Comments for All Aboard Washington http://allaboardwashington.org Promoting rail as an integral part of Washington state’s transportation solutions. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Amtrak Trip Greenville, SC to Seattle Part 2 of 2 by Vanessa Ong Shu Yu http://allaboardwashington.org/2011/11/06/amtrak-trip-greenville-sc-to-seattle-part-2-of-2/#comment-653 Vanessa Ong Shu Yu Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:42:11 +0000 http://allaboardwashington.org/?p=462#comment-653 Dear Robert Thank you for a very comprehensive post Would like to if you dont mind too much, roughly the cost of this very long trip from SC to Seattle? I am a Malaysian and visiting the US for the first time. Would love to make a cheap but not too long trip from South Carolina to Seattle. Thank you Dear Robert
Thank you for a very comprehensive post
Would like to if you dont mind too much, roughly the cost of this very long trip from SC to Seattle?
I am a Malaysian and visiting the US for the first time.
Would love to make a cheap but not too long trip from South Carolina to Seattle.
Thank you

]]> Comment on Amtrak Trip Greenville, SC to Seattle Part 1 of 2 by Robert Hettick http://allaboardwashington.org/2011/10/30/amtrak-trip-pt1/#comment-618 Robert Hettick Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:02:13 +0000 http://allaboardwashington.org/?p=460#comment-618 To Ellis Simon: I wish I had the information you provided to give to the woman trying to get to Waterbury. I had the Amtrak Northeast Corridor timetable in my pocket but did not remember where the Waterbury line branched off and whether it was before, after or at the first stop the train we were on would make north of New York City. To Larry Perrigo: Black firemen were a tradition in the old South. If I remember correctly, John Luther Jones’ black fireman was the author of the “Ballad of Casey Jones.” Of course in those days they were limited to shoveling coal with no chance of promotion to engineer. I do not know when in the modern era the Southern Railway began promoting their black firemen to engineer when the qualified. To Ellis Simon: I wish I had the information you provided to give to the woman trying to get to Waterbury. I had the Amtrak Northeast Corridor timetable in my pocket but did not remember where the Waterbury line branched off and whether it was before, after or at the first stop the train we were on would make north of New York City.

To Larry Perrigo: Black firemen were a tradition in the old South. If I remember correctly, John Luther Jones’ black fireman was the author of the “Ballad of Casey Jones.” Of course in those days they were limited to shoveling coal with no chance of promotion to engineer. I do not know when in the modern era the Southern Railway began promoting their black firemen to engineer when the qualified.

]]> Comment on Amtrak Trip Greenville, SC to Seattle Part 1 of 2 by Larry Perrigo http://allaboardwashington.org/2011/10/30/amtrak-trip-pt1/#comment-109 Larry Perrigo Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:26:54 +0000 http://allaboardwashington.org/?p=460#comment-109 I also enjoyed the account of the Greenville trip. It has been a long time since I was that far east, but I went in college in Greenville 1958-1960. I remember a "Colored Fireman" on a passenger train, which would have been unusual in Seattle at that time. Trains were un-segregated, but department stores had two water fountains in 1960. I also enjoyed the account of the Greenville trip. It has been a long time since I was that far east, but I went in college in Greenville 1958-1960. I remember a “Colored Fireman” on a passenger train, which would have been unusual in Seattle at that time. Trains were un-segregated, but department stores had two water fountains in 1960.

]]> Comment on Amtrak Trip Greenville, SC to Seattle Part 1 of 2 by Ellis Simon http://allaboardwashington.org/2011/10/30/amtrak-trip-pt1/#comment-103 Ellis Simon Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:44:08 +0000 http://allaboardwashington.org/?p=460#comment-103 Enjoying your report, especially since I lived in Greenville, 1976-77, and rode the "Southern Crescent" out of that station on several occasions. Someone should have advised your fellow traveler bound for Waterbury, Conn., that the connecting train, which is operated by Metro North, originates in Bridgeport, which is a stop for several Northeast Corridor. She could have made a hassle-free transfer there since the Waterbury trains use the same tracks as Amtrak to arrive and depart. Enjoying your report, especially since I lived in Greenville, 1976-77, and rode the “Southern Crescent” out of that station on several occasions.

Someone should have advised your fellow traveler bound for Waterbury, Conn., that the connecting train, which is operated by Metro North, originates in Bridgeport, which is a stop for several Northeast Corridor. She could have made a hassle-free transfer there since the Waterbury trains use the same tracks as Amtrak to arrive and depart.

]]> Comment on Changes at the WSDOT Rail Office by Cameron Harper http://allaboardwashington.org/2011/10/13/changes-at-the-wsdot-rail-office/#comment-97 Cameron Harper Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:28:20 +0000 http://allaboardwashington.org/?p=438#comment-97 Don't forget about freight rail! Maintaining and preserving freight rail can also serve as a way to lessen congestion on our highways, Don’t forget about freight rail! Maintaining and preserving freight rail can also serve as a way to lessen congestion on our highways,

]]> Comment on Saving the Historic Blaine Train Depot & Making it an Official Amtrak Stop by ZackW http://allaboardwashington.org/2011/10/06/saving-historic-blaine-train-depot-making-it-an-official-amtrak-stop/#comment-94 ZackW Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:22:59 +0000 http://allaboardwashington.org/?p=426#comment-94 I'm not sure how the customs operation works now, but i dont think it should affect the that at all, since it would be on the US side of the border, and you are cleared for customs at Vancouver Station. I did hear they go through the train with a dog and the like, but certainly they could arrange that to happen inbetween Vancouver and Blaine intead of Blaine and Mt Vernon. That would probally make too much sense though. I’m not sure how the customs operation works now, but i dont think it should affect the that at all, since it would be on the US side of the border, and you are cleared for customs at Vancouver Station. I did hear they go through the train with a dog and the like, but certainly they could arrange that to happen inbetween Vancouver and Blaine intead of Blaine and Mt Vernon. That would probally make too much sense though.

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