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Adrianna Tan<p>I just posted this at work and it seems like not everyone knows this. </p><p>You can take the Amtrak Coast Starlight from Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, Oakland, San Jose or LA in the other direction, to the Monterey Bay aquarium. On Amtrak.com, simply put Monterey Bay Aquarium as your destination and when you arrive in Salinas station at 12:20pm (daily), there will be a bus that waits for you and picks you up to send you to the doors of the Aquarium by 1:30pm (usually takes just 20min)</p><p>For a true car-free experience, book a hotel room in New Monterey near the Aquarium, like the Clement Intercontinental, Monterey Plaza, or Wave Street Inn or anything on that side of the tunnel (including Pacific Grove). You can walk / bike the coastal trail. </p><p>Rent a bike from Work Horse bicycles downtown. </p><p>If you bring your own bike on the train (check in without boxing!) you can put it on MST city bus no 20, the bus station is 5 min ride away. Wait at and have a taco at Tacos Don Beto next door. There is a small outdoor area for Covid cautious folks. </p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transit</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Monterey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monterey</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a></p>
Railpage<p>After a Slow Start, High-Speed Rail Might Finally Arrive in America <a href="http://dlvr.it/TJwKBv" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TJwKBv</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brightline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brightline</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RailNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RailNews</span></a></p>
Kathleen Jones 🚲 🐋 🖌️⚾️<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>, via <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a>. </p><p>Thread.<br><a href="https://toot.community/@jimlindstrom/114265314054398486" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">toot.community/@jimlindstrom/1</span><span class="invisible">14265314054398486</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>State representatives heard arguments this week about a bill that would make it more difficult to construct high-speed rail projects in Texas -- including the long-planned bullet train between Houston and Dallas.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/04/01/517435/house-subcommittee-discusses-bill-that-would-hinder-dallas-houston-high-speed-rail-developments/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/transportation/2025/04/01/517435/house-subcommittee-discusses-bill-that-would-hinder-dallas-houston-high-speed-rail-developments/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025TexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2025TexasLegislature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonToDallasRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonToDallasRail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasBulletTrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasBulletTrain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasHighSpeedTrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasHighSpeedTrain</span></a></p>
Stephen Repetski<p>Official construction on NRV Passenger Rail Project to begin soon</p><p><a href="https://dmv.community/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/DPRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DPRT</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/VPRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VPRA</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.wdbj7.com/2025/03/27/official-construction-nrv-passenger-rail-project-begin-soon/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wdbj7.com/2025/03/27/official-</span><span class="invisible">construction-nrv-passenger-rail-project-begin-soon/</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@breadandcircuses" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>breadandcircuses</span></a></span> and as we speak, Gilead's government is trying to finish off Passenger Rail....</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AMtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMtrak</span></a></p>
lisa c<p>🚂</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CoastStarlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoastStarlight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/T%C3%A5gskryt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tågskryt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransitViews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransitViews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a></p>
lisa c<p>grateful I’m the kind of person who is perfectly happy sitting on a train looking out the window for twice as long as any other form of transportation would take to get between SF and LA.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CoastStarlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoastStarlight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/T%C3%A5gskryt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tågskryt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransitViews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransitViews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a></p>
lisa c<p>Cuesta Pass was super green and dreamy with the overcast sky today.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CoastStarlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoastStarlight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/T%C3%A5gskryt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tågskryt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransitViews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransitViews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a></p>
lisa c<p>hard to capture from the train but there’s a lot blooming around the state today, very pretty to see.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CoastStarlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoastStarlight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/T%C3%A5gskryt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tågskryt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransitViews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransitViews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a></p>
