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Is anyone here aware what the current policy is regarding bringing a non-traveling guest in a Metropolitan Lounge? I am taking the CL from Chicago next Friday and have a pass to access the lounge, which says that it is valid for me and one guest, but also that a same-day ticket is required...

Why are the Eastern LDs running with so few coaches since the return to daily service? Amtrak doesn't seem to be hiring an excessive number of OBS employees, which would seem to indicate it's not an employment issue. In doing searches for random trains, it also doesn't seem to be a demand issue...

I currently have a trip booked next week on the CZ from Chicago to Richmond, but due to a change in plans, Emeryville would now be the better station to get off at. Would the conductor likely allow me to stay on until Emeryville without changing my ticket? It appears Richmond is a discharge only...

How long are unreserved tickets usable from the departure date listed on the ticket? I bought a ticket for the Pacific Surfliner in coach and need to push the travel date back by about a week, so do I need to change the reservation? I have used unreserved tickets on the Hiawatha before, but...

I am going to be taking my first trip on VIA; I have a lot of experience with Amtrak but don't know as much about VIA so have a few questions. I will be starting and ending the trip in Chicago so will get to Vancouver on the EB and Cascades and to Toronto on the LSL and Maple Leaf. My dad will...

I am in the early stages of planning a trip back to Florida from Chicago next Summer via the CL and SS. A family member who lives between Rocky Mount and Raleigh is interested in travelling on the train with me, but is only 14. Since I am 18, he should be able to go with me. However, he would...

I am currently ticketed for a trip from Winter Haven to Chicago at low bucket. However, I need to change the origin to Tampa, which involves using a thruway bus to Orlando. The fare buckets are identical to Winter Haven, but the current fare is more than twice what I originally paid. When I...

As I have already posted on here, I was planning on taking the Crescent from Atlanta to New Orleans on Saturday followed by the City of New Orleans to Chicago on Sunday into Monday. However, I was just notified that the CONO will be replaced by a middle of the night bus ride north of Carbondale...

Is there an estimate of when the station will be reopened? Also, is the new platform going to be high-level? I didn't even realize that there was going to be a new platform, but while passing on a very late Crescent today there was clearly a new platform being constructed and it is higher than a...

What are the chances availability opens up in the next few days for this train? Sleeper rooms are still available, but they are too expensive for me to afford. I will be travelling from Atlanta to Chicago, but I have already travelled the route via Washington on multiple occasions so was hoping...

1. If I were to buy two separate tickets each for my dog and myself, could I travel over seven hours? For example, if I wanted to go from Tampa to Savannah (an 8 hour trip), could I buy tickets from Tampa to Jacksonville and Jacksonville to Savannah for the same train? 2. At extended stops...

Blue Water/Wolverine: Battle Creek, MI* California Zephyr: Sacramento, CA Reno, NV Winnemucca, NV Salt Lake City, UT Grand Junction, CO Glenwood Springs, CO Fraser-Winter Park, CO Denver, CO Omaha, NE Ottumwa, IA Galesburg, IL Capitol Limited: Toledo, OH Cleveland, OH...

I will soon be travelling from Tampa to Dublin round trip with transfers in Philadelphia and Paris on the way there and London Gatwick on the way back. I know all three of the transfer airports have rail connections, so is there anyplace within security where these trains are visible? I would be...

Train 04 (04) has hit a boulder and derailed near Watrous, NM. The conductor was the only person on the train injured and it appears as though only the lead locomotive derailed. The article mentions passengers being bussed away from the scene but did not mention whether they are being brought to...

Are Thruway Bus passengers counted for the totals at a given station? For example, if I were to take the Thruway Bus from Tampa to Orlando to travel north on the SM, would I count as just 1 passenger at Orlando or would I count as 1 at Tampa and 2 at Orlando? Sent from my SM-J327P using Amtrak...

At 12:10 AM this morning, there was a crash between multiple Norristown HSL trains at 69th Street Station. There are currently 42 injuries, with many people in hospitals but no life threatening injuries. The train with the injuries was arriving at the station and hit the back of the train in...

In my case, I would be getting off of Amtrak in Richmond, CA but would want to the baggage checked to the Temporary Transbay Terminal in San Francisco. I plan on using BART between the two stations. I know this is an unconventional thing to do, but I want to save a segment on my Rail Pass. In...

On the webpage for the USA Rail Pass, it is stated that there is limited seating for passengers with Rail Passes. Is there a way to tell whether these seats are available? Could it be associated with a certain price bucket? Also, I am planning additional travel after the Rail Pass expires. Is it...

Train 20 departed Slidell 1 hour and 44 minutes late and is now listed as a service disruption. It is estimated as 3 hours and 42 minutes late for departure from Piscayune but no further estimates have been given. I am supposed to ride this train from Atlanta to Washington. Does anyone know what...

Both of my parents recently received an offer from Amtrak in the mail offering 30% off a trip before August 31st. They are both AGR members; I am as well but did not receive a discount. Is it because I have travelled on Amtrak recently? Has anyone else received the promotion? Also, can I use one...