Passenger Trains > Notes on my rail journey,part 5

Sunday October 30,2016.San Antinio
7AM Loading train 22.We back out of the station
for about a mile.Conect to mainline,15" down.

I am old and my so called attendant was no
help at all.I had to manage my bags into
the car.
Good diner crew,but I noticed no table cover
or place mats.
BNSF north of Temple rough track.

Monday October 31.
I don't know where were last night but the
track was still rough.

North of St.Louis
Riding through the normal route,I noticed
the placement of fences along the R/W
preparing for the high speed service.110MPH?
On all the trains I rode the sightseer was never
cleaned.And on this train the snack attendant
was never heard from.
Lincoln,Il. depot under rebuild.
Crews kept passengers informed of delays.There
were plenty.15" @ Joilet as example.
Arrived Chicago 40" down,pulled in.
The biggest surprise of this trip as well as others,
we did not get run out of the sightseer before arrival
as on all other trains I have ridden.

More to come.
Uncle Joe,Seffner,Fl.

 

Uncle Joe, Thanks for sharing your trip reports. Please make sure to write to Amtrak ( with as much detail as possible) telling them of those incidences that don't meet the decent service test. There's a new Sheriff in town who does care AND knows how to get results.

   Thanks, Ross Rowland

Yes Uncle Joe, I also did enjoy your trip reports and photos. Thanks for all your updates. 
Robert in Lawrenceville Georgia 

retcsxcfm Wrote:
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> North of St.Louis
> Riding through the normal route,I noticed
> the placement of fences along the R/W
> preparing for the high speed service.110MPH?
> On all the trains I rode the sightseer was never
> cleaned.And on this train the snack attendant
> was never heard from.

Yes miles upon miles of fencing.  Illinois being one of the
most corrupt state in the nation, I wonder who got the contracts
for all that fencing.


> Crews kept passengers informed of delays.There
> were plenty.15" @ Joilet as example.
> Arrived Chicago 40" down,pulled in.

Any idea of what caused the delays?

 

> > Crews kept passengers informed of delays.There
> > were plenty.15" @ Joilet as example.
> > Arrived Chicago 40" down,pulled in.
>
> Any idea of what caused the delays?
>
>  

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UJ