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Thanks! I'm a little embarrassed that it occurred to me to check HERE first and not actually Amtrak's site. :D

Howdy! Been on a bunch of trips in the past three years. I need to book a RT to Miami (from Pittsburgh) for May, for a vacation. But there's a slight chance we'll need to completely change the dates or cancel entirely. What's Amtrak's policy on that? I'm a Rewards member (with a Rewards...

In my case, it's that the week before a vacation is always hectic for me. Packing (it's a three-week trip this time), plus Thanksgiving (a dozen people here at our house), plus National Novel Writing Month (I'm way behind), plus all the other little things a vacation makes you deal with: mail...

Thanks, everyone! I'll have my fingers crossed for room on the downstairs rack then. I don't mind taking the underseater carry-on upstairs since it'll have my tech gear and the trip's toiletries and change of clothes. Helpful information!

I personally can manage the steps just fine. And even with my carry-on, I'm usually fine (though I'm klutzy). I just remember one time I had to also lug up my suitcase (two trips), and that was no fun at all. :) That's what I'm trying to avoid. Might see if there is a lower-level available by...

Thanks! I thought I remembered that Viewliners were one level, so that's terrific. I'll just have to struggle up those steps at 5:30 in the morning on Friday and hope for a spot for the big suitcase in the rack on the first level. :)

I'm so swamped with work that I honestly can't find brain space to look up this information. Can anyone tell me where I'll be with these roomette numbers? If I have to lug stuff (and myself) up that winding staircase, I'd just like to know in advance. :D :D The first two are the trip south. The...

I'm diabetic, and typically the diner car breakfasts were my easiest low-carb meals. I ordered simply bacon and eggs and coffee. None of the current breakfast options are diabetic friendly like that. Might have to pull apart a breakfast sandwich and skip whatever bread-item it's housed in... (sigh)

Took one in one direction and the other coming home. So... I end up using both on the same roundtrip.

I experienced standing in line for a new-fangled meal back in May (back from Fort Lauderdale), and frankly think everyone would prefer I stay in my room rather than clog up the line. :) :)

Late this month, I'm heading south from Pittsburgh to Tampa on the Silver Star. Then back north on the Silver Meteor three weeks later. It's been a year since I've taken this trip, so I assume some of the meals are now changed over to the new system. What should I expect in either direction on...

Well, the deadline looms large in the next 15 minutes here. I have tried to apply for this residency at least a half dozen times every DAY for nearly two weeks now -- on two separate computers, with two different browsers. The same issues continued every single day. I wrote to Amtrak's customer...

Does it eventually start working properly? I even tried asking Julie the Virtual Assistant. :D Her assistance was virtually nil. :D  

I could call it "Derailed."  :) I'll keep trying. The deadline is Jan. 31, so I've got a more than a week left. I'll start panicking a week from now. :D

I've been trying to submit my application online for this for the past hour. I'm filling everything in, hitting the Captcha, etc., and then the SUBMIT button just never finishes submitting the application. Anyone else trying this and having trouble today? I then went to Amtrak's Contact Us page...

I know! I had no idea! And cup holders! :) And a tidy little restroom in the very back. And Wi-Fi. It was entirely pleasant for a bus experience. 

Here are two pictures I took last week of the PHL 30th Street station's Club Acela for first-class passengers. The furniture seems new and those couches aren't all that comfy. 

Found the stop just fine. There was a large sign on the side of the convenience store/Dunkin Donuts that went with the gas station in question. It was also a Greyhound stop. The bus showed up exactly on time, and my arrival 30 minutes in advance gave me time to grab a coffee and breakfast...

I booked just now, and I ended up with roomettes on both legs going down from PGH to FTL because it was CHEAPER than the other choice that had me in Business Class for one leg. Crazy, but I'll take it! Very happy to have roomettes all the way. Used points to book the return trip back to PGH and...

We did get lunch, and I made a new friend.  :) It was a bit muggy standing outside waiting for the train (they made us line up along the track about 10-15 minutes before the train showed up), but otherwise still lovely to be in warm weather. (Now I'm home in Pittsburgh where it's been much...