Recent content by Special K

I want to give a shout out for our dining experience recently on the Silver Meteor. Linda and P. Ross were the dining car attendants and they provided any enjoyable experience for our meals.

We are planning a rail trip from Kingston to Quebec this summer. I noticed on the VIA website that there is no checked luggage for those trains. Are there luggage racks to store our luggage anywhere on the train? We need to pack for a week since we are boarding a boat for a week long river...

Every January we book the Capitol from Cleveland to Washington, then the Silver Meteor to Winter Haven, FL. In the past the only Silver option given was the Meteor. Now Amtrak offers the Silver Star also. What has changed to allow them to do that? Personally, I would much rather take the...

We are taking the Empire Builder in July from Seattle to Chicago, then Capitol Lmited to Cleveland. What is Amtrak's policy on holding trains when a connecting train is late. i've noticed that #8 has been pretty late into Chicago recently. Do they put you up in a hotel and put you on the next...

We took a recent trip on the Silver Meteor from Winter Haven, FL to Washington, DC. We had a great SCA on car 9810 named Torrance, who took care of us. Even though we have been in a roomette before, Torrance explained everything to us about the arrangements. He made a point to check on us...

Thank you for your replies. I thought that was the policy but wasn't sure.

We are travelling from Winter Haven, FL to Cleveland via Washington, DC. We will have a roomette from WTH to WAS. Does that allow us to use the Club Acela in DC? We have coach seats to CLE.

My wife and I just finished riding the Silver Meteor from Washington to Winter Haven. The staff was good and the dining was fine, although they didn't have assigned times for the dining car as in the past. The viewliner roomettes, even though clean, are definitely in need of...