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Fort Madison Amtrak station to to move to the previous Santa Fe station in downtown Ft. Madison soon. Has anyone heard an exact date?

I've always heard people watch trains from Roosevelt Road. Is it a safe area? How do you get there from Union Station? Thanks ahead of time! Greg

I just purchased a business class ticket on the Illinois Zephyr departing Chicago Union Station. Do I use the normal waiting room, or the first class lounge? Thanks, first time in business class. Greg

We have had an Amtrak CC for a long time. Mid 2016 looks good for a trip somewhere, Any suggestions? We will have about 40,000 points. That sounds like a lot,but we haven't priced anywhere yet. We have gone to the west coast once, and on the CONO once.

When a train reaches its final destination, who takes the train back to the yards for servicing, cleaning, and restocking. I assume the yards has a crew that does this, because a lot of times the onboard crew is low on hours remaining on the work day. Thanks, G

I've noticed lately that the heritage locomotives aren't shown up on the Amtrak Status Maps. Are they still being used? I watch the CZ and/or SWC occasionally, and I haven't seen any on either of them lately. Just wondering.

I heard a dispatcher on BNSF say that tonights (11/16) trains (3 and 5) were combined again to night. They were running together between Chicago and Galesburg on the old Santa Fe line, then separated and each went on there normal routes from Galesburg on. Anyone heard or seen this? Sound like...

We are getting the itch to take another long distance train trip. However, we have some serious time restraints. Is any airport within an easy commute of a station in LA, Emeryville, Seattle, or other city? We will have to fly one way, or the other.Thanks in advance for any sugestion.

We are starting to plan a long distance trip.We would like to fly out of Chicago to Seatle or Los Angeles, then take Amtrak back to Chicago, or vice versa. Anyone ever done is? We don't really have enough time to the whole trip via Amtrak.Also would consider San Fransisco area. Any help would be...

Yesterday we rode the IZ to Chicago to go to the Chicago Auto Show. I was pleasantly suprised to see that Amtrak was using Superliner equipment.Has this been this way long? I haven't rode for a while. I noticed the car we were in, had a rebuilt sticker in the vestabule. Nice car. GregL

We thought it would be great to ride on the California Zephyr in the winter time. Which is better,departing Chicago or Emeryville, or another station in California? How is the transportation between Chi Ohare and Chi Union Station, or vice versa? What station in California would be closest to a...

I was checking out the Amtrak status map and noticed the westbound Southwest Chief lost 12 hours after Naperville, Il. Anyone know the reason? GregL

After years of procrastinating, I finally joined Amtrak Guest Rewards and got a Guest Reward Credit card. Any does or don'ts that I should know about? I see everyone talkling about the points they receive. How many points does it take to receive a nice discount on a trip? I intend to use it on...

Are there any lockers available to rent in the Naperville, Il station? Thanks in advance. GregL

Everytime I see a long distance, I always wonder how many millions of miles the heritage bagage cars have on them. Most of them were built in the forties or fifties. They have the potential of one round trip a week from Chicago to the west coast. Anyway you figure, it's a ton of miles. Does...

I heard on the scanner, the BNSF dispatcher say that all westbound Amtrak trains (CZ, SWC, and Illinois Zephyr) were going to be late, that they had to go a different way to get to Galesburg. I assume that there was a derailment. Amtrak site says a service disruption. Anyone know anything about...

Several of us always attend the Wheel Of Wheels show in Chicago. We arrive in Chicago by Amtrak and take either a cab or a bus to McCormic Place and make it back to Union Station for the train ride home. This year the show is at Donald Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. Is there any way to...

We are starting to plan a cruise in the Caribbean Ocean. I have read in this forum that some have taken Amtrak to the port of departure. What city did you sail from? Did you have any trouble getting from the station to the dock? I realize that we should arrive a day early to make sure we arrive...

I have BNSF railroad frequency in my scanner at home. Today I heard the dispatcher say two times that he had two Amtrak trains running together through Burlington. It was about the time the east bound train goes through. I checked the on time performance of both the CZ and the SWC for today and...

A couple of years ago my wife and I took our first long distance train trip, will more following. I see AU members talking about Guest Rewards. We don't have an Amtrak card. Would it be worth the trouble to apply for one? I really don't know much about it. Any help would be welcomed. GregL