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Kendra wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 10:36 pm

One of several FB pages dedicated to RR.

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 7:16 pm Um. The route from Pittsburgh through Ohio doesn't exist.

I'm not debating his basic statement.

northland10 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 7:40 pm

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 7:16 pm Um. The route from Pittsburgh through Ohio doesn't exist.

I'm not debating his basic statement.

The routes are not only train. Looking at the icons, the route from Pittsburgh to Columbus and on are actually the bus part of the route. Amtrak does have connecting buses and Google could have been adding them.

Using the Amtrak scheduler for next month, the top route is Lake Shore Limited (19 hours). That one is only 90 for coach one way, or 390 for a room, one way, I assume. It never suggested busses so the alternate routes were one of the various NY to Washington trains and then the Capital Limited, which goes through Pittsburgh and Cleveland.

This does not mean he's wrong about how we can do better.

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 6:52 pm 0E13849C-0A66-459E-8DBB-3667804BEF60.jpeg

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 8:03 pm
Yep, we can do better.

‘Train Ride From Hell’: 17-Hour Amtrak Trip Becomes 37-Hour Ordeal
Amtrak said that a CSX freight derailment forced its train from Virginia to Florida to detour from its normal route, adding 20 hours to the trip.


By Michael Levenson
Jan. 11, 2023 Updated 7:20 p.m. ET

Dale Kalkofen, a retired school administrator, boarded an Amtrak train in Northern Virginia at around 5 p.m. on Monday, prepared for a 17-hour trip to Florida with “a little snack bag” of hard-boiled eggs, apples and bananas.

But what was supposed to be an overnight journey on the auto train, which was carrying 563 passengers and 350 vehicles, became another pressure-cooker test of traveler endurance in a season of extreme delays and disruptions.

Amtrak said that a CSX freight derailment in South Carolina on Monday night forced the auto train to take a detour from its normal route, adding 20 hours to the trip.

When the train finally pulled into Sanford, Fla., at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, passengers had been cooped up in their seats or compartments for 37 hours, complaining of stale air, dwindling food supplies, trash piling up in the aisles and a lack of timely information from the crew.

“It does feel like a train wreck,” Ms. Kalkofen, 76, said in an interview on Wednesday morning after she arrived in Sanford, exhausted but still in time to visit friends and board a Caribbean cruise on Saturday. “I feel like a train wreck.”




https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/11/us/a ... va-fl.html

Beautiful train stations are arguably a city’s most treasured architectural landmark. With nonstop flights going seemingly everywhere, people tend to prefer the sky over the rail. That said, there’s something nostalgic—and even glamorous—about boarding a train that simply cannot be replicated in any other form of transportation—especially planes, which are getting more modern by the year. After all, trains are often credited with completely transforming the United States in nearly every regard (socially, politically, and economically) during the most financially lucrative period, the Gilded Age.

And with the popularity of trains on the rise throughout the latter half of the glittering 19th century, some of the stations are unsurprisingly beautiful works of architectural magic. From the celestial-inspired frescoes on the towering ceilings to the glossy red brick floors, the most eye-catching beautiful train stations are proof of the economic boom such transportation hubs introduced.

Whether it’s on your daily commute or on daring adventures across the globe, you’d be amazed to find that some of the world’s most stunning architecture can be found in train stations. From the spectacular Gothic Revival look of London’s St. Pancras International to the Art Deco and Spanish Colonial styles of John and Donald Parkinson’s Union Station in Los Angeles, the dramatic designs featured in these transportation hubs make catching a train an awe-inspiring experience. Next time you find yourself booking a worldly adventure, make sure to plan a stop at any one of these renowned stations.

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 10:35 amCool.

Union Station is in line for a major expansion, an investment that railroad and city officials say will help to move more passenger trains through the Northeast Corridor while modernizing an important gateway to the nation’s capital.

Plans include updated concourses and tracks, more retail options, a new train hall and modern parking and bus facilities. The proposed expansion, at least an $8.8 billion expense, calls for a transformation of the nation’s second-busiest intercity rail hub by 2040.

Meanwhile, efforts in recent months have centered on near-term improvements to add life back into the station, which some have described as unsafe, outdated and unwelcoming.

Doug Carr, who oversaw the redevelopment of a historic Post Office building in Manhattan into the mixed-use Moynihan Train Hall, is leading the effort to transform Washington’s busiest transit hub.

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 8:25 pm
I was in the Moynihan Train Hall and month, and I was pleasantly surprised at how nice and passenger friendly it now is. I like the idea of having the station in DC also updated.