 Steve's pre-fest adventure, An ongoing trip report of my rides before joining the group |
| steve4031 |
 Jul 10 2011, 05:07 PM
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7/10/11
Arrived Chicago union station about 4:30 to catch 30. I was hoping to snag first seating but no luck. I got 3rd seating at 7 pm. 6:30 and 6:45 were taken. So I snacked on my pretzels and pepsi. Decided to ticket my 48 hour upgrades for my acela rides on 7/11 and 7/12. These were 48 hr upgrades processed by phone. Was originally going to do this in washington but thought better of this when 30 arrived dc 3 hours 7 minutes late today. Time to cath the 4 pm acela, but not to process a ticket. |
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steve4031 Steve's pre-fest adventure Jul 10 2011, 05:07 PM
steve4031 Boarded at 5:15 pm. Nice touch. Attendant collect... Jul 10 2011, 05:29 PM steve4031 Alan, got give a shout out for the scanner channel... Jul 10 2011, 06:06 PM steve4031 Departed on time at 6:10. Just walked through the... Jul 10 2011, 06:46 PM steve4031 Well maybe a bit more typical. The food was good.... Jul 11 2011, 03:45 AM steve4031 Oops, I meant to put this in serf section. Can th... Jul 11 2011, 03:47 AM
KevinKorell
Oops, I meant to put this in serf section. Can t... Jul 11 2011, 09:20 AM steve4031 Thanks Kevin. How about if I buy you lunch or din... Jul 11 2011, 10:24 AM jis
Thanks Kevin. How about if I buy you lunch or di... Jul 11 2011, 11:43 AM steve4031 Lol.
I successfully switched to 2170, 3 pm acela... Jul 11 2011, 12:26 PM AlanB
Lol.
I successfully switched to 2170, 3 pm acel... Jul 11 2011, 01:20 PM steve4031 26 dollars was not the end if the world. I though... Jul 11 2011, 01:56 PM AlanB Yes, but the coupon allows the agent to override t... Jul 11 2011, 02:57 PM BillMagee
Yes, but the coupon allows the agent to override ... Jul 11 2011, 05:19 PM AlanB
Yes, but the coupon allows the agent to override... Jul 11 2011, 10:06 PM steve4031 I agree she wasn't in that context. There isn... Jul 11 2011, 03:05 PM steve4031 Some slow running on metro north. I think were ru... Jul 11 2011, 06:06 PM steve4031 Very slow running around old saybrook. About 8 m... Jul 11 2011, 07:02 PM steve4031 Arriving back bay soon. Will probably be on time. ... Jul 11 2011, 08:31 PM BillMagee Nice trip!
This is a great time of year for a... Jul 11 2011, 09:40 PM steve4031 One reason I was pleased with the agent was that t... Jul 12 2011, 07:32 AM steve4031 Used a red cap and preboarded. Worth the tip. A p... Jul 12 2011, 07:58 AM steve4031 The ride to nyp was non eventful and pleasant. To... Jul 12 2011, 12:53 PM steve4031 Bears are looking good!! 19 left on time. ... Jul 12 2011, 01:34 PM steve4031 Boarded at 2:55. It is HOT on the platforms. We ... Jul 12 2011, 02:08 PM steve4031 AC cuts in and out. With heat advisories this has... Jul 12 2011, 02:30 PM steve4031 Not sure PA is working either. I advised attendan... Jul 12 2011, 04:53 PM KevinKorell Might be behind a MARC local train. Jul 12 2011, 05:02 PM steve4031 Still running slow. Nb traffic seems to be moving ... Jul 12 2011, 05:17 PM KevinKorell
crossing another river.
That would be the Gunpow... Jul 12 2011, 06:08 PM GG-1
crossing another river.
