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Dealing with the Late Train Issue.
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Dealing with the Late Train Issue.

ByJim Loomis 02/26/201903/02/2019

Veteran rail travelers know from personal experience that Amtrak’s long-distance trains often run late— sometimes very late—and rather than take a chance on making a connection, we’ll stay overnight and continue on our way the next day. The fact is, it’s risky to take an Amtrak schedule at face value and assume any given long-distance…

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Missing: “The Amtrak Experience”.

ByJim Loomis 08/19/201808/21/2018

The following came in this morning as a comment on yesterday’s post. I thought it beautifully captured what I, too, believe is the fundamental flaw in Amtrak’s latest cost-cutting effort and was, therefore, worthy of appearing here rather than a couple of clicks away as a comment. It would behoove the Amtrak brain trust to…

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About Connecting in Chicago.

ByJim Loomis 07/31/201808/03/2018

I’m afraid I caused some anxiety with an earlier post stressing that Amtrak travelers should avoid trying to make connections between two long-distance trains. I’ve had a couple of questions from people wanting clarification on Amtrak’s policy when connections are missed.   I think the most honest answer is that there really is no hard…

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In Defense of the Dining Car.

ByJim Loomis 07/14/201807/16/2018

Let’s face it: Whoever is responsible for the food service on the Lake Shore Limited and the Capitol Limited started with a bad decision and then has compounded that fundamental mistake by trying to walk it part way back. They just made things worse.   The original mistake was ending the traditional full service dining…

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