lionelhoguy
Service Attendant
We are planning our first long Amtrak trip this February 2009.
This trip will take us from Milwaukee WI, to Portland OR on the Empire Builder. Then from Portland OR to Redding CA on the Coast Starlight. From Redding we are heading back up to Olympia/Lacey again on the Coast Starlight. From Olympia/Lacy we go to Los Angeles on the Coast Starlight again. After an overnight in Los Angeles we leave for Chicago on the Southwest Chief and from there we return to Milwaukee on the Hiawatha.
We have sleeper service for the entire trip.
Here are our questions:
1-We get into Portland OR. at 10:10 am and leave at 2:25, is there a place to leave our bags so we can wander around Portland?
2-I have seen the station in Redding and I wonder how long before the train arrives does the station open?
3-I have been told that they do not handle checked bags at Olympia/Lacey, what do we do with our bags when we re-board there?
4-Our train arrives in LA at 9pm on March 2 and departs 6:45 pm March 3rd. Is there a good hotel close to the station to spend the night at? Are there taxis at the station at 10pm at night?
Any other suggestions to help make this a great trip would be appreciated.
Tom
This trip will take us from Milwaukee WI, to Portland OR on the Empire Builder. Then from Portland OR to Redding CA on the Coast Starlight. From Redding we are heading back up to Olympia/Lacey again on the Coast Starlight. From Olympia/Lacy we go to Los Angeles on the Coast Starlight again. After an overnight in Los Angeles we leave for Chicago on the Southwest Chief and from there we return to Milwaukee on the Hiawatha.
We have sleeper service for the entire trip.
Here are our questions:
1-We get into Portland OR. at 10:10 am and leave at 2:25, is there a place to leave our bags so we can wander around Portland?
2-I have seen the station in Redding and I wonder how long before the train arrives does the station open?
3-I have been told that they do not handle checked bags at Olympia/Lacey, what do we do with our bags when we re-board there?
4-Our train arrives in LA at 9pm on March 2 and departs 6:45 pm March 3rd. Is there a good hotel close to the station to spend the night at? Are there taxis at the station at 10pm at night?
Any other suggestions to help make this a great trip would be appreciated.
Tom