#Amtrak was great

[yusuke-of-valla]

I hate greyhound more than I hate driving I think

#I'm sure it'd be useful if it was good but I've had to deal with #my bus being delayed for like four hours because the drivers can only drive a certain amount of hours and they didn't have enough #twice #the second time I couldn't garuntee my spot on the next bus because they missed my god damn connection and it was almost sold out #once the greyhound station was closed for the weekend? so we just had to like wait outside in the cold for three hours and the tracking app #sucked #AND I can't fucking ride a bus without getting motion sick #which doesn't happen to me on any other form of transportation #Amtrak was great #I just needed them to run more trains so I can get where I need to #Amtrak your perfect we need to give you all a whole bunch of money #this is my annual anti-greyhounf propoaganda

[ocdhuacheng]

To the half of my mutuals in my notes that would vote for Philly over Chicago……. Sleep with one eye open babes.

#betrayal. tragedy and betrayal #ANYWAY PLEASE VOTE CHICAGO ON THE AMTRAK-OFFICIAL USA CITIRS TOURNAMENT #.txt #Chicago #nothing against Philly y’all are great but Chicago is my one true love #truly the best of American cities and if you think otherwise you’re objectively wrong :/ #polls

[360nw]

Union Station - Portland Oregon - December 2009

#amtrak #oregon #the great pnw #photographers on tumblr #pnw #oregonexplored #eugene #original photography #multnomah county #union station #cityscape #railroad #rails #train

[supercantaloupe]

it's so nice when they have staff posted around the waiting area in the station who will not only direct you to your train's gate before it's posted on the signs but will actively ask you which train you're waiting for/where you're going

#sasha speaks #great service thank you amtrak staff at union station dc

[queerpossums]

is to much to ask for to get a train from pittsburgh to syracuse without going through cleveland or new york city?????

pittsburgh to erie when?

#rn it takes 6+ hours to get from pittsburgh to upstate ny #i would cry tears of joy if erie and pittsburgh were connected #pittsburgh #philadelphia #new york #syracuse #upstate ny #swpa #appalachia #midwest #great lakes #amtrak #passenger train #public transportation #public transit #trains #rail

[stevethehairington]

if i never had to use amtrak again that would be the best day ever

#AMTRAK IS SO FUCKING STUPID #THEY fucked up on a trip i was on a while back and gave me a voucher for it which was great! #but the voucher is apparently ONE USE ONLY??? #so if im taking a trip thats less than 300 bucks (which i AM) then basically fuck you you lose the rest of that money #AND THEY DONT MAKE IT CLEAR THAT ITS ONE USE EITHER #so i used it for a 29 dollar ticket. a TWENTY NINE DOLLAR TICKET. when i had 300 bucks to use. #so i LOST 271 #i called them and talked to them and they were nice enough to give me a new voucher for the 271 so i didnt lose it #(bc when i asked WHY they have one use only vouchers the guy literally said uhh idk why. so i was like if u cant explain the reason behind #it it literally shouldnt be a rule) #so now i have a 271 voucher and i would like to use it all but one trip isnt 271 so i wanna book multiple trips at once to use it all #BUT THAT IS LIKE IMPOSSIBLE??? #THERES LIKE NO FEATURE THAT ALLOWS ME TO BOOK MULTIPLE TRIPS AT ONCE? #so i called AGAIN to ask someone how #and they were like oh we can do it for you! #i was like great! and started going through my travel details and the lady was like cool we have a train at 6am. and i was like ?? #the website said theres one at 10:55 i want that one i dont need to be there at 6 am and she was like oh well we cant book that bc its #not an amtrak train its a capital corridor train #LADY WHAT THE HELL #WHY IS THIS SO DIFFICULT #I JUST WANT TO BOOK MY STUPID TRIPS AND NOT LOSE MY MONEY!!!! #needless to say. #i fucking hate amtrak #do not reccomend #drive people the exorbitant gas prices are worth it if it means you dont have to use fucking amtrak sdjflkg #mack rambles

[zponds]

