Unless this has recently changed, substitute Dodge City for LaJunta and skip Winslow. Kingman is OK. ... __________________________________________________ Do...