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Last month my friend and I took the Crescent from NOL to NYP. We got word the night before that the train was actually going to be a bus between NOL and ATL due to heat restrictions, which dampened our spirits some. They did give me a $200 voucher though for the change in equipment, which I’m...

is there a diagram of the V2 Bag-Dorm somewhere? I have room 1 in the 1909 car out of NYP in a few weeks. It’ll be my first time in a V2 so I’m looking forward into it. Many, many nights spent in V1s over the years so I figured a change will be nice.

I grew up on the Crescent, making numerous runs with my grandparents Big and Rosie to Meridian, and sometimes Hattiesburg and Picayune, if we were going to visit my grandma’s brother on the land they owned in Poplarville. It was a train we all knew well. We knew the route well, and the on board...

I just got back from a long Greyhound trip… and believe it or not, it wasn’t half bad. The trip ended just a couple of days before the switch to the new reservation system. PDX to BOI was bus #1. On time, and a very scenic ride. Not completely full so I had a pair of seats to myself. Bus #2...

Does anyone know what the breakdown of the current Greyhound fleet is? Are the MCI 102DL and G4500 coaches still in service or are they mostly gone?

Hi all, I’ll be arriving in D.C on Greyhound at 0320 (if on time) and I’m taking a 0610 NE Regional. I don’t have any experience with the bus portion of the terminal but according to videos on YouTube, it doesn’t look like a great place to hang out since it’s in the parking garage. Will I be...

Which lower level accommodations are directly underneath the upper level bedrooms? The 11-14 and family room or the restrooms and accessible bedroom? Of all the times I’ve been on a Superliner, I’ve never made a note of how the lower level is oriented in comparison to the upper level.

I had a vacation week so I decided to play the odds and see if I could finally catch a ride on the Zephyr as it detoured through Wyoming. Luck was on my side, as just hours before the train departed, the detour was confirmed. I had a roomette #8 in the 0532 car. The two sleepers ended up being...

I'm kind of tempted to take this because it covers some terrain that I've never seen... namely, CA-58 from Bakersfield to Barstow and CA-26 from Ventura to Castaic Junction. You can't cross Tehachapi Pass by Amtrak train but you can by Amtrak bus. Heh. Has anyone been on this thruway route? I...

I was watching this video from the Iowa Pacific/Grenada Railway passenger excursion on the former Illinois Central mainline in Mississippi, and it got me thinking about when the CONO used it up until being moved to the Yazoo District in 1995. The Coldwater Bridge crossing looked kind of, eh...

Does anyone know if Amtrak sends its new classes of customer service agents to out-of-state training at a training center like airlines do? I know conductors get sent to Wilmington, correct? Was mostly just thinking about the new agents that are being brought back in 15 (?) cities...assuming if...

Last month (June 16 - 24) I made an 8-night trip around the U.S, taking advantage of the low bucket prices. I thought I’d share some pictures I took along the way. I mostly took videos but I snagged a few shots, as well. I was booked on the Capitol Limited from WAS to CHI but I switched it to...

What is the current consist of the TE on the days it operates with thru cars to LAX? Trying to figure out where the thru sleeper to LAX is generally positioned on the portion of the route from CHI to SAS.

Direct Routes & Extra Legroom To Portland | RNO PDX Bus Lines Has anyone heard of this company? I assume there’s a fairly large market for gambling. I wish them well.

I’m currently on the SL headed to ELP. Pretty much on time so far just out of Beaumont. I have Roomette #13. 4 of the rooms are occupied by the crew, no transition sleeper on this train right now just one regular sleeper. Coaches are pretty light but people have been boarding at all stops at...

I have an upcoming trip on #20 in about two weeks NOL-WAS and they have me in the 2011 car. But as of now the Crescent is only running with one sleeper + the bag dorm. That's a good sign to me that the train will be getting its second sleeper back shortly since the current sleeper is the 2010...

As opposed to "Flexible Dining", amtrak.com is showing "Tray Meal" when you click on the details section for these trains. I assume this is just for Sleeper passengers... I guess the meal choices are the same as on the flexible menu? Who remembers the old "Tray Meal Table Service" back in...

Is the PDX lounge open? I thought I had read somewhere that it was closed indefinitely, but I no longer see that notification on Amtrak.com. It’s a small lounge but it was always one of my favorites to spend some time in.

On 03Feb there is train 934 that goes from EMY to CHI at 1100. Only coach available. Anyone know what this is? This is in addition to the regular Zephyr.

This is good news. New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal getting some love. https://nola.gov/mayor/news/september-2019/mayor-cantrell-celebrates-$6-643m-project-to-renovate-union-passenger-terminal/ Also, I like this quote from Amtrak... "Amtrak commends Mayor Cantrell and her leadership in...