Amtrak Unlimited Discussion Forum

Hello - I'm a retiree and travel enthusiast. Until recently, most of my train travel has been in Europe, as well as business travel in the Northeast Corridor. In the last couple of years, I have enjoyed a series of Amtrak trips, including the Adirondack, Pennsylvanian, Lake Shore Limited, Empire Builder, and Coast Starlight. I will shortly board the Crescent, followed next week ...

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Although we’ve now lived in Southern California for many years, we are and remain Ohioans who return to our home state as often as we can to visit family and friends, and reconnect with our “roots.”

We’re now both in our early 80s and, while we remain optimistic that we’ll still be traveling for at least a few more years, we’re scheduling two Amtrak t...

From 1973, Mike Wallace's report on Amtrak. From 2026, Jon Wertheim's report on the state of high-speed rail in the United States. From 2018, Bill Whitaker's look at the New York City Subway. And from 2014, Steve Kroft's report on how infrastructure including roads, bridges, airports, and railways are decaying all over the country.


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Came across this tonight, and figured I'd share this!

Second Pennsylvanian may be coming in 2025...

By 2025, second daily Amtrak train should run from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg ...