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Emma
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Hi everyone
We will be visiting the US next August from Jersey (Channel Islands, not NYC), arriving in Chicago. My daughter will be attending Space Academy so we were looking to book the Texas Eagle from Chicago to St Louis.
I do not have exact travel dates as yet because flights are not yet available to book but it will be in August 2019. I wanted to get an idea of costs for travelling via Amtrak instead of an internal flight as we do not have trains in Jersey and thought it would be great experience.
To get an idea of costs I have put in dates in both June and July 2019 but am finding the following confusing:
There seems to be a train that departs at 1:45pm arriving at 7:21pm but there are two different numbers, 21 Eagle Texas and the 421 Eagle Texas (or 21 / 321). It must be the same train so what is the relevance of the two numbers? Why would there be value seats on the 321 but not the 21, and no Saver seats on anything despite how far in advance the booking?
Superliner Bedroom: The information states that these seat three but it only gives you the option to book two bedrooms. We only really want to book one as we all want to sit together and our daughter will only be 13. I can't book one person in coach as they will not be able to come into the lounge with us. Would I need to call to book this to allow three people into the superliner bedroom?
All sold out? I cannot find any availability for any family rooms on the Texas Eagle no matter when I pick a date. Do you have to book these the day they are released for sale or will it not allow me to book one as I have to book for three adults?
Thank you in advance for your patience with all these questions! Flights from Jersey to Chicago will be available soon and I want to make sure I am ready to go with our train bookings too when these seats become available.
Emma
We will be visiting the US next August from Jersey (Channel Islands, not NYC), arriving in Chicago. My daughter will be attending Space Academy so we were looking to book the Texas Eagle from Chicago to St Louis.
I do not have exact travel dates as yet because flights are not yet available to book but it will be in August 2019. I wanted to get an idea of costs for travelling via Amtrak instead of an internal flight as we do not have trains in Jersey and thought it would be great experience.
To get an idea of costs I have put in dates in both June and July 2019 but am finding the following confusing:
There seems to be a train that departs at 1:45pm arriving at 7:21pm but there are two different numbers, 21 Eagle Texas and the 421 Eagle Texas (or 21 / 321). It must be the same train so what is the relevance of the two numbers? Why would there be value seats on the 321 but not the 21, and no Saver seats on anything despite how far in advance the booking?
Superliner Bedroom: The information states that these seat three but it only gives you the option to book two bedrooms. We only really want to book one as we all want to sit together and our daughter will only be 13. I can't book one person in coach as they will not be able to come into the lounge with us. Would I need to call to book this to allow three people into the superliner bedroom?
All sold out? I cannot find any availability for any family rooms on the Texas Eagle no matter when I pick a date. Do you have to book these the day they are released for sale or will it not allow me to book one as I have to book for three adults?
Thank you in advance for your patience with all these questions! Flights from Jersey to Chicago will be available soon and I want to make sure I am ready to go with our train bookings too when these seats become available.
Emma