Recent content by picnic42

Two years ago we took the Cardinal from Cincy to Chicago (coach) to transfer to the SWC to LosAngeles, and enjoyed a nice Roomette... it was 12 hours late coming into Anaheim. We LOVED taking this train! We had designed an extra day into our schedule in case we were late. The scenery was...

Thanks folks... that helps a lot! I am still looking for long term parking information in St. Louis Mo. I can't find anything about it. Also... Re checking itineraries I find some differences between some dates. One in particular puzzles me... Leaving St Louis west bound I am on train #21...

This coming July we will be traveling on the Texas Eagle... boarding in St. Louis and departing for a convention in San Antonio. We will be returning about a week later. Both directions we will be enjoying a nice Roomette. How is the dining on the Texas Eagle? Anything new or anything lacking...

My sister called... (She is on the SWC #3 heading out of Chicago) and told me her train just left the station at 2 hours and 45 minutes late. She said they did not inform the passengers as to why, but the rumor was that the train waited for another connecting train. Anyone have any info on...

THANK YOU VERY MUCH...

THANK YOU VERY MUCH! I found the Choice Hotel stuff and entered our AGR # and reading more into it... all we have to do is give the AGR number to the front desk. Not very hard to do! As for the Enterprise.... I might have to visit them or call them to "change" the reservation to show the...

Last week I booked a rental car from Enterprise and then booked a Choice Hotel. Both places I used our new AGR MasterCard. My wife just sent me an email to see if we will be getting those points. For some reason I thought since I used the AGR MC it was automatic???? The AGR registration is...

The Hilton Garden Inn is just a few minutes away from the Emeryville station... They have shuttle service but not at night. Cab ride was $6.00 Hotel was nice and clean with a good bar area and the restaurant was very good. This hotel was a good one with a decent price! You can ask for a...

Thanks Neroden... I will look into this one as well... thanks for the info!

WOW... Thanks William! VERY helpful and informative! I will give this info some serious thought.

After our long awaited for "Outwest" trip... and finding out we absolutely loved the train experience... we are now planning our next one! This time it will be a "Backeast" trip. We want to enjoy some winter travels... and have either upstate NY or Vermont ski areas as a destination, only to...

After taking a wonderful vacation and enjoying the 4 trains we traveled on (which was part of the vacation). We have come back home still with all the enthusiasm we had before we left. We can't wait to get back on the train and ride again! Every train we rode, announced as we boarded, that it...

Thanks... will enjoy reading this area...

I recently saw that group... will look into this!

The Amtrak employee by the name of Jensen, I think his first name was Bruce, at the Emeryville CA station was particularly helpful in announcing the CZ train and how to board etc. In his announcement he mentioned we all need to contact our Senators and Congressmen etc. to keep AMTRAK rolling...