Additional Locomotives for the 20 Railroad heritage fleets

One thing that I should mention is the idea that the heritage fleets of the New York Central, Pennsylvania Railroad, Chesapeake and Ohio, Baltimore and Ohio, Chicago and Northwestern, Milwaukee Road, Burlington Route, Seaboard Air Line, Illinois Central, Gulf Mobile & Ohio, Union Pacific, Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Southern Pacific, Atlantic Coast Line, Santa Fe, Norfolk and Western, Missouri Pacific, Rock Island and Southern Railway have the following diesels as helpers and additional engines, and these diesels would be repainted in the railroads’ paint schemes, and these diesels are…

EMD SD9’s

EMD SD60i’s

EMD SD80mac’s

EMD SD70mac‘s

EMD F40ph’s

NOTE: Please keep in mind that all this is optional and I’m unsure if I should make this official or not. But regardless, this idea is fun to think about.

#the genie team #new york central #pennsylvania railroad #union pacific #southern railway #southern pacific #northern pacific #great northern #milwaukee road #chicago & north western #norfolk and western #chesapeake & ohio #baltimore & ohio #seaboard airline #atlantic coast line #illinois central #rock island railroad #missouri pacific #amtrak #conrail

[sharkieboi]

my dad: “you should come home earlier so you can spend time with your mother”

me, internally: why the fuck would I do that

#shhh sharkie #I’m specifically a) lying to him about where i’m spending the night tonight #and b) spending as little time at home tomorrow as I can before I come back to the city #I have zero desire to spend any quality time with either of my parents rn #I’m driving to nyc to spend the night with my person tonight and sleep over with them #and then finishing the drive to ct tomorrow to drop off the car and then amtrak the fuck out of there #he’s trying to guilt trip me into spending the night in ct instead of nyc but like why would I do that #yeah i’d love to have an uncomfortable evening with a group of passive aggressive people who judge me and my life #and watch a shitty movie i’ll hate and be judged for how many glasses of wine I have #definitely better than getting free drinks at a gourmet restaurant while i wait for my SO to finish up work #and then go smoke/drink and get lovingly railed within an inch of my life #definitely time with my parents is worth more than that 🙄 #edit: coming back to this about a month later (2/2) and i kinda do wish i had arrived earlier to say hi to mom but still #more in that like. my parents have this preconceived notion that I hate them but that isn’t true #and i’d like as many opportunities as i can to disprove that #but also my mom is a self-centered narcissist and any slight against her is the worst crime in the world #so i’m okay missing her. but i did still want to see her. #or any of my siblings. it was just my dad and the pets. #which is great! i love how each of the dogs greet everyone #have to deal with Daisy first cause she needs to be Held and tell you she loves you #and then Dolly needs to lick all the moisturizer off your face and be a little potato #and Odie whines and patiently waits his turn but then he gets swaddled with affection #it’s a whole routine i love them all so much #and i miss my girl so much

[stellamusing]

to the mother who saw me struggling to remove gum from the back of my jeans in the bathroom in Penn Station and whipped out a shout travel wipe that somehow miraculously was able to get it off: I love you and appreciate you and would kill for you

#sometimes people suck (leaving gum on a seat edge in the Amtrak waiting room for unsuspecting people to sit on) #but sometimes people are great (the communal spirit of the women’s room which I constantly underestimate until it saves my ass)

[sohannabarberaesque]

Postcards from Snagglepuss

Heading back to the motorhome

ABOARD AMTRAK'S JUST-LAUNCHED GREAT RIVER, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN CHICAGO AND WISCONSIN DELLS: "Snagglepuss--?"

"Yes, Huck?"

(This as we were in our coach seats during the journey.)

"So, what exactly did you have in mind between now and Easter Sunday with the motorhome?"

"As in the Easter Parade in Gatlinburg, headed by the Cattanooga Cats even?"

"Obviously."

You could sense as much over the coffee Amtrak manages to serve in such a train as the Great River, giving travellers between Chicago, Milwaukee and the Twin Cities a second rail option alongside the Empire Builder as continues onward to Glacier National Park and the Pacific Northwest--Portland, Seattle even ... this even as the day outside seemed so dreich and dull-looking through Wisconsin.

