You guys were right! I called, and they indicated that they didn't have any record on their end of any complaint with that trip (so now I know not to use the email feature!)
I'm happy to report that they gave us a voucher, which will definitely be going towards a future Long Distance trip!
Interesting- I've gotten them every time I've taken a trip so far, but all of my recent rides (besides this one) have been limited to either East Coast or Lake Shore Limited.
I definitely wasn't too impressed by it; hoping to try out a route with traditional dining as my next long-distance...
Interesting, I wouldn't have thought of that!
Thanks! I'm also hoping to hear back, but might have to reach out again. Nonetheless, I do plan on taking many more train trips!
Yeah- With the recent upgrades to COI, all of Indiana's stations along the Cardinal route have been redone over the...
Trip Info:
Route: Amtrak Cardinal 51 (Westbound)
Origin: New York City's Penn Station / Moynihan Hall (NYP)
Destination: Lafayette, Indiana (LAF)
Month: August 2023
Room: Viewliner 2 Roomette
Back in 2019, I made a trip report in which I took the Hoosier State from LAF to Chicago. Well...
Yeah, it did have a cafe car (the video I posted has a quick clip from it).
From a glance, the Lafayette station does look pretty nice, but when you get up close is when you realize the problems.
When they built it in the 90s, it was a nice, new station with a great view of the Wabash River...
Yeah, we only saw the waiting area by the platforms. It was dirty, really cramped, and had an uncomfortably low ceiling. I was looking through my camera roll to see if I had taken any pictures while in there; all I had was a video, which upon closer inspection I noticed there was a bird flying...
Basic Info:
Amtrak Hoosier State 851 (No longer operating)
May 29, 2019
LAF - CHI
Departure from LAF at 7:36 AM
Video:
Background:
A group of friends and I all purchased tickets about a month in advance, as we were planning on taking a day trip to Chicago the day after the school year was...