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We're traveling coach and will have a stopover in Washington for 5 or 6 hours. Are the lockers still available, or have they been shut down for security? I've Googled & found several such discussions. And if they are available, does anyone know the current cost? Thanks!

I know that we can't bring our own food / drinks into the lounge - but what about the observation car? And the lounge is open to all, right? -- coach & sleeper car pax?

We plan to take tea bags & coffee singles with us on our LD trip. Can we take our cups to the snack bar and get them filled with hot water? (Okay, a totally trivial matter, but a "yes" means we don't have to search high & low for our missing immersion coil heater :) .)

Hi, all -- If Empire Builder is still having problems next week from Chicago, the point at which we get our roomette for a trip that continues out to the West Coast, will Amtrak refund part of our accommodations cost? I understand that we're still being transported, and that floods are out of...

I'm thinking of taking my laptop on our cross-country trip (D.C. to Portland) and have two questions: (1) Are there places along the route where wireless connection is possible? (2) Are coach seats configured so that an anti-theft cable can secure the laptop when we are away from our seats? Thanks!

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Might be a silly question - but has anyone thought of charging items for others to your MasterCard in order to increase your points? Of course, you'd want to be SURE that that relative or friend pays you back (or pays you first) ;) . But I'm considering this since I have some relatives who'll...

I'm planning an excursion from S.C. to Pittsburgh. After a few days in Pittsburgh, we're thinking of visiting Jim Thorpe, Pa., and returning home from there. So would I make this a multi-city reservation? And what station serves Jim Thorpe?

I've booked and already received tickets for our cross-country trip that takes us to Oregon. But without thinking clearly :( (guess I was thinking airline travel), I booked us to Portland, and not through to Salem, which is where we're really headed. If I understand correctly, it'd cost us...

On our way back from a cross-country trip, can we make an unscheduled stopover, for example, could we get off our train in Washington, D.C., spend a night or two, and then board the evening southbound Amtrak for the remainder of our trip home? Would we simply have to phone to change our reserved...

Now that I've purchased my tickets online, with reserved coach class, how do I specify our seat preferences? Or can I? This is for a cross-country trip, with only one portion of it (Empire Builder) in a roommette. We'd prefer our coach seats on the north side of the car.

My husband and I will be traveling from SC to Oregon and are looking forward to the experience on the Empire Builder route. We're planning on reserving a roommette for the Chicago - Portland portion but were ... ahem! ... surprised at the roommette cost (approx. $600). Is is possible to get...