Recent content by lteak

Spend as much time as you can in the observation car. You won't get a kink in your neck looking sideways. The coach cars are in the back and it's rough. The observation car is smoother. I've take an 18 hr all night ride three times now and as soon as my ticket gets checked I move to the...

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All nicotine is the same and the complainer is already addicted. Gum is much safer than smoking....no lung cancer. That said, I'd be really disgusted if the train was delayed JUST so the addicts could smoke!! Sheesh!

I have quite a large suitcase and I plan to put it in the downstairs luggage rack rather than check it so I can access it. Is there a change that there wouldn't be room? Would I be asked to check it? I don't think it would fit in the rack above the coach seats.

Thanks!

Is there a microwave one can use to reheat something I bring? Is there drinking water available? I've ridden once before and I seem to recall that there is water available to fill a cup or glass. I don't recall if there's a microwave. I know there is one in the cafe but I'd suppose the...

Thanks you, thank you! That's one less thing for me to wonder about!

We spend a lot of time in southern Colorado and find the last week in Sept is the height of the fall colors, for THAT area. It depends, of course on the altitude and latitude. Any later than that or around the first of October and you are too late for the height. And that is in the south...

I'm arriving in Union Station this week and will need to find the Metro Rail Red Line stop at the terminal vicinity. Unless I've just missed it, I don't find a map that shows where that is. I don't have a problem with just asking for directions when I get there but you'd think that information...

Now, that's ridiculous!! I agreed with the guy at the table!

So a conductor coming on duty at 3 a.m. will wake someome up and make them more? Seriously? Especially when there is no written rule about sleeping there?.......

This might sound like a creepy question but is there any reason it wouldn't be safe for a woman to do? Is it more secluded down there?

Thank you. I definitely wouldn't "cop an attitude".

I guess the best thing to do, then is ask the conductor since it seems to be left to their discretion.

The first time I rode on the Southwest Chief I saw there were a few people who slept on the floor in one of the observation cars. I was later told one could even sleep in a booth in the Cafe after it was closed. Is tis usually allowed or advisable? How about on the floor at the back of the...