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It wasn't for me when I took the SWC/CS last summer. To make matters worse, the conductor lied about Amtrak holding the CS, and passengers were only made aware there was no train when we pulled up next to an empty track. There was a busstitution from LAX to Bakersfield and the San Joaquin to...

Hmm, I'm traveling on AGR this August. I currently have the route scheduled from IND-SJC using the EB because it's the only western route I haven't taken. Now I'm concerned. I can't book a layover in PDX because I'm using AGR. I still have time to change my routing since it's so far off. Those...

I'm surprised inconvenience hasn't come up more often as a reason people don't take the train. Even with airline cutbacks, there are usually several options on a given day to get from your origination to your destination. Compare this with many of the routes which either have no local train...

I've done this exact thing in January and with Sapphire points. Transferring takes less than a minute once you get Chase on the line. It's 15k points each way for a roomette, or 25k points for a room. Gotta love those zone border cities. I don't know about the rental cars though because I was...

I have slight tinnitus and I love the train because the rail noise masks the ringing. :D