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    LAX-OKJ, EMY-CHI & CHI-BOS January 2019

    Except for the Amtrak Bus out of Martinez, which runs through Petaluma and Rohnert Park to Santa Rosa, and may continue (twice daily) on from there as far as Eureka, Arcata, and McKinleyville.
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    multicity booking versus single segment booking on my dream trip

    I always assumed that meant not NECESSARILY guaranteed, because you could make some "unreasonable" connections if you try to.
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    Amtrak Rail Pass - Planning the great adventure - advice and questions

    San Francisco certainly IS served by trains... take the CalTrain from San Jose! (And there's always BART...)
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    Tehachapi Detour!

    Today the Service Advisory states: "Southern California Service will be affected between Oxnard and Chatsworth Track work being performed from 10 pm on Friday, April 27 through 1 am on Monday, April 30 will affect Pacific Surfliner and Coast Starlight service on the dates indicated below."
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    Tehachapi Detour!

    The General Service Advisory is on the Website now, for the first time. For Surfliner (between Oxnard and Chatsworth)... Looks like the Surfliner will use a Bus Bridge. Checking 4/28, LAX to Goleta... the route now includes a Bus from Chatsworth to Oxnard (for certain runs), or a Bus from...
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    Tehachapi Detour!

    The General Service Advisory is on the Website now, for the first time. For Surfliner (between Oxnard and Chatsworth), and for Coast Starlight: **Coast Starlight Train 11 April 27 - 29 and Train 14 April 28 - 29 **These trains will detour between Oakland and Los Angeles and will not make...
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    Tehachapi Detour!

    Also 11(29).
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    Tehachapi Detour!

    In spite of this, Northbound on Friday April 27 they're still selling tickets LAX to Salinas, so the notification is not entirely consistent...
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    Tehachapi Detour!

    Received this e-mail just now from Amtrak: "Due to track work, the Coast Starlight will be rerouted April 27 through April 29 The reroute will run in both directions between Oakland and Los Angeles. The train will run through the San Joaquin Valley, instead of along the coast, traveling...
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    Tehachapi Detour!

    Looks like the 29th also. At least, LAX to OKJ is available, but for all intermediate points it says that heading to OKJ is "sold out", ie not available.
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    Ride to Pasadena

    Better than that, the Gold Line has 5 stops right in Pasadena itself! Three of them are Downtown.
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    Amtrak Layover in Washington-What should I do?

    I always enjoy the Greenhouse at the National Botanic Garden... a few blocks from the Station... just past the Capitol Building at the head of the National Mall. Free admission, just watch your time very closely.
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    Train-related place names

    Santa Fe Springs, California. And lots of streets named "Santa Fe" or "Railroad Avenue", all across California.
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    Solar Eclipse watching?

    Not good enough. If it's not 100%, it's not a Total Eclipse. Just another Partial. Try getting the day off as "Personal Necessity", then get down to the Center Line (Zone of Totality) in good time. And bring your Eclipse Viewers! (or #14 Welder's Glass).
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    Winter Rail Pass Routing

    I enjoy taking the Lake Shore Limited from New York to Chicago. This gives a fine view of the Hudson River Valley in the afternoon and evening, right up to Albany. Last fall I took the Cardinal from Chicago to New York (via Washington, DC) and found the scenery very fine, beginning with the...
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    Oceanside CA street access

    No gate, you just walk right through. The opening is right next to the ramp and stairs that go under the tracks, immediately to the north of there.
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    Oceanside CA street access

    I was just there, and went up and down those ramps several times. No short-cuts apparent. But the little street (and parking lot) on the west side of the tracks is open to the public, and makes a nice two-block walk down to the beach. No reason why you couldn't call for a cab and ask to be...
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    motion sickness?

    Curious. I always find that seeing the outside keeps me anchored. When bouncing around (like on a train) and I CAN'T see what's happening outside, then there might be issues.
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    3 Days of Food?

    Breakfast is also the most overpriced meal in the dining car, considering what little you get for the price. Those are very good ideas you shared about good food to carry along. Cheese, sausage, and crackers to eat, and fresh cool water to drink. Add an occasional Noodle Soup from the Snack...
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    Best direction?

    Both choices could make a wonderful trip. I like to choose based on scenery, particularly the Mountain sections. You can download a current System Timetable on-line at https://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/294/1015/Amtrak-System-Timetable-Winter-Spring-2016-rev.pdf On page 79 of this publication is a...
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