The official tumblr of Amtrak

Amtrik - Originally a parody of amtrak-official who is known more recently as @queer-as-city-folk . Knows too much about tunnels and misc. video game knowledge. Will give you a fun fact and a riddle, possibly at the same time. :]

[amtrik-official]

Is it too much to ask for a photo of the CTA's 2600 series railcar interiors before they were rehab'd? I just wanna see the orange seats!

[amtrik-official]

And no, this doesn't count, it's a 2400

[amtrik-official]

Is it too much to ask for a photo of the CTA's 2600 series railcar interiors before they were rehab'd? I just wanna see the orange seats!

[amtrik-official]

Today's Word of the Day is:

Rarefied

[amtrik-official]

Question for the void...

Do I change my Username?

No - amtrik-official forever

Yes - you post a lot about Chicago anyways... (CTA theme?)

What is a blog? a miserable little pile of secrets!

Voting ended onJul 11

[queer-as-city-folk]

I like trains. Particularly Amtrak but I'm not picky

I was once Amtrak...

[amtrik-official]

I was once You...

[queer-as-city-folk]

If I went to Canada, would you still love me?

[amtrik-official]

I went last year and it completely tanked my entire Amtrik career (didn't get to take the streetcars ✊😔)

[amtrik-official]

Hey you! For more cool historical Chicagoland photography, check out:

The Trolley Dodger

Musings on transit, past, present, and future

They've got such cool things like:

For all the context & photographers, go get reading!

[unplaces]

S Damen Ave, Chicago, Illinois.

[amtrik-official]

Rest in Pieces ✊😔

[amtrik-official]

Today's Word of the Day is:

Foppish

[queer-as-city-folk]

Reminder that there are transfem Nonbinary people, not all of us are transmasc or afab

[amtrik-official]

Bernd das Brot - Wikipedia

Depressed Toast is one of those Wikipedia pages with an unexpected "Kidnapping" section

[goflowolfog]

[amtrik-official]

Today's Word of the Day is:

Acrid

[amtrik-official]

The Elroy-Sparta State Trail

[amtrik-official]

The homeless get the Lakeshore and the skunks get the parks

[amtrik-official]

Happy Deltarune Day

[amtrik-official]

what is the best train type from the 70s and 80s?

Uhhhh,,, Metra coach #8247 because that's the one I was on