Search results

We arrive on the SW Chief at 8:15 am and are not scheduled to leave (on a thru bus) until 2:50 pm. Is there a place to store our luggage so we can wander around this beautiful station? ~Andy

We will be arriving in Fullerton on the SW Chief and then continuing onto San Diego on the Pacific Surfliner in business class. I noticed that the baggage max. size is different. SWC=28x22x14 whereas Pacific Surfliner is 28x22x11. Why the difference and does it really matter? When I talked...

Was just on the City of New Orleans twice in the last couple of weeks and the sleeping car was at the very end and we had to walk through several coach cars and the observation car to get to the dining car. What is up with that bit of insanity?

We are thinking of gong to Santa Fe from Flagstaff just for a quick get-a-away. I know that you get off in Lamy. What happens then? Are you bused to Santa Fe? Do you pay an additional charge for this? Does Amtrak make these arrangements or do you have to it yourself. Any info on this is...

I know Hilton does but I didn't know I had to set up my Hilton Rewards account to include Amtrak before I booked so I lost 956 Hilton points for the Amtrak transfer in April. At what ratio does Hilton transfer? Any other knowledge out there about other Hotel programs and their ratios? Thanks...

I want to go From Flagstaff to Seattle. First train would be the Southwest Chief. Then I would get on the Coast Starlight to Seattle. This is all one zone. I want to do the roomettes would I have to use separate points for the 2 different trains? I hope I am making this clear. Next...

When it says you can go 1 zone for 5500 pts is that one way or round trip? Are the points on the reward site only for the primary person or can they get tickets for companions? I am new to this. Have my cc now and will be beefing up my points. thanks

I am in Flagstaff, AZ and I want to go to Chicago. How many zones is that? Also, thinking of going to Seattle through LAX how many zones is that. I am so envious of all of you so familiar with the zones and the best routes for the least amount of points. Anyway, I guess my real question is...

Just reading the forum and found these terms: buckets and amsnag. What are these and how do they help with costs? thx ~Andy

Will be arriving in DC from Charleston, SC on a sleeping car and departing for Chicago on a sleeping car. Is there a sleeping car lounge where passengers can store their luggaage while out an about in the city. We are there for 8 hours. Thx ~Andy

We are leaving NYC at 6:15am. What time should we be at the station? We are just taking carry-on and will be sitting in BC for a long distance trip to Charleston, SC. Thanks. Andy