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  1. VTTrain

    Who's Flown Icelandic?

    It’s not a myth.  Airlines profit more from business and first class passengers.  The gap has shrunk thanks largely to ancillary fees for coach passengers, but there is still a gap.   WOW airlines would love to be able to have true business class.  So would Norwegian.  But not many people...
  2. VTTrain

    Late Trains, one major cause

    I’m willing to cut Amtrak some slack when we are talking about the coldest temperatures in decades.  
  3. VTTrain

    Cardinal vs. Capitol Limited DC to Chicago

    That has been my experience as well.  Clearly there is more at work here.  I disagree that the question, for your purposes, should be, “Why is a low bucket Roomette on the Cardinal $50 more than one on the CL?". You’ve demonstrated why that would be a mere academic exercise with no practical...
  4. VTTrain

    A first time for everything (bailing from a late train)

    As a fellow business traveler, this is what makes me very nervous about long distance trains.  
  5. VTTrain

    Who's Flown Icelandic?

    Saga class is not nearly as nice as Polaris.  It is essentially equivalent to domestic first class.
  6. VTTrain

    Get off at the previous stop?

    Just to clarify for since the original poster is from Italy and likely isn't familiar with our station codes, CHI - GJT is Chicago to Grand Junction.  
  7. VTTrain

    Dinner on 448

    That is dated and refers to the old (and cold) menu.  I am curious for a report with the updated menu.
  8. VTTrain

    Lake Shore/Capitol Limited Sleeping Car Menu Refresh 1/16/19

     A good question. I know that airline meals are often blast chilled to near, but not quite, the point of freezing.   I just assumed that Amtrak’s meals are frozen.
  9. VTTrain

    Dinner on 448

    But do they?  Has anyone actually given a report?
  10. VTTrain

    Dinner on 448

    The train arrives into Albany at 2:31 PM and splits.  The dining car stays with the New York section.  The Boston section only has a cafe car.  Are the hot options available on 448 from the cafe?  If not, that would leave the antipasto plate.  
  11. VTTrain

    WA anti-tax activist again targets trains and transit

    While you are generally correct, it's a little more nuanced than this.  One example of where making more can be a net loss is when you are the beneficiary of government aid programs.  A raise could put you just above the threshold for eligibility for these programs.  This is known as the...
  12. VTTrain

    TPS Tour 2019

    I've got a flight booked from Albany to Chicago.  I'm not happy to hear that TSA is a pain in the neck there.  I was even more unhappy when I learned that their TSA Pre-Check is available only from 4:00 AM - 6:00 AM. I specifically chose Albany so I can take the Lake Shore Limited on the...
  13. VTTrain

    Get off at the previous stop?

    Have a great trip!  
  14. VTTrain

    Lowest Fare - 5 months out?

    Thank you!
  15. VTTrain

    Lowest Fare - 5 months out?

    I’d love to see this in writing because I have had multiple agents disagree.  
  16. VTTrain

    Get off at the previous stop?

    There is no problem getting off the train early.   If you are going to Moab, getting off in Grand Junction makes a lot of sense.  Enterprise rent a car is a few blocks from the train station in Grand Junction, and they will come and pick you up.  Their website is...
  17. VTTrain

    43 Pennsylvanian questions.

    Agreed.  Pittsburgh has come a long way.  It's now a nice place to spend some time.  It's unfair to Pittsburgh to say that there isn't really anything to do in or near the Pittsburgh Station.  Old perceptions die hard, I guess.
  18. VTTrain

    3 to 14 no longer a guaranteed connection?

    That’s the salient point.  If it fooled someone here, how many others does it fool?  It probably happens quite frequently.   
  19. VTTrain

    weather cancellations for Midwest Jan 28-31, 2019

    Whether or not he did, that was an interesting read.  
  20. VTTrain

    3 to 14 no longer a guaranteed connection?

    I ran another test for February 6th and May 15th, just to spread out the dates.  It is most definitely bookable on each of those dates.  Each date had the same 2:10 layover in LAX.
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