This is an interesting story regarding private passenger rail speculation. Few if any of these enterprises work. It brings to mind the 5 Star dinner train...
I got a WiFi connect Monday [7-31-06) from onboard the California Zephyr. While at the Denver station stop I fired up my laptop with WiFi card and found a...
They are still working on it... _http://www.wtok.com/news/headlines/3498431.html_ (http://www.wtok.com/news/headlines/3498431.html) Senate to Debate Amtrak...
This is an invitation to all of those who were MOKSRail members to join PassengerRailOk.org. I believe our goals are similar and certainly it cannot hurt to...
MAIN SITE... http://www.nmrailrunner.com/news.asp OTHER ARTICLES... http://www.kobtv.com/index.cfm?viewer=storyviewer&id=27034&cat=SANTAFE Rail Runner to run...
This is a good article on freight delays. It is time that the Surface Transportation Board addressed these with a hearing. Amtrak will continue to struggle...
Does any one know what Amtrak itself is doing about their late trains? Seems to me that they should be pushing the issue, and if they are I haven't heard about...
The Heartland Flyer itself was 2 hours and 15 minutes late last night... http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/468731.html Bruce Siceloff, Staff Writer TRAINS...
The Cheney Bush administration would prefer to shut down Amtrak rather than spend the money to put an agent at every stop with the ability to search all ...
I am dyslexic I guess. sknahT for pointing this out!!!! Evan In a message dated 8/12/2006 7:03:44 P.M. Central Daylight Time, sheehans@... writes: ... ...
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/15267762.htm?source=rss&channel=kansascity_local MIKE HENDRICKS COMMENTARY COMMENTARY The train may be the...
What's a LANYARD?? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Dewy302@...
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Greetings: A lanyard is an elastic like material that fits around the neck to hold my Amtrak Lifetime Systemwide I. D. pass card. Dining in the Turquoise...
_http://www.wibw.com/news/headlines/3579152.html_ (http://www.wibw.com/news/headlines/3579152.html) Council Debates Fire Stations, Amtrak Extension Stephanie...
(Message Just sent to ODOT's Rails Division Manager) ... - Are you and Amtrak actually going to allow connection the Heartland Flyer on both ends with the...
The problem would be tying the Heartland Flyer on both the north (St. Louis) and south end (Texas Eagle) to the Texas Eagle. It would elimminate any through...
Forget the article, ODOT has considered the St. Louis - OKC - Fort Worth segment in their discussions. Also look at the South Central High Speed Rail Map. You...
In a message dated 8/27/2006 7:57:42 A.M. Central Daylight Time, rwilliams9@... writes: The new Harvey Grill is open in Union Station - in the former...
... Are you talking about coach or sleeper cars? In general, with sleepers you do tip. Coach not usually, at least not to the level of sleeper car attendants,...
We will be in a accessible room for handicapped. Please advice what is a good range for tipping? Thank you ... LA? ... sleepers ... sleeper ... do ... better...
When I'm in a sleeper I will usually tip at the rate of $5.00 a night for normal/expected service which I give to the attendant at the end of the trip. There...
... OK, I also tend to work off about $10 a night although usually we have a large room (like the Family bedroom) or a pair of smaller rooms, so that sort of...