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Thanks again for the advice and experienced insights. It's the the inability to "check through" our 4 large pieces of luggage that has caught us "totally unawares". We were expecting to board the train with 3 fairly small pieces of luggage between the 2 of us for a 47 hour adventure. We will...

Spot, Thanks for the advice - I'm fearing the worst.

OK - So we depart tomorrow (10/12/08) on our trip from Mount Pleasant, Iowa to Emeryville, CA on the California Zephyr. http://discuss.amtraktrains.com/index.php?...1&hl=LIA131 I called Amtrak today to ascertain the procedure for checking luggage, and was informed there is no luggage checking...

Thanks for the suggestions . . . We have opted for the CZ as the shorter and more direct trip for our first Amtrak trip (and it's "our" train), and will leave out of Mount Pleasant, Iowa as it is easiest to arrange to have our car picked up and taken to the Cedar Rapids airport for our return...

Hi to the forum from another newbie. I am taking a vacation of about two weeks duration to visit family in the Berkeley, California area, and I've firmed up some other commitments, so my calendar is now free for scheduling between September 24 and the end of October. My 82 year old mother had...