Amtrak has begun adding additional sleeping cars to several trains, according to an announcement from the National Association of Railroad Passengers Friday. ...
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From Sunday's Detroit Free Press Travel Section: ****** Sentimental journey Amtrak still offers a pretty smooth trip to Chicago, despite budget trouble, ...
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Mar 5, 2006 4:48 pm
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It could happen, according to this report in the Baltimore Sun March 14: ****** Amtrak has revived a plan to open a boutique hotel inside Baltimore's historic...
Where did this "declining revenue" info in this news article come from?? Business has been increasing. Just because the administration says there's no one on...
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Mar 17, 2006 3:02 pm
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(Resending the following information as the original post still hasn't appeared after four hours, for reasons unknown. If you get duplicate copies, our...
The following about Amtrak and the Empire Builder is from Friday's Wall Street Journal. ****** Amtrak on an Upgrade; Passenger Railroad Improves Service on...
March 31 is the deadline for purchasing an Amtrak "Share Fare" which allows riders purchasing two tickets on selected trains in the Northeast to get a discount...
The latest issue of Budget Travel Online e-newsletter (dated March 17) contains this information about an Amtrak charter trip to the Grand Canyon from Los...
Amtrak Fast-tracks passport rules By Kimberley Noble From Wednesday's Toronto Globe and Mail New passport rules for Canadians travelling to the U.S. seem to...
Here are some tips offered on another Web site by a Geoff Morrison to someone who had asked a question about what to do in Los Angeles when facing a layover of...
The following was just published in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and on its Web site. It's a reminder to train riders to make use of today's technology tools...
Here's an idea for those taking long-distance train trips in the U.S. or elsewhere, as suggested in a recent Budget Travel Minute e-newsletter article from...
The suggestions in the article are all very good. Just one more...if you go out of Union Station to the right about 2 or 3 blocks, on the left side, you'll...
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Mar 23, 2006 9:10 pm
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The suggestion made here in the last day to write to private railroads and policy makers on behalf of better train service drew this request: "How about...
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Mar 23, 2006 9:41 pm
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The following author will be intereviewed on BookTV (C-Span 2) at 5 p.m. Central Time Saturday, for those who are interested. ****** Passage to Union: How the...
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Mar 25, 2006 12:09 am
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Here's an announcement of a new transportation option that will undoubtedly have an impact on Amtrak Midwestern services -- some positive, some negative. One...
Here's a follow up to that South Florida Sun-Sentinel travel column which reported on the unhappy experiences an experienced train traveler had recently with...
News Release National Railroad Passenger Corporation 60 Massachusetts Avenue NE Washington, DC 20002 www.amtrak.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Amtral Contact: Marc...
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Apr 1, 2006 3:42 pm
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News Release National Railroad Passenger Corporation 60 Massachusetts Avenue NE Washington, DC 20002 www.amtrak.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Media...
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Apr 1, 2006 3:44 pm
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Amtrak's Empire Builder gets a nice review by a travel writer for the Dallas Morning News. ******* Amtrak Empire Builder offers close-up of America Friday,...
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Very good article....one error...you don't get off at Whitefish to go to Glacier National Park. There's a West Glacier station stop and in the summertime,...
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Apr 5, 2006 1:02 am
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Here's an April 4 Amtrak news release that may be of interest to photographers within our group. WASHINGTON - Calling all shutterbugs! Amtrak's fourth annual...
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Apr 7, 2006 9:34 am
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The May/June issue of AARP (the magazine) has a long article about traveling the American Orient Express. (The magazine is published by AARP, formerly known...
The National Association of RAilroad Passengers reported Friday that the Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge in Chicago "now features free wireless internet access." ...
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Apr 15, 2006 7:10 am
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Amtrak train schedules which change April 24 have "no significant changes to train operations," according to the National Association of Railroad Passengers. ...
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I met a very knowledgable man at the Prorail booth at the railroad show in Madison, WI in Feb. Her knew details like which trains were late and by how much....
hi I intend travelling to usa next year and wish to start off in chicago and travel west to california using a 30 day west rail pass stopping off several times...
A columnist with the Sacramento (Calif.) Bee devoted her Wednesday feature to another aspect of traveling by train that often gets overlooked. ****** Anita...
Here's an update from the Boston Globe on the popularity of the Downeaster, a relatively new train that the public is supporting through increased ridership,...
Bob Lenz, a ProRail member who volunteers at WHA-TV, advises that Sunday May 7th, as part of the Spring Pledge Drive, Wisconsin Public Television will ...
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