At any rate, prompting a call to Crazy Claws, our Waterpark Capital contact, reminding him to meet us at the Wisconsin Dells Amtrak station upon arrival--with his remarking that he could just sense that another train was going to arrive in the Dells before too long, adding that he knew where to locate the stored motorhome Huck and I were to pick up.

"Hopefully, CC," remarked I, "you'll be wearing something to cover your hind paws with; ice melting salts, as used on the platform, can cause issues with the foot pads."

Once the train left Portage, we just knew that Wisconsin Dells would be imminent before too long--and how else could it be, even as the train paused briefly to gaze upon the Rocky Islands of the Lower Dells ere the Wisconsin Dells stop was made? And with at least seven or eight other passengers, we decamped from the train and--

"I assume you must be looking for--?" (It was Crazy Claws "himself," standing near a waiting bench on the platform.)

Boy, would it be a surprise, especially following some lunch....

*************

@warnerbrosentertainment @zodiacfan32 @funtasticworld @theweekenddigest @iheartgod175 @archive-archives @thylordshipofbutts @thebigdingle @themineralyoucrave @screamingtoosoftly @warnerbros-blog1 @indigo-corvus @jellystone-enjoyer @groovybribri @artistic-octopus @warnerbrosent-blog

#hanna barbera #fanfic #snagglepuss #huckleberry hound #amtrak #great river #wisconsin dells #lovethedells #crazy claws #hannabarberaforever

[goodmorningnona]

hello fellow girls with a train delay

#on this nye.. AND IT'S NOT EVEN BC OF WEATHER IT'S A FUCKING SERVER ERROR. GREAT GOING AMTRAK #id say american trains are a shitshow which isnt wrong but this is also some sprinter/intercity shit so #at least my train didnt arbitrarily disappear off the spoor #lessons of the hand and the mouth

[wugblogs]

whenever I watch (relevant) anime I get extremely jealous of the shinkansen

#trains are great why don't we have trains :( #okay we do technically have them i've taken amtrak but you know what i mean

[360nw]

Amtrak Coast Starlight at Pearl St Crossing - Eugene, Oregon - April 2016

#oregon #the great pnw #photographers on tumblr #pnw #original photography #lanecounty #lane county #railroad #amtrak #coast starlight

[goldenhuening]

txt at lolla in three days. txt landing in us today. txt pop up store for 4 days starting tomorrow.

#AND I'M IN CHICAGO FROM 3PM FRIDAY TO 1PM SUNDAY #(unless i need to change my amtrak ticket lmao) #AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH #great week to be a moa #ari talks #txt #txt lollapalooza

[queerpossums]

upside of living near the great lakes: i can take a train to canada to avoid family gatherings. hopefully next year

#cw holidays #family bullshit #gay cousin #christmas #great lakes #upstate ny #upstate new york #amtrak #train #canada #catholic family

[tgirlwithreverb]

I saw that post about what to do if you're homeless again (the one that starts by telling you to spend all of your money on motel rooms lmao) anyway, here's a few thoughts, specifically for trans girls, cuz I don't really care otherwise tbh:

1) plan ahead, most trans girls are in precarious housing situations, you will have a much easier time when it falls apart if you already have a pack with most of the gear you need in it. Also, if you find yourself in a situation where you cant make rent, dont pay part of it, spend that money on gear, pocket the rest and leave, youll have a much nicer time. Look up your local eviction laws, you have plenty of time. (Gear list at the end)

2) travel! If you're in Arizona in May, leave. it's about to be hot as hell. If you're in Michigan in October, leave. It's about to be cold as hell. If you're in a big city, leave. It's way easier to be homeless pretty much anywhere else. Amtrak is cheaper and more comfortable than greyhound, hitchhiking is free and easy, if you're alone it's not that much slower than the previous two, and it's more fun, and sometimes people buy you food or whatever or give you money. I promise it's not scary and you're entirely capable of doing it, no matter who you are. 95+% of people who will pick you up are very nice. All you have to do is take the bus out of town, as far down the highway you can, to an exit with a truck stop if possible, then just stand on the side of the road with your thumb out until someone picks you up. You can stand at the bottom of the ramp(on the highway) near where the merge lane ends or at the top of the ramp(where there's usually a traffic light), the former is more likely to lead to cop interactions but will maybe get you a ride faster, check on hitchwiki for how the cops are in the area. don't be afraid to take a commuter bus or Amtrak to get out of a shitty cop area

