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Fourth daily Piedmont round trip begins July 10th
RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) – More trains will soon be rolling through the heart of North Carolina, complete with more departures and arrivals as well. NC by Train, NCDOT’s state-supported Amtrak routes in North Carolina, announced the addition of new trains and new arrival and departure schedules between Raleigh and Charlotte. According to NC By Train,…
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Why Should I Buy Business Class Seat on Amtrak Northeastern Regional Trains?
When it comes to traveling by train, Amtrak offers a range of seating options to cater to different passengers’ needs. While economy class seats are the most common choice, business class seats provide an elevated travel experience with several advantages worth considering. In this blog post, we will explore the benefits of purchasing a business…
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West Coast Trains track work notice for Coast Starlight & Pacific Surfliner,
For those with travel plans on the Coast Starlight and Pacific Surfliner for this upcoming weekend, please read this as stated in this screenshot provided by Amtrak:
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Why Amtrak Sleepers Is Luxury and Expensive?
Why would I spend lots of money to travel in one of the Amtrak’s sleeper cars called Bedroom that cost thousands of dollars and what it does benefit riders like you? The answer is simple because it is luxury. It is a luxury to be able to travel in a private room with a bed,…
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Pacific Surfliner has plans to increase service to an hourly schedule from LA to San Diego by 2027
This caught my eye that Amtrak announced they want to increase more service in California to hourly service and will it work? I found some interesting documents from the CDOT website can be found here: https://dot.ca.gov/programs/rail-and-mass-transportation/california-state-rail-plan https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/programs/rail-mass-transportation/documents/california-state-rail-plan/20230309-casrp-public-dor-guidance.pdf if you want send your comments, Please submit comments by May 10th. Comments may be submitted to: [email protected]
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Amtrak Proposed New Route: Great River and New Schedule Announced
Amtrak has recently announced a new proposed schedule for a second train that would run between Chicago, IL and St. Paul, MN. This new schedule would provide more options for travelers and help to ease the strain on the current Amtrak service. If everything is planned and ready to go, the new 2nd train service…
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Senator Cruz and Co. Surprise Again!
Senator Cruz and Co. Surprise Again! For context in reading the text below, Amtrak’s three business units include: We learned this afternoon that U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Todd Young (R-IN), John Thune (R-SD), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Eric Schmitt (R-MO) have questioned U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg…
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Tester Blocks Biden’s Amtrak Nominees From Northeast Corridor and Fights For Rural America Seat At The Table
FIVE OF SIX AMTRAK BOARD NOMINEES FROM NORTHEAST CORRIDOR; VIOLATION OF SENATOR’S BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW As a part of his continued fight to strengthen rural America, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today formally blocked President Biden’s nominees to serve as members of the Amtrak Board of Directors – five of whom are from Northeast Corridor states,…
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Amtrak Proposal Long Distance Expansion Dream
I found this cool proposal dream was written by amtk1007 at Reddit so I though want to share with you all on his ideas and pipeline dream. I know almost impossible it will happen but it’s always great to see more people to come forward and share theirs. Feel free to share your comments below…
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Amtrak Reports Sunset Limited Ongoing Tardiness Level of Service “Not Acceptable”
Amtrak had asked federal regulators to investigate the ongoing tardiness of the Amtrak LD route: Sunset Limited, saying that the train on-time performance this year was unexpected due to short of minimum standards. Amtrak had filed with the STB (Surface Transportation Board) does not also mention UP (Union Pacific) which owns the tracks where Sunset…