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  1. SP&S

    Where are the sleeper cars?

    Some trains have them in back, some in front. For example the Coast Starlight sleepers are at the front, the Empire Builder has the Seattle sleepers in front - the Portland sleepers towards the back. In the absolute worst case you could walk through the coaches to the sleepers.
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    Most luxurious Amtrak train ever?

    Oh to be on the Coast Starlight, in the Pacific Parlour Car, the friendly car attendant has just sold me a bourbon rocks, and I'm enjoying it sitting in one of the swivel chairs watching the world go by. Even though the car was a little tattered I loved it. This was luxury, Amtrak style.
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    Suggestions for the Coast Starlight

    Although both directions are nice I personally prefer the northbound Coast Starlight. I may be biased because it is "my train" but towards the southern end of the route the train runs right on the edge so that you can't go any further west without getting your feet wet then the next day going...
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    Location of Sleepers in Consist

    I may be crazy, may??? and I've never been right behind a lone engine but I like the sound of the horn. It's as if there's something reassuring about it.
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    Amtrak dining and cafe service

    Having just put up with the Flex Dining on the Starlight the new menu is a great sight. Had a great SA and you could tell he was a bit embarrassed to be serving the stuff and was telling how things would be better starting on the 23rd. Ah well, timing has never been my strong suit.
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    New Amtrak Covid Policy

    I just finished the questionnaire this morning for my trip tomorrow. I saw a checkbox saying something about an employee asking them. I suppose that the worst that would happen is to have to answer the questions on the spot while getting the evil eye from the conductor.
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    Amtrak dining and cafe service

    Although I can understand some people not liking garlic, let's not get rid of it altogether. As was said at a local garlic gestival "Eat Garlic Fight Mouthwash".
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    Just for fun - upper or lower?

    Mrs SP&S gets the lower bunk. We try to get a bedroom these days, she laughs too much at me getting into the upper in a roomette.
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    New National Menu February, 2020

    On the CS today just finished lunch and although they had the new menu the wings were not in stock. The good news was they still had mussels. Yum. Now, will they have French toast tomorrow morning.
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    Why does the Coast Starlight go east of the Cascades?

    I don't know if the OP has ever driven over the Siskiyou summit on I5, but it is quite the climb. One that would require additional locos to negotiate which would cost the railroads more money. Here's a link that includes an old https://zierke.com/shasta_route/pages/32siskiyou.html timetable...
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    50% bonus points offer

    Now through February 29th get up to a 50% points bonus when buying points. You have to buy 15,000 or more points to trigger this bonus making the cost of a point 2.9 cents. That's a hairs breadth more than what they normally are worth at redemption. As usual, not a great deal. Sure miss the...
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    Pacific Surfliner ~ Can tickets be transferred to a later train?

    From the PS website: "Unreserved Coach tickets allow you to ride any Pacific Surfliner train from the origin station to the destination station listed on your ticket. This gives you the flexibility to take a different train than the one you selected in the booking process if your travel plans...
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    Amtrak teases upgraded bedding/amenities for sleeping cars

    As long as we're talking about bedding again, how about mattresses that aren't as hard a a rock for SuperLiner upper bunks?
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    America’s Lost Railroad Cuisine - A Newly Digitized Menu Collection

    There were a couple of good reasons. It allowed the railroads to hire dining car personnel who were semi-literate and might work for less. More importantly, it eliminated all problems where the diner claimed, this isn't what I ordered. The order is right there, in the diner's own hand.
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    South Bend to Seattle via Portland

    I don't think you would have a luggage problem. Slightly different but we went from Syracuse to Portland via Seattle (Lake Shore Limited/Empire Builder/Cascades). The checked bags stayed on the Builder and got to PDX hours before us and there was no problem. They were waiting for us in the...
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