That would be the Gunpo... Jul 12 2011, 10:44 PM steve4031 Pulled into washington at 7:15. Announcement stat... Jul 12 2011, 06:16 PM steve4031 Power is back on at 7:40. A good start. And now ... Jul 12 2011, 06:41 PM steve4031 I'm not terribly excited about the obs crew. ... Jul 13 2011, 07:58 AM steve4031 It's now 10:30. Did the lazy attendant make t... Jul 13 2011, 09:28 AM steve4031 10:45 am and bed not made. I'm not asking him... Jul 13 2011, 09:44 AM steve4031 Attendant redeemed himself to a degree. I gave hi... Jul 13 2011, 10:12 AM KevinKorell Let me know if Casey Anthony got on your train in ... Jul 13 2011, 12:51 PM steve4031 She didn't. And I fixed the spelling errors. Jul 13 2011, 12:54 PM steve4031 A new one for me. We just pulled into a siding an... Jul 13 2011, 01:33 PM KevinKorell Maybe the Meteor was out of something that the Sta... Jul 13 2011, 01:56 PM steve4031 Trains didn't stop long enough for a switch. ... Jul 13 2011, 02:48 PM steve4031 Just left ft lauderdale at 5:56 pm. Should be ear... Jul 13 2011, 04:59 PM GG-1
Since Thursday and Friday don't involve rail ... Jul 13 2011, 07:47 PM steve4031 The attendant did not even know we were close to t... Jul 13 2011, 06:26 PM BillMagee If you're staying in South Beach and you don... Jul 13 2011, 08:40 PM steve4031 I'm staying at the Courtyard Miami airport sou... Jul 13 2011, 09:26 PM KevinKorell Airport Tri-Rail station is closed, set to reopen ... Jul 13 2011, 09:44 PM steve4031 Tomorrow might be interesting. 97 and 91 are both... Jul 15 2011, 06:21 AM jis
Tomorrow might be interesting. 97 and 91 are bot... Jul 15 2011, 08:34 AM steve4031 Jis. That's good news then. Thanks. Jul 15 2011, 09:20 AM steve4031 91 has held steady at around 3 hours late. 97 is ... Jul 15 2011, 07:35 PM BillMagee
91 has held steady at around 3 hours late. 97 is... Jul 15 2011, 08:34 PM steve4031 Is this the same from the car rental place to a ho... Jul 15 2011, 08:52 PM BillMagee Here is the MIA Airport page for ground transport ... Jul 15 2011, 09:10 PM steve4031 The driver never mentioned this zone system. I un... Jul 16 2011, 01:07 AM steve4031 I checked this morning and there is a zone system.... Jul 16 2011, 09:13 AM BillMagee
I checked this morning and there is a zone system... Jul 16 2011, 09:40 AM steve4031 First class waiting area in Miami is filthy. A thi... Jul 16 2011, 09:20 AM KevinKorell If your connection in Washington looks like it may... Jul 16 2011, 09:24 AM steve4031
If your connection in Washington looks like it ma... Jul 16 2011, 09:54 AM steve4031 92 boarded at about 11:30. There was no pre board... Jul 16 2011, 10:44 AM KevinKorell Have a good trip! Have fun backing into Tampa... Jul 16 2011, 11:31 AM steve4031
Have a good trip! Have fun backing into Tamp... Jul 16 2011, 12:18 PM KevinKorell
But who is the Assistant Conductor struggling wit... Jul 16 2011, 12:51 PM steve4031 Air conditioning. Or when somebody complains one ... Jul 16 2011, 01:31 PM steve4031 Passed 91 and 97 between Sebring and winterhaven. ... Jul 16 2011, 02:26 PM steve4031 After passing through a brief thunderstorm we arri... Jul 16 2011, 04:06 PM steve4031 Dinner reservation issue resolved. She somehow mis... Jul 16 2011, 04:09 PM steve4031 Dinner was excellent. The steak was seared and co... Jul 16 2011, 07:19 PM steve4031 Woke up early to shower and be ready for breakfast... Jul 17 2011, 05:38 AM jis
Thus dining car crew is the best of the lot. Very... Jul 17 2011, 07:53 AM steve4031 Looking forward to seeing you. The lsa is a white ... Jul 17 2011, 08:06 AM steve4031 Departing rocky mount 15 minutes Late. Iirc the s... Jul 17 2011, 09:27 AM steve4031 The defect detectors have a southern accent alOng ... Jul 17 2011, 09:55 AM jis Does this imply that you passed three defect detec... Jul 17 2011, 10:13 AM steve4031 Only the one. Sorry about triple post. I tried to... Jul 17 2011, 10:20 AM steve4031 Jis, you got one coming before the end of this Fes... Jul 17 2011, 10:24 AM GG-1 Aloha
just thought you were on stick rail and bo... Jul 17 2011, 10:24 AM steve4031 That too. Jul 17 2011, 11:35 AM steve4031 Just arrived alexandria. Will be arriving Washing... Jul 17 2011, 01:35 PM  |
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