Recent content by RailFanLNK

Maybe I should have been a lawyer or union contract negotiator. My wife and I have probably turned 50 or more folks on to Amtrak travel from Lincoln NE where the train picks you up (if on time) EB at 3:20am and drops you off at 12:08am WB. So we don't have good arr/departure times at all. I've...

Dear Guest, You might want to see how far your hotel is from the Wharf drop off. Walking can be fun but if the train is very late and you are your family are walking in the dark of the night, you may want to know what kind of neighborhood that particular area is before you choose to "hoof" it...

So what is Amtrak's "plan of attack" when the CZ is late making the connection to the Cap? How long do they hold the Capital Limited? Is there any bussing that they do if they don't want to hold the CL for long? I have friends who are taking Amtrak's CZ to the Cap and then onward to DC. I'm...

We were delayed last year on a trip where we received a $250 voucher. Does the voucher have to be used all at once? Or can you use small amounts like a "gift card" at a store? Also, we have friends that will be going to Washington DC then onward to Baltimore. Should they buy their tickets for a...

I have a $250 voucher, can I use this for a smaller amount of usage such as $50 and still have $200 to burn or does it have to be all used at once? Thanks!

It's hard to type with tears in your eyes. Patrick and I shared the love of trains but even a bigger love (to me anyone) was music. Patrick was in one of my favorite punk rock bands "The Angry Samoans". He had seen a post or two from me about music and trains and he messaged me and asked if I...

Hello everyone! It was VERY busy at our train station with Pro-Rail Nebraska set up along with Operation Lifesaver. Gobs of folks going through it as well. My stepson and grandson loved it! Really enjoyed the time with them and dumped about $100 on Amtrak stuff for my grandson and I. :giggle...

I was just reading the Lincoln Journal Star and haven't been on AU in quite some time. So "hi" to all my friends here. The train will be in Lincoln NE on April 26th and 27th. Is this something that others (than myself) would like to see? Can you go in it? I tout Amtrak in a positive light as...

Will be taking Amtrak from LNK-CHI then the Wolverine to Detroit. (going to the Nebraska vs Michigan game) A friend of my stepson has family that lives in DET and they are going to pick me up at the station. Is this a safe area? I plan to detrain in the mid-afternoon and then leave 2 days later...

Well today I called Amtrak Customer Relations and gave them a detailed account of how badly our trip went coming back on the Lakeshore Limited on 7/21. My wife and I both were in sleepers and they are going to mail us a $250 voucher. Is this normal? I lost out on $250 in wages, so did the wife...

Yeah, Brenda and I went through thing after thing where the ball got dropped and how we were treated. I doubt I will ever take the Lakeshore again. Depending on a "different" section to join you in a different city is like rolling the dice at the roulette table. The hardest thing about this was...

Well, I have been a supporter of Amtrak ( and still will be) but they really dropped the ball on our trip on the LSL. We were delayed by 6 hours on Monday 7/22. We missed our connection to the CZ. Crummy deal but we both (wife) and I could live with it. What we can't live with is what happened...

We sat in Albany NY (449) waiting for 5 hours for 49 out of NYC. After that, things went downhill FAST. We lost our slot with the freight railroad. Heard that the crews timed out. Had greasy pizza brought in for supper in Albany since we didn't have a dining car, got slow orders for crews that...

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. We will definitely be knocking down all the old ladies to get on the front of the bus! :P We have enjoyed getting to know all the displaced passengers and has been somewhat of an adventure....but would rather be home.

My wife and I were travelling on the Lakeshore Limited 49/22 and was 7 hours late getting into Chicago and missed our connection to the California Zephyr. We were bussed to a former Holiday Inn in Willowbrook, Illinois. We are travelling via sleeper and wondering if we don't get a sleeper from...