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Here’s the info about the Metropolitan Lounge and Union Station. If you can spring for the extra $25 per person you will get pre-boarding and a much nicer waiting area. When I used it they walked us right past the hoards of people in the general waiting area...

I'm headed to Glacier National Park via the eastbound Empire Builder in September. I decided to stay in Whitefish since the town is a little larger and I could use points for a chain hotel there. Has anyone else rented a car at the Whitefish Amtrak station before? Looking for some feedback...

At Union Station in Chicago coach passengers can buy a $25 day pass to the Metropolitan Lounge. This will get you a nice quiet waiting area and priority boarding ahead of everyone else. Best $25 I spent on my last trip. The attendant gathered us up at boarding time and walked us past the hoards...

Thanks! I didn’t know Amtrak had a survey site. I already juggle between a few others depending on what points I need for my next trip. I’ll add this to my list!

Good to know. I’m traveling from Tacoma to Portland later this summer. I’m hoping they start using the bypass again and add the extra early train back to the schedule by then.

Any word yet on when Amtrak plans to start using the Point Defiance Bypass again? Everything I've seen online is from last fall and still says plans are to resume using it in spring 2019.

Thanks for the quick replies. I'm trying to use points for the roomette portion of the trip. They still show one left at the cheapest points rate but I'm afraid it might be gone by the time I'm ready to book in a week or so. It looks like there are more available if I book it at a slightly later...

I'm looking at booking a trip from Whitefish, MT to Chicago next summer. The lowest price roomettes are almost booked up for the dates I'm looking at. Since I'm boarding the train at 7:20am I don't really need the roomette until the evening when I want to sleep (yes I do know I get meals...