Recent content by brianpmcdonnell17

The changes to both the CL and SS appear to have been pushed back to November. Up until then, the SS can still be booked north of Washington and family bedrooms and lower level coach seats are available on the CL. Additionally, connections from the SS to the NER and Acela are now bookable...

In your last schedule table, if you alter the 6:10 AM trip from Chicago to be the green Hiawatha set rather than the blue Borealis set, that would solve most of the issues. There would then be two Hiawatha sets alternating each night between Chicago and Milwaukee and two Borealis sets...

The MSP train will likely be a normal Hiawatha consist with a locomotive or NPCU on each end and 5 cars. The Hiawatha has sometimes run with an unstaffed cafe car, so the only difference would be that the MSP consists would have to have one such car and they will need to be split cafe/business...

Is it still Amtrak policy that roomette numbers can be changed without incurring additional charges? I have done this multiple times in the past, but I'm running into some issues trying now. The agent on the standard customer service number told me it could be done, but since I paid with points...

The connection from the CL to SS in Washington is available southbound but not northbound. That is presumably because of a shorter connection time northbound and a higher chance of delays on the SS. I have made the connection from 92 to 29 by booking separate tickets, but it's risky and often...

In my experience, this seems to vary a lot by route. Except during the early stages of the pandemic when all seating was closed, I have never been stopped from eating personal food in the cafe on the Silvers or Crescent. I have also been able to do so on various state-supported trains...

Has there been any indication as to which of the two Vancouver Cascades trips will be restored? I found an article specifying that there will initially only be one round trip per day, but it didn't mention which one.

Yes; you can store baggage at the counter by the baggage claim for $10 per bag.

From the videos I saw, the first trip was using Amfleet Is and the following trains have been using Amfleet IIs, although I can't confirm if that has been the case every day.

Is there any difference between Amfleet I and Amfleet II equipment with regards to bikes? It appears that the Maple Leaf has switched back from Amfleet I to Amfleet II coaches with the resumption of service to Toronto, so I'm wondering if that's related.

The river will be on the geographical west side of the train, which is the left side when going from NYC to Poughkeepsie.

Has there been any indication of when service is expected to resume in December? I am planning a trip that involves going from Seattle to Vancouver that month and would prefer to do it by train if possible.

350 is the morning Wolverine from Chicago to Michigan.

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It is probably because of the two segments being in different fare categories. For example, if there is a saver fare available for the LSL but not the Hiawatha, the saver fare will not be applied for either segment when booked as a single ticket. However, when booked separately, you can get the...