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From January 3, 2025 forward, please post comments discussing the Empire Builder here. For previous posts regarding the Empire Builder, please refer to this...
Auto Train, other than possibly contributing to Amtrak’s bottom line, does nothing else for the national network. It creates no connecting traffic, diverts Amtrak equipment and other resources away from the national network, and might even take away some passengers that might otherwise ride the regular trains to Florida and rent a car.
I also forgot to mention a third-party site that books Amtrak coach tickets - Wanderu: Search & Compare Cheap Bus and Train Tickets You'll pay the same price and receive an e-ticket from Amtrak. They don't appear to do sleepers, though. Click to expand...
With the release of the October MPR, the 2025 fiscal year is well underway. Last year Amtrak (on average) reached full ridership recovery compared to the twelve months before COVID. With that benchmark exceeded, this year I will being comparing data to last year. This requires a change in...
Amtrak may fall under "federal facility" but, when was the last time a terrorist attempted to hi-jack or bomb an Amtrak train? Just my opinion but, I don't think the TSA really cares what goes on on an Amtrak train.
The Amtrak Union Station, in Portland, OR, does have a listed phone number. A while back, I tried to call the Portland station but all I got was a ringing tone, with no one picking up the phone.
Apparently there is a large plan to implement Amtrak's new phase VII design on a lot of the equipment which they just unveiled a P42 painted that way - so all the Viewliners may end up eventually getting painted the same way.
