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Posted 13 February 2010 - 02:44 PM
Posted 13 February 2010 - 02:52 PM
One last question, I promise. What is the proper procedure or amount to tip the "red cap" that helps with your luggage and helps your family board the train??
Happy Travels!!
Posted 13 February 2010 - 02:55 PM
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Posted 13 February 2010 - 03:06 PM
Posted 13 February 2010 - 04:40 PM
A Rookie No More! But Still A Lot Of Track To Travel !!!
Silver Meteor #97(6) & #98 (4), Silver Star #91 (2), Capitol Limited #29 & #30(6), Empire Builder #7,#8,#27(2) (4) Coast Starlight #11 (6) & #14(5), California Zephyr #5 (2) & #6 (5), Cascades #506, City of New Orleans #58, #59 (2), South West Chief #3 (4), Lake Shore Limited #49, Maple Leaf #63, San Joaquin #714, Pacific Surfliner #774, Texas Eagle #422 (2), Cardinal #50, Crescent #19, Sunset Limited #1. Approx. 60,169 miles & 41 states!
Posted 13 February 2010 - 07:19 PM
One last question, I promise. What is the proper procedure or amount to tip the "red cap" that helps with your luggage and helps your family board the train??
Happy Travels!!
It depends on several things:
How many bags do you have?
How big and heavy are the bags?
How far is it from where they started the service to where they drop you off?
How good/poor was the service they provided?
On average I would think $1-2 a bag for normal service.
I haven't used the service that many times, but I see it being used and I don't think Rd Caps will actually take your bags into the train for you, only up to the door. I may be wrong about that, but that's my impression from what I've seen.
I know others will have opinions about this, too.
Posted 13 February 2010 - 08:09 PM
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Posted 14 February 2010 - 12:50 AM
As we were boarding the LSL last Wednesday afternoon in NYP (the snow was really coming down outside) we were really pressed for time. The redcap picked up our luggage at Club Acela at 3:37 for a train departure time of 3:45. We made it with a couple of minutes to spare, and he did carry our luggage right into our bedroom. He was tipped appropriately.I've never used a redcap on a sleeper train, but I've seen plenty of redcaps on the train at originating stations putting bags into either the rack or the passenger's room. A bit depends on how much time is available.
Riding Acela out of Boston though I almost always use a redcap, since Boston keeps playing games with their boarding rules at the gate. So I just find it easier to grab a redcap to ensure my pick of seat in the FC car and avoid any gate hassles. The redcaps always bring my bag into the car and put it in the overhead compartment for me.
Posted 14 February 2010 - 12:53 AM
What else are you gonna do? Ask them if they take AMEX?I believe the proper "procedure" is you hand them cash.
Posted 14 February 2010 - 03:56 AM
They only take the AGR MasterCard!What else are you gonna do? Ask them if they take AMEX?I believe the proper "procedure" is you hand them cash.
Posted 14 February 2010 - 08:22 AM
They only take the AGR MasterCard!What else are you gonna do? Ask them if they take AMEX?I believe the proper "procedure" is you hand them cash.
Posted 14 February 2010 - 08:24 AM
A Rookie No More! But Still A Lot Of Track To Travel !!!
Silver Meteor #97(6) & #98 (4), Silver Star #91 (2), Capitol Limited #29 & #30(6), Empire Builder #7,#8,#27(2) (4) Coast Starlight #11 (6) & #14(5), California Zephyr #5 (2) & #6 (5), Cascades #506, City of New Orleans #58, #59 (2), South West Chief #3 (4), Lake Shore Limited #49, Maple Leaf #63, San Joaquin #714, Pacific Surfliner #774, Texas Eagle #422 (2), Cardinal #50, Crescent #19, Sunset Limited #1. Approx. 60,169 miles & 41 states!
Posted 14 February 2010 - 08:46 AM
California Zephyr- (11 times)-8 Superliner Bedrooms/1 Roomette, 2 Family Bedrooms
Capitol Limited-(once) Superlner Bedroom
Cascades- (6 times) Business Class
Coast Starlight- (6 times) 6 Superliner Bedrooms
Crescent- (once)Viewliner Bedroom
Heber Creeper- (1)
'I'm packed, tickets in hand, I'm ready to go-Is it train time yet?'
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