Amtrak's 39981 was on the Eastbound SW Chief Saturday and Sunday. This was a Santa Fe El Cap Highlevel Diner. It has been converted into a "Diner Lounge" and...
sfrr@...
Aug 13, 2000 7:52 pm
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Correction. The car ran through Newton on Saturday... Not Sunday... In a message dated 8/13/2000 2:55:47 PM Central Daylight Time, sfrr@... ... a ... ...
sfrr@...
Aug 13, 2000 8:03 pm
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Full story and pictures click below ... Dodge tourist rail traverses a path from past to present By Susan Thacker DODGE CITY - Wyatt Earp may have helped tame...
Doug Ohlemeier
ohlemeier@...
Aug 29, 2000 2:51 am
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I noticed last year when returning from a trip to Denver that the line from Bucklin to I believe Ford has been ripped out. The depot in Ford has peeling paint....
sfrr@...
Aug 29, 2000 3:32 am
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To whom it may concern:
If people could not double-post on this board and others, such as the
Heartland Flyer and A-A board, it would be greatly...
Rail Travel in the US
Traintravel@...
Aug 29, 2000 7:23 pm
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As a list moderator I don't mind multiple list posts. There are times when a subject crosses the subject matter of multiple lists. I appreciate the multiple...
sfrr@...
Sep 13, 2000 11:47 am
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FYI - This was sent in a personal e-mail to Evan. I have deleted the personal email address for the MOKS rail president, as I don't believe it would be ethical...
Doug Ohlemeier
ohlemeier@...
Oct 2, 2000 3:33 am
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FYI - found this on the Kansas City Railfans email list (at egroups.com). I am not a member or otherwise affiliated with this group, but support the concept,...
Doug Ohlemeier
ohlemeier@...
Oct 2, 2000 3:37 am
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I am planning on taking the Southwest Chief from Lawrence, KS, to Phoenix, via Flagstaff during the last week of this month. To get to Phoenix via Flagstaff,...
Doug Ohlemeier
ohlemeier@...
Oct 2, 2000 3:48 am
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Spoke with a friend this weekend, works out of KC on 3&4, and usually a good source of info. He told me that the Chief is to become a 40 car train, with 6...
fredt@...
Oct 3, 2000 12:03 am
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At 00:03 10/3/2000 +0000, fredt@... wrote... ... Interesting, but I rather doubt that 40 car thing. Increasing the train beyond 30 cars (about what it...
Harry Sutton
railharry@...
Oct 3, 2000 2:03 am
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I still don't know why Amtrak does not operate a second section of the Southwest Chief (I guess this might come with the Luxury Train that has been proposed.)...
sfrr@...
Oct 3, 2000 11:49 am
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I believe if the host railroad does not object, Amtrak may indeed operate trains longer than the STB decreed maximum....
railmatt@...
Oct 4, 2000 7:06 pm
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At 15:06 10/4/2000 -0400, railmatt@... wrote... ... Do you have any reference for that? I believe what I read in the STB rulings. Here's the relevant...
Harry Sutton
railharry@...
Oct 4, 2000 8:38 pm
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Unfortunately I can not. It seems I may have heard that from a NARP official shortly after the decision was rendered by the STB. That language seems pretty...
railmatt@...
Oct 5, 2000 1:01 am
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At 21:01 10/4/2000 -0400, railmatt@... wrote... ... Nobody, no, and yes (no sue -- file a grievance). But Amtrak would be (at least) political foolish to...
Harry Sutton
railharry@...
Oct 5, 2000 2:56 am
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If it were even a single heritage coach with 20 express cars Amtrak should run it. It could also be used as a safety valve if express cars were not quite ready...
sfrr@...
Oct 5, 2000 11:13 am
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Even, those are great ideas. When I was reading these posts regarding a second SW Chief frequency, I could not help of thinking of an Amarillo train. This mail...
Doug Ohlemeier
ohlemeier@...
Oct 5, 2000 4:12 pm
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I was just reading the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's report about Amtrak's ability to meet its operational self-sufficiency mandate. In...
railmatt@...
Oct 7, 2000 3:05 am
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This came from the All -Aboard site, posted by an Aussie. Notice what he says about the SW Chief's ME business. Is this true? ... Like it or not, Amtrak IS...
Doug Ohlemeier
ohlemeier@...
Oct 7, 2000 4:47 am
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The eastbound SW Chief is expected to arrive Lawrence at 7:35 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 8th, according to Amtrak';s web site. -- 416 Eldridge Lawrence KS 66049 (785)...
Doug Ohlemeier
ohlemeier@...
Oct 7, 2000 6:59 pm
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There was an excellent piece on the Heartland Flyer in today's Norman Transcript. This story came from the CNHI News Service. It was authored by Andrew...
sfrr@...
Oct 13, 2000 12:59 am
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Groups, I'm leaving tonight (1:06 a.m.) from Lawrence, heading to Flagstaff, where I will arrive at a scheduled 9:00 p.m. Taking next day's bus to Phoenix....
Doug Ohlemeier
ohlemeier@...
Oct 24, 2000 3:23 pm
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Friends, I returned today (Wednesday) from Phoenix via a RT Lawrence, KS - Flagstaff, AZ trip. No problem on the way out; the SW Chief arrived about a half...
Doug Ohlemeier
ohlemeier@...
Nov 1, 2000 11:38 pm
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The Internet shows No. 4 arriving Kansas City at 3:42 p.m. today, 3 hours after departing Lawrence. The trip is scheduled for 2:35 between the two stations....
Doug Ohlemeier
ohlemeier@...
Nov 1, 2000 11:48 pm
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Thanks for the report Doug. How did you pay for your room? Credit Card? Cash? Was it expensive due to the fact that you purchased it on the train? Evan In a...
sfrr@...
Nov 2, 2000 2:07 am
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Sleeper fare was $124 Raton- Lawrence. I had originally booked coach RT, but upped to sleeper the morning before I left (Tuesday a.m. - departed Wednesday 1:00...
Doug Ohlemeier
ohlemeier@...
Nov 3, 2000 5:20 am
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From "The Ponca City News" January 16th, 2001 AMTRAK SUPPORT SESSION SET FOR PONCA CITY JAN. 22 By Louise Abercrombie News Business Editor The question of...
railmatt@...
Jan 21, 2001 3:57 am
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This is a message from your list moderator. Hopefully I can generate some additional dialog which will bring us closer as rail advocate with this occasional...
sfrr@...
Jan 21, 2001 8:15 pm
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Very well stated, Evan. I hope the HF is soon extended. I have written letters in the past here in Kansas regarding Amtrak service, and am involved in the MOKS...
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