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    Cardinal Checked Baggage - First-Timer

    In less than a week, my daughter and I are traveling from Baltimore (BAL) to Chicago (CHI) on the Cardinal in a roomette; after spending one night in Chicago we are traveling to Emeryville (EMY) on the California Zephyr in a bedroom. We'll fly back from San Francisco to Baltimore. We'll be...
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    Amtrak Share Fares

    I just received an email announcing "Amtrak Share Fares". The more companions one has, the cheaper the ticket: Passenger 1 – full price Passenger 2 – 15% off full price Passenger 3 – 60% off full price Passenger 4 – 70% off full price So, if I'm reading this correctly, two traveling...
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    Amtrak no longer allowing standing passengers on unreserved trains?

    The practice went at least into the early 1980s, when I took trains from home in Baltimore to Boston for college. Thanksgiving trains were regularly standing-room-only. It frankly turned me off trains for years.
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    Washington Post on Boarding Amtrak, Particularly at Washington Union Station

    The Washington Post has an article on boarding concerns on Amtrak -- why is it so hodgepodge and at Washington Union Station (WAS) and New York Pennsylvania Station (NYP) non-sensical?  I haven't been on many other railroads around the world, but I've wondered about the boarding policies on...
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    Suggestions for Route and Direction of Travel - East Coast to Seattle or Bay Area?

    Thanks again.  We'll spend one overnight in Chicago before heading out on the California Zephyr.  I'd rather not take a chance on the Cardinal being late and missing the Zephyr. Final (?) questions:  On the Cardinal, I was assigned Roomette 1 (car 5100), and on the Zephyr, I was assigned...
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    Suggestions for Route and Direction of Travel - East Coast to Seattle or Bay Area?

    Thanks all for the advice.  I just used points for us to travel in a Roomette from BAL to CHI on the Cardinal, and a Bedroom from CHI to EMY on the Zephyr.  It was hard for me to think about the windows-on-two-sides advantage of the Family Bedroom (FB) versus the larger-window advantage of the...
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    Suggestions for Route and Direction of Travel - East Coast to Seattle or Bay Area?

    On the Zephyr, is there a "bad" side?  For the Bedroom, I know I won't know until we board if the Bedrooms are on the left or right side of the train, but is there a scenery-related reason that one might wish to have windows on two sides? And which sleeper room has more room for two people...
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    Suggestions for Route and Direction of Travel - East Coast to Seattle or Bay Area?

    Thanks for all the suggestions.  I'm leaning toward (at least) taking the California Zephyr eastbound from CHI to EMY.  Our experience on the Capitol Limited earlier this year after the imposition of "carryout" has turned us off that train.  Maybe we'd take the Cardinal, but I'm not sure this...
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    Suggestions for Route and Direction of Travel - East Coast to Seattle or Bay Area?

    I am planning to take a trip with my (will-be) 13-year-old daughter from the east coast to the west coast in June 2019.  I’d like to include Seattle (SEA) and the Bay Area.  I’m trying to decide on taking the train out, and then flying back, or flying out to the west coast and then taking the...
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    Harrisburg Train Station in Line for Major Improvements, Development

    But wait, there's more! The Patriot-News reported the latest on the plans on March 15, 2018. There is a link to the Master Plan. The Plan links to a nice visual Executive Summary.
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    Day Room Near Boston South Station?

    In a couple of weeks, I'm going to be taking the overnight Northeast Regional to Boston (BOS), arriving early Saturday morning and leaving on the overnight that same Saturday back to Pennsylvania. Is there a cheap place in the area to freshen up when I arrive? Ideally I'd like to take a...
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    Harrisburg Train Station in Line for Major Improvements, Development

    Article from The (Harrisburg, PA) Patriot-News about planned improvements at the Harrisburg (HAR) station. At least at the time of this posting, included is a short video of comments by Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf and Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse, and footage of the interior of HAR. Also...
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    2 Pedestrian Strikes 9/14/15 (PA & MD)

    This is just one reason I love Amtrak Unlimited. I learned something new and cool today, about something I didn't even know existed!
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    New Amtrak Guest Rewards Master Card - Fall 2015

    My bonus was only 16,000 points (years ago), but I agree. My AGR MasterCard is the MasterCard I use most often, and it is an incredible deal to get points for literally free, with no annual fee. I hope the new card is also free.
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    New Amtrak Guest Rewards Master Card - Fall 2015

    According to the AGR Insider on FlyerTalk: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amtrak-guest-rewards/1700885-new-amtrak-guest-rewards-mastercard-arriving-fall-2015-a.html
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