Jean-Francois Mezei<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ohai.social/@shansterable" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>shansterable</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> Amtrak was running modern Talgo trains. Politicians questioned why FRA had given expemption to allow modern trains to run in USA and after the derailment (where the train remained intact despite falling off bridge) it was decided Amtrak had to widthdrw the Talgos, and all Amtrak had left were some commuter cars (Horizons are commuter Comet cars built for Amtrak).</p>
Snippety Snap (she/her)<p>The entire Pacific Northwest region of the US essentially has no train service indefinitely. </p><p>"Amtrak determined its fleet of Horizon trainsets had to be parked immediately due to concerns about corrosion in the aging equipment. </p><p>The decision left only one trainset in service on the route that serves 18 stations between Eugene, Oregon and Vancouver, British Columbia."</p><p><a href="https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/mar/26/amtrak-cascades-riders-shuttled-onto-buses-after-trains-grounded-suddenly/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cascadiadaily.com/2025/mar/26/</span><span class="invisible">amtrak-cascades-riders-shuttled-onto-buses-after-trains-grounded-suddenly/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportation</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/ShitholeCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShitholeCountry</span></a></p>
Aaron Priven<p>Wondering if those Caltrain railcars could be sent to Oregon if they haven’t left for Peru already. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Caltrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caltrain</span></a></p>
the ??? mccoy🔻<p>i knew i had a reason to hate the horizons... outside of their shit aesthetics.</p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/03/26/amtrak-cascades-service-disruption-oregon-washington-state" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/local/portland/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/26/amtrak-cascades-service-disruption-oregon-washington-state</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.railway.supply/en/amtrak-cascades-service-reduction-disrupts-pacific-northwest-travel/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">railway.supply/en/amtrak-casca</span><span class="invisible">des-service-reduction-disrupts-pacific-northwest-travel/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tacobelllabs.net/tags/AmtrakCascades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmtrakCascades</span></a> <a href="https://tacobelllabs.net/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://tacobelllabs.net/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a> <a href="https://tacobelllabs.net/tags/PassengerRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PassengerRail</span></a> <a href="https://tacobelllabs.net/tags/PacificNorthwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificNorthwest</span></a></p>
lisa c<p>I know all my SF friends will be as excited about my new hat as I am.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CoastStarlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoastStarlight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/T%C3%A5gskryt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tågskryt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransitViews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransitViews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dodgers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dodgers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MLB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MLB</span></a></p>
lisa c<p>good cloud and reflection day in the south Bay, north of San Jose.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CoastStarlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoastStarlight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/T%C3%A5gskryt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tågskryt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransitViews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransitViews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a></p>
lisa c<p>I like these Jack London Square banners all around JLS.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CoastStarlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoastStarlight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/T%C3%A5gskryt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tågskryt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransitViews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransitViews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a></p>
lisa c<p>Off again.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CoastStarlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoastStarlight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/T%C3%A5gskryt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tågskryt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransitViews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransitViews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JackLondonStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JackLondonStation</span></a></p>
Vagrant Cascadian<p>Nearly all the passenger trains from Eugene to Seattle are cancelled indefinitely while they figure out some... corrosion problems?</p><p>We need a real passenger rail system...</p><p><a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2025/03/26/amtrak-pulls-cascades-railcars/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">opb.org/article/2025/03/26/amt</span><span class="invisible">rak-pulls-cascades-railcars/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Cascadia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cascadia</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a></p>
Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen:<p>Amtrak Shelves 70 Aging ‘Horizon’ Traincars, Upending Cascades Service Indefinitely</p><p>A sudden national suspension of Horizon class rail cars has upended service on Amtrak Cascades, forcing some riders onto replacement bus service. The suspension applies to Amtrak’s entire Horizon fleet, which is affecting numerous routes across the country. Amtrak said in a statement today that inspectors discovered corrosion on several Horizon rail cars </p><p><a href="https://www.theurbanist.org/2025/03/26/amtrak-suspends-horizon-traincars-cascades/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theurbanist.org/2025/03/26/amt</span><span class="invisible">rak-suspends-horizon-traincars-cascades/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Cascades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cascades</span></a></p>
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