A Michigan newspaper decided to send a reporter on a round trip on Amtrak’s Pere Marquette to gauge passengers’ reactions to train travel four days after...
ProRail OnLine
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Dec 5, 2007 7:27 pm
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Amtrak now is taking orders for its 2008 calendar. via the mail or by phone. So far, there appears to be no way to order online. Information about the train...
ProRail OnLine
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Dec 10, 2007 9:15 pm
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FYI, you can download the order form for the 2008 Amtrak calendar (mentioned in our previous message) by following this Web link: ...
ProRail OnLine
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Dec 10, 2007 9:37 pm
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The city of Osceola, Iowa, has purchased the train depot built there in 1907 and which now is used by Amtrak’s California Zephyr. The next step is a planned...
ProRail OnLine
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Dec 11, 2007 4:50 pm
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FYI, callers to Amtrak's Marketing Distribution center at 630-285-9734 to place orders for 2008 Amtrak calendars are being told they won't be taking phone...
ProRail OnLine
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Dec 12, 2007 10:12 pm
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The Web site WebFlyer reports on a series of changes in the Choice Privileges partnership with Amtrak’s Guest Rewards program. See the report below for more...
ProRail OnLine
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Dec 14, 2007 7:34 am
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Amtrak introduced improved long-distance dining car menus at mid-week, according to the National Association of Railroad Passengers in its weekly Hotline dated...
ProRail OnLine
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Dec 15, 2007 7:54 am
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A train book author and retired staff member of the Chicago Sun-Times last month rode aboard the GrandLuxe Express as it began a new joint arrangement with...
ProRail OnLine
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Dec 16, 2007 4:38 pm
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I'm sorry to see the Bob Evans breakfasts gone. It was the only breakfast item fit to eat once they quite cooking on board...and it was very good. Bev & Ed...
Bev & Ed Kramer
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Dec 19, 2007 2:28 am
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If you’ve ever wondered what happens if you or another passenger becomes ill while traveling on Amtrak, you may be interested in learning of the training...
ProRail OnLine
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Dec 19, 2007 6:08 pm
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We’ve run across a Web site called Amtrak Delays that, although it appears to still be in the testing phase, we thought we still should pass the link along...
ProRail OnLine
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Dec 21, 2007 7:39 am
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Sometimes traveling by train also involves an intercity bus ride, by choice or necessity. Here’s news from BudgetTravel.com about a new “priority...
ProRail OnLine
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Dec 25, 2007 6:27 am
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Here’s information from a St. Paul newspaper Friday about another way to take an Amtrak trip – in a historic passenger rail car hooked on to the rear of...
ProRail OnLine
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Dec 29, 2007 8:19 am
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The Amtrak Guest Rewards program has announced new restrictions, effective Jan. 1, in using Guest Rewards points for airline miles or hotel points. This option...
ProRail OnLine
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Jan 3, 2008 5:51 am
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Here’s an interchange on another Yahoo Group about the Spokane-Portland section of the Empire Builder. It might be of interest to those trying to decide...
ProRail OnLine
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Jan 4, 2008 6:27 am
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FYI, here's word today from the National Association of Railroad Passengers about a travel radio show hosted by travel writer Arthur Frommer which will focus...
ProRail OnLine
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Jan 4, 2008 6:56 pm
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Here's a late-afternoon update from Ross Capon of the National Association of Railroad Passengers about plans for the airing of his interview with Arthur...
ProRail OnLine
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Jan 4, 2008 10:43 pm
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The following is from The Montreal Gazette Saturday, Jan. 5. ****** Amtrak has cut the price of a Montreal-New York roundtrip fare to $75 from $132 for travel...
ProRail OnLine
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Jan 5, 2008 4:05 pm
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sunday published some history of Milwaukee's now long-gone Chicago & Northwestern and Milwaukee Road depots, along with great...
Here's early word from the Sunset Friends Yahoo Group about an Amtrak long-distance fare sale that kicks off tomorrow and details from Amtrak about a free trip...
ProRail OnLine
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Jan 7, 2008 7:40 pm
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Here are additional details from Amtrak about its menu offerings, updating our earlier message with highlights of the changes. ProRail ***** Amtrak Introduces...
ProRail OnLine
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Jan 7, 2008 7:51 pm
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If you have tickets for an Amtrak trip soon or are planning such a trip, you'll be particularly interested in this news that a threatened strike by some Amtrak...
ProRail OnLine
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Jan 18, 2008 6:28 pm
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Amtrak has relocated its Albuquerque ticketing office and passenger waiting area next door to much more modern facilities. The new location's building design...
Amtrak has several winter fare discounts, according to the National Association of Railroad Passengers, but finding them may not be obvious. Discounts vary by...
ProRail OnLine
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Feb 19, 2008 10:48 pm
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Megabus is expanding service to include Madison, and will offer another option for connecting with Amtrak in Chicago, starting in mid-March. The Wisconsin...
ProRail OnLine
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Mar 2, 2008 10:33 pm
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--Do you know if this service will go to the outer parts of the cities and country or is it just sticking to the interstate. There are many small towns that...
Megabus offers only express service between major cities. Stops in cities like Chicago (Union Station) and Indianapolis (a street corner near Monument Circle)...
Amtrak passengers arriving or departing from Columbus, Wis., over the next few weeks will find themselves on the fringes of a Hollywood movie set. Part of the...
ProRail OnLine
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Mar 9, 2008 5:23 pm
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There was a site to check on arrival times, complete with bar graphs, etc. This was a non-Amtrak site. I've lost the link and google hasn't been able to find...
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