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I on an Acela Express to NYP last week and a passenger had a TomTom GPS unit. I was wondering if anyone else had tried using a GPS on any of the trains. Do you get a good signal? Does it show you following the tracks? Interested...

My wife and I were traveling on the Silver Star earlier this year, along with her parents. Her dad was disabled by a stroke a few years ago and is partially paralyzed. So, I got the Accessible Bedroom ('H' room) for him and my mother-in-law, and a roomette for the wife and I. Other than the...

I was standing on the Metro platform last night at King Street station at 8pm. The Metro station is right next to the Amtrak/VRE Alexandria Station. A northbound train pulls in with one Genesis locomotive, 4 Amfleet coaches, a cafe car and a Viewliner Sleeper on the rear. There were...

I frequently use the Northeast Regional service, where seats are not assigned and everyone is free for all. As a result, I was suprised on my first few trips on trains outside the corridor (Adirondack, Capitol Ltd, Empire Builder, Tx Eagle) that coach seats were assigned. Now, of course, I...

In a previous thread, we talked about Bank of America taking over all of the Amtrak Guest Rewards accounts from MBNA, and thier decision to cease the program in May. As a long-time card holder I've been able to take many free trips from the accrued points, and hate to see it go. Does anyone...

Sounds good to me. The best part is the last sentence; authorize the STB to fine freight RRs that delay Amtrak trains. --RM

ABC's Redeker Complains of Budget Cuts to Amtrak Reporter leaves out critics of the subsidized system, where taxpayers foot the bill for travelers. Full Story here: http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2...0108144615.aspx Mostly containing the typical arguments such as: No context of how...

Greetings all- Wondering if anyone can suggest rental cars at JAX. I'm wondering if there are any in-station (probably not) or close by. The closer the better, since I'm travelling with my father-in-law who is disabled. Many thanks. RM