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This one would be the closest for walking, they do have a limited selection, but it would be a great walk. When come out of the walkway from the tracks, before you enter the terminal, turn right. It is a walk through to the railroad museum in old town sac. Walk 2 blocks forward, parallel to the...

on the California zephyr, the dining room was definatly run for the convienience of the dining crew and NO ONE ESLE! First call for breakfast was at god knows what time, but I went to the dining room at 825am and was turned away, i thought it was served until 9 am but??? Lunch started at 1130...

ok, if its 28 inches i guess we can do it. Not that i would ever disagree with the S/O but its all aboard except for that, lets go do this, but I will not sleep apart from you for 6 days and you are crazy if you think I will, just go alone again, is what i have, so... ?

I was able to look at a bedroom on my trip and the bottom bunk, set up as a couch, would be plenty of room, I am just worried about the armrests on the bottom bunk of the roomette, and can't afford a bedroom for this trip, it will be on points. I tried to pitch the upper bunk/lower bunk and...

I had a blast on my first trip, but went solo. I am trying to convince my S/O to accompany me next time, but the trip I am planning (SWC 2 nights to LAX, and CS 1 night to PDX, and back) will be 6 days and 6 nights R/T. The only contingency is that we not sleep apart, so has anyone successfully...

Here is my "railfan" picture, and it was NOT posted to my facebook with the caption, Amtrak is so cool they even let me drive for a bit. :giggle: This was off the rear sleeper, behind mine. That back window was a challenge for me, another rail fan relinquished his position there, and I told...

I was already planning the Amtrak trip, but it made it that much better of a deal. For anyone in this rural area, it ads over $100 dollars a week of value to Amtrak, Vs. parking at Des Moines airport.

Yes, I left my car there for 10 days here the end of January. The long term spaces are on the other side of the station from the drop off side. Just ask the agent inside if you are not sure, they will show you how to get there. Also if your train is late the hotel ottumwa is a block and a half...

American and Delta, have their flags displayed as the OP had suggested. On the right side of the aircraft the flag is stars forward. It almost looks like a mirror image.

Thanks for the info. That's pretty generous of Amtrak.

Is the cutoff for the SWC heading west Trinidad, or can you go all the way to ABQ and stay in the same zone. On the map it shows it skimming along the border between Trinidad, and Albuquerque. - Thanks

i was curious, and I am pretty sure I know the answer, but on my trip out, we had vases and flowers in all the bathrooms in our car. I think those were provided by the SCA. But we also had, in every bathroom, both a big container of Lysol wipes, and a can of Febreeze air freshener. Were these...

I just finished a trip with heat issues. On the Trip out the element in the room heat was out. The attendant moved me to an open room later In the day, and my previous room was written up, blocked and vacant for the rest of the trip. When I called guest relations they had already received a...

I usually play around with my wish routes every couple days, ( or several times a day. ) it seems this last week, right around when they announced the service cuts, that the low buckets got really scarce. I even tried amsnag and low buckets which were almost daily for March and April, are now...

I would rather see the vases and newspapers stay and those tablecloths go. They just seemed to be so big, and being disposable, that has to be a bit of a cost. I just didn't find them functional. The creases were so stiff, the salad plates, and others are so light that they won't lay even on...