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Caught sight of this unusual car at Penn Station on Weds eve. Was told by a redcap it was used by a sports team. I’ve never seen an Amfleet car with private sitting cabins. Catering also looked pretty great, although hardly touched. Anyone know more about these? Video...

Generally no you do not need a reservation if you hold a multi-ride, and I’m not aware of any mechanism by which you even could if you wanted. The catch is that multi-rides aren’t valid on all trains (they are valid on almost all). You can check the Amtrak website to see if the particular...

Traveling east from the west coast, I think the southern routes (Sunsent Limited, SW Chief) don’t vary as much with the seasons. I think the Empire Builder is a stunning ride any time of year, but certainly heading into fall (might be a little early to really hit peak foliage) would be...

I used it to book a few nights recently and netted about 9k points as I hit a promotion just right. At check in the desk informed me by reservation had been “paid through Expedia”, so apparently that’s what they’ve white labeled. Good way to bank some points, though.