http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/ Southwest Chief Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:05:49 GMT sfrr@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2582 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2582 All, Mark Corriston, Northern Flyer Alliance Communications Director, has relayed that the Topeka, Kansas T-Link meeting date has been changed to January 26th. Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:12:30 GMT sfrr@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2581 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2581 http://www.kansas.com/news/breaking/story/647768.html News Updates?? Posted on Wed, Dec. 31, 2008 e-mail print RSS reprint AIM Digg it del.icio.us Facebook Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:28:25 GMT Peter Warner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2580 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2580 Merry Christmans and Happy New Year:   Attached are two word documents.  The first of these files deals with the operation of Superliner Coaches on Pacific Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:23:17 GMT sfrr@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2579 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2579 Here is the first bombardment of stories regarding the kickoff of the Kansas Amtrak Study. Media inquires should be made... Mark Corriston at Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:51:29 GMT Mark Meyer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2578 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2578 ... . I incorrectly showed Deming and Lordsburg as being in Texas rather than New Mexico. I apologize. The insult was not intentional. Mark Meyer in but not Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:41:16 GMT VerMontanan@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2577 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2577 Amtrak has released the FY2008 ridership at each station (available at _www.amtrak.com_ (http://www.amtrak.com/) ). Below is the ridership at each station Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:33:40 GMT sfrr@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2576 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2576 http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=44817 FRA's Boardman in as new Amtrak CEO WASHINGTON -- Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Boardman, Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:48:43 GMT Peter Warner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2575 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2575 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Board of Directors will hold a public hearing at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, December 8, Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:58:02 GMT Clarence Matthews http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2574 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2574 If I recall correctly, and that can always be a problem, the UP was experiencing problems with its River Sub and was running all traffic on the Sedalia Sub. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:58:29 GMT sfrr@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2573 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2573 Trains are not totally?impervious to weather. Ice, heavy snow, floods, etc... can really slow down the railroads or in some cases bring them to a halt. The Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:42:08 GMT Ken Brown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2572 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2572 I've seen over the years notices in the Federal Register where Amtrak trains due to emergencies such as floods or freight derailments were routed over normally Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:08:10 GMT sfrr@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2571 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2571 Funding would not appear until 2010 due to the fact that Amtrak will not complete its KDOT requested study until the end of the Oklahoma/Kansas legislative Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:59:39 GMT Mr Wiggles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2570 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2570 You really have to doubt the chances of Kansas passing any rail transit money this year with a record deficit looming and a terrible economy. I understand that Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:59:17 GMT Mr Wiggles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2569 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2569 Several times this summer the Cheif was stopped at Kansas City and passengers bussed because of flooding. Did anyone ever consider at that time combining the Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:51:31 GMT sfrr@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2568 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southwest_Chief/message/2568 http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20081117_Winging_It__Amtrak_will_be_key_part_of_Obama_s_plans.html By Tom Belden Last week's column focused on how