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My wife and I are taking the SW Chief from Raton, NM to LA and then connecting on the Pacific Surfliner to San Diego next Wednesday.. There's about an 1 1/2 hours between the scheduled arrival of #3 and departure of #768. WeI've ridden Amtrak enough and have been looking at recent delays on the...

[ I'm heading to Chicago ("hometown Chicago") next Tuesday on the CZ. I want to upgrade from coach to a roomette. I've made this trip a few times before and roomette is much more relaxing..duh - no-brainer!   Last trip back from Chicago my wife and I lucked out at the Union Station ticket...

Thanks for all the advice folks... Here's my plan. I'll buy the additional points for the roomette to Chicago, 7500 pts for $206.25. With the current Amtrak winter sale we can then purchase two coach tickets for $152 (for two) for our return trip to Denver. That way we at least get a roomette...

The AGR points were earned on our roomette trip on the CZ and CL to D.C. in October. Unfortunately those 7500 pts won't get us a sleeper. Is there a difference in how points were earned? I thought points were points however they were earned. I'll look into the cost of purchasing the extra...

My wife and I are traveling Denver to Chicago on the CZ in March. I have enough AGR pts for a one way coach ticket for myself. Can I purchase my return trip and her roundtrip all in one transaction with the AGR redemption? Also, are the coach seats reserved? We've only travelled roomette in...

We just got back from 5 day trip to DC. Club Acela was great, able to leave bags, quiet and able to relax before boarding.   Some thoughts - First, I also, would be concerned about layover time. it is short. Club Acela attendant will want you back to the lounge 45 min before train departs...

I just had to change my reservation for our trip and on my confirmation I have room 18 in car 054 on the CZ to Denver. I looked at the car diagrams and can't find a rom 18. Perhaps a typo my Amtrak? Also how can I tell how close I am to diner? On the CZ east car 631; CL east car 3000, CL...

I use an EXCEL spreadsheet to plan lengthy trips that have multiple stops and stays. Last year we went to Australia for a month traveling only by public transp (no car) ; planes to, from and within Australia, trains within Australia, and staying with six different friends. I used the...

Thanks for the help Alan. I did some "googling" and found a travel service a few blocks from Penn Staion that specializes in storing and shipping luggage. They do it either long term or by the hour. Max charge per day is $10. That's worth the $ for us --it surely beats hauling a roller around...

We're going to NYC from DC on the Acela and leaving a week later on the Lake Shore limited in a roomette. We're staying on Long Island during the week we'll be coming into NYC on the LIRR, arriving at Penn Station.   My question is: since we'll have our AMTRAK tickets can we utilize the...

My wife and I are taking our first long distance Amtrak trip to the East Coast next month. We'll be on the CZ, CL, Acela, LSL and back to Denver on the CZ. We are traveling light; each of us taking a plane sized carry-on roller that fits in an airplane overhead. My question is: will our...

We're booked on the Capitol Ltd. on October 11. We're in Car 3000, Room 3 from Chicago to DC. We eventually head back to Denver via ACELA to NYC, then LSL to Chicago, and the CZ back to Denvver can't wait!

I have a question. We're going out East for a month long AMTRAK trip. We made all our arrangements online and paid for the tickets. We didn't join the AGR pprogram unit after we made the resv/pmt. Can we still earn the points? We won't actually be picking up our tickets until the day we...

Just joined forum and have a question. My wife and I are starting a month long trip out east from Denver Union Station. The CZ doesn't leave until at least 8:10 pm. Is there a place at the station we can check or store our carry on bags during the day until our train leaves? This is our...