Recent content by aktrainfan

Good one!! That would be kind of a bummer, I'm envisioning the Grizwolds in Vegas Vacation!!! :lol: :lol:

No worries. I've decided to stay an extra night in Glitter Gulch (hee hee) and hopefully I'll win enough to pay for my train trip! (wishful thinking) so I will just leave the next day, and voila! It's a cheaper deal than even the original price of the day before. I'm good to go! Thanks everyone!!

When they say that the fares can jump up in no time at all, they weren't kidding! Earlier the sleeping accomm. on the train on the day I was thinking of leaving was $316, now it jumped up to $370!! GEEZ louise!! I literally just refreshed the page and it went up. So now I'm considering...

Yes, I don't think it's worth it to wait and see anymore. I have been thinking about it, and the more I think about it, the more I want to reserve something so that I'm not fearing the worst and worrying. Which train did you take, just curious? The experience that I've had so far has been...

Now I'm kind of considering this option. Booking a coach seat now, and then seeing if I can upgrade to a roommette on board, to get a substantial discount. It would save me over $160! How has this worked out for anyone here, if you've ever tried it? Is it to risky and iffy? What if I just...

Well I think I'm going to stick with the SWC after all. I called Amtrak and the lady I spoke with said that the route between Vegas and Kingman is very popular, and that there are lots of people that take it, so I shouldn't be by myself in the small train station in Kingman. Also, she said...

:help: I need your help, please!! I'm trying to decide between taking the Southwest Chief or the California Zephyr between Vegas and Denver. Two totally different routes, one through the Southwest and one through SLC. HELP!! The SWC is much more expensive, but a lot less bus time.   If...

Thanks! Whew!

Not sure if we will be going the same way (I'm assuming) next month at the end of the month, but what is wrong with the tracks? what is a "CCC" car? We will have a roommette, I would have hated to pay all the $$ and then not be able to get to my destination the way we planned? We are going...

sorry for the confusion...it I'm leaving this week for a travel agent seminar in Anaheim. Actually, I'm going to Disney first for 3 nights with a friend, then attending the seminar. After it's over, I'm heading to Vegas to see my sister (who's also from Alaska) and my cousin who will also be...

:giggle: Did it! Booked the Coast Starlight #14 all the way from LAX-SEA for the end of March! I went ahead and redeemed the points for this trip...I'm glad it's done! We'll be in Room # 3, is that good?   Now to get the air booked from SEA-ANC, and the rest of my trip, including the...

Thanks! What would be a good choice for accommodations around there, assuming we'd have to take a taxi or shuttle either way. Much appreciation! :hi:

Thank you to everyone who responded so quickly and with such valuable information and advice! I really truly appreciate it! Ok, so that's good to know, once I purchase my fare, I can print out the confirmation and use the barcode to get the tickets. I should remember this from our prevous...

:unsure: Hi Fellow Trainites, I wanted to pick your intellegent, ever knowing brains about my upcoming trips. I am taking the "train" from LAS-DEN next month, and although I haven't bought my ticket yet, I plan on doing that tomorrow. Where can I pick up my actual ticket if I am leaving next...

Although we are not going on the EB afterwards, (we fly back to Alaska from either PDX or SEA) I'm debating on whether to go all the way to SEA now or stop in PDX and fly home from there...we are using 15,000 miles for the roommette all the way from LAX. Sooo looking forward to this, since we...