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I’ve always had someone to help on or off! An attendant or Conductor has always been there when boarding or disembarking!

I’d give you a like for your observation except someone might construe it to mean I don’t want the SSL to return to Florida. The 12th of Never is just about right!

The big problem on the Canadian is bothe the long stretches of single rail track and the length of the freight trains- they are too long to fit in a siding to allow allow the Canadian to pass.

This summer in a bedroom on the SSL, the partition between the rooms was so loose I was able to stuff a paperback book into the gap and silence the unbearable noise. The doorstop I always carry to stop rattles wasn’t big enough!

Great trip! We thought we would read a lot in the prairie but didn’t. Started “collecting” the old grain elevators like the Canadians do. Expect delays as long freights get priority but it just extends your trip if you have no deadlines! We enjoyed the food, the Canadians wines and meeting...

I totally agree that sharing the dining experience with others is one of the pleasures of train travel. Eating in the room or roomette is not a great experience for me but an option for those who do not wish company. My first long trip was on the Canadian where we met people from all over the...

A Chicago to Miami route would be awesome. It would need to go through Atlanta which is very much needed!

The Canadian is the best train ride We’ve ever been on. I’ll grant you that iit’s a “land cruise” and that we sat on sidings watching freights go by but in their defense, there are long stretches of single track which are a vital link of Canadian commerce and logistics. If you can find the...

My wife and I have dufflebags that fit in the area above the hallway in the viewliners. That along with a backpack is perfect for travel. On the Superliners which don’t have that space, we use the solace downstairs.

Thanks for the great, very detailed report. Really enjoyed it since we came back to Greenville SC, starting in Flagstaff via the Chief, Capital Limited and the Crescent. Fortunately for us we made all the connections!

Just back from a long trip , 5 trains! The lemon cake good. Flat iron steak remarkably good and cooked to order, lunch salad very good, shrimp appetizer overcooked and caprese skewers good.

I’m not sure about Uber or Lyft but would expect it not to be a problem. The Clemson Station is right on the main road (route 123) and very walkable to anywhere on Campus or in town.

Enjoyed your report, however it did nothing to allay my lack of enthusiasm for the Crescent. Since we live in the Greenville SC area it is our only Amtrak service and our experiences have been uniformly bad however we have never been more than 4 hours late (and never less than 2 hours late”. In...

I guess I’ll give this another shot - until Amtrak correctly accounts for costs and revenue, there will be no correct analysis of the food service. In simple terms, the costs include the cost of the food, the salaries of the food service employees and the fixed costs of the cafe and dining...

How about a hotel near the Flagstaff Station. We are catching the Southwest Chief out of Flagstaff at 4:20 am this summer and need a hotel close by. Any suggestions?

It never ever had anything to do with MICA. If they had wanted to do anything, all they had to do was make a proper accounting. Who knows what they really think or want to do. Results are all that count!

I closed out my card last month just to make sure there would be no last minute issues. As others have noticed, once the card is closed, it no longer shows in your online banking.

I talked to BOA yesterday and canceled the AGR card. They are adding my credit limit on the AGR to another card I have with them. I will probably apply for the new card when it opens up depending on the offer.

Same here but now we drive to Baltimore.

Thanks!