stingray-blast asked:
hi amtrak. i want to make a trip from dallas texas to raleigh north carolina . with amrtak. whats the best way for me to to do that. thank you
It’s a long trip unfortunately, you need to take the Texas Eagle to Chicago where you will then Transfer to the CapitolLimited, once you arrive in DC you need to transfer to the Silver Star, and ride that down to Raleigh
Track speeds and freight companies are the biggest thing keeping us from having night trains between major cities so you can go to sleep at 8 in Chicago and wake up the next morning in Austin, New Orleans or New York
For example, The City of New Orleans comes close to being a Night Train but it runs a full 19 hours, meaning if you leave Chicago at 8 pm, you would still arrive at 3 pm in New Orleans the next day. If the train were sped up to last about 10-14 hours it could easily become a real alternative to flying. Luckily with this example, There should be some infrastructure improvements as grade separation projects happen and the already funded New Orleans to Baton Rouge train increases speeds in that area, as there is a bridge that moves at literally 10 mph over a lake in Louisiana. Nothing to lower speeds by 5 hours but it is a start
@man-and-atom Yeah, if we were able, securing funds for additional express routes between major cities would also be a massive way to increase ridership for amtrak as the new time could easily help encourage people to choose Rail over Driving. For example with the Texas Eagle an express service could be just Chicago-STL-Little Rock-Dallas-Austin-San Antonio with no intermediate stops
Great news, We are adding a new station in De Soto in Missouri on the Texas Eagle
Anonymous asked:
on what line would you recommend joining the 100 mile per hour club
amtrak-official answered:
The options in the US are rather slim, the only trains that can reach those speeds are the Acela, Hartford Line, Wolverine, Texas Eagle and the Lincoln Service.
Where does the Texas eagle hit it, I wanna know if I'm in the club
Between Saint Louis and Chicago but they only started running at 110 mph earlier this month
Anonymous asked:
on what line would you recommend joining the 100 mile per hour club
The options in the US are rather slim, the only trains that can reach those speeds are the Acela, Hartford Line, Wolverine, Texas Eagle and the Lincoln Service.
Round 1, poll 10
From the North to the South
ag907 asked:
who's the palmetto up against? and the silver meteor please
Palmetto is going against the Texas Eagle and Silver Meator is against the