3) skip shelters if you can (they are very occasionally a decent place to get stuff from) and encampments, good places to sleep include the trees near railroad tracks or highways, wooded areas behind shopping centers, sections of parks without paths, overgrown empty lots. Hang a tarp above you if there's an appreciable chance of rain, there's tons of YouTube tutorials on how to do this, maybe I'll make a post about what I usually do some day. There are many habits more fun than motel rooms, save your money for them lmao.

4) get on food stamps. This is easier in some places than others, but it makes the whole thing a lot easier. Just tell them you're homeless, if they don't give you a card the same day, you can probably ask to pick it up from that office, alternatively some drop in centers/day shelters can receive mail for you, or you can have it sent to general delivery(USPS service, look it up)

7) libraries are great for charging your phone and using wifi, but also keep an eye out, plenty of random outlets on the outsides of buildings are also powered

5) dumpster. sidewalk trash cans, Aldi, Einstein's, trader Joe's, pizza places, etc. You need to develop a bit of a sense for it but it's an easy way to get cooked food or travelling food or expensive food without spending resources. Also it's fun.

6) water is free, go into the bathroom of any gas station or grocery store in America(offer not valid in most big cities or on the west coast, but in that case just go to the library) and fill up your water bottle

8) hygiene notes: truckers get free showers from chain truck stops(loves, pilot/flying j) go there and ask them. convenient if you're hitchhiking, also you don't need to shower 3 times a day, really, you'll survive. Ditto with deodorant. Take care of your teeth though. Take your socks off every. day. Change them consistently. Safety razors give a good shave, work well without adequate water pressure, and the replacement blades are very stealable, they're kind of heavy though. Walmart makes these electric razors for women that take AA batteries and are pretty light but give a worse shave, also they kinda go through batteries, pick whatever works for you(cartridge razors suck)

9) traveling food notes: peanut butter is great, tortillas and bagels travel pretty well, tuna packets are pretty good protein for traveling(the ones with rice and beans or whatever are nice since theyre often the same price as the regular), condiment packets are free, hot sauce makes everything better, and mayo goes well with tuna and has a bunch of calories in it, salad dressing packets are free from truck stops and work well turning the Walmart shredded vegetable packages (labeled for making into slaw, next to the bagged salads) into a salad with real vegetables(not iceberg lettuce) in it or mixing in with tuna packets for even more calories than mayo

Gear world:

Necessary items(in order of importance): a gallon of water carrying capacity(an Arizona jug or other twist top jug is conventional, but a bladder+arizona bottles also works), a tarp(larger than 6'x9', not brightly colored), a hank of parachord, a sleeping bag (20° rated, synthetic insulation), a backpack with a padded hip belt(at least 50L, no more than 75), rain gear(a rain poncho might cover your pack too, a rain jacket can help with wind when its cold, a trash bag inside or outside your pack can keep it dry, a plan to watch the weather and not get caught also works), a z-fold foam sleeping pad, three pairs of socks, two pairs of underwear (at least one pair of boxer breifs strongly recommended if you arent incredibly skinny), a decent pair of shoes with good arch support, a functional jacket(skip if you got a rain jacket before), a base layer(wool or poly, absolutely no cotton)

Convenient items: a sleeping bag liner(cotton free, keeps you warm in winter and cool in summer), gallon zip locks to pack your stuff in(helps keep it dry and organized), no more than one change of clothes(as light as possible), a multi-tool(can opener, pliers, wire cutter), lighter(burning rope ends etc), spoon, floss and needles for patching

#anyway #not all encompassing or whatever #feel free to add your own tips but ill make fun of you if theyre stupid