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Concerning online reservations being available 11 months prior to travel...what time are reservations for a new date made available? I'm presuming in the wee hours of the morning, but a specific time would be helpful so that I can nail a low bucket before it disapears.

I took the CS from SAC to PDX last Tuesday...what was offerred as the PPC was a diner/lounge (I believe the new Cross Country Cafe layout), # 37010. It was nice and new (outshopped in March 2008), but lacked the ambience I was expecting from the PPC. Few people used it, and the lower level was...

For my current trip (right now I'm laying-over in PDX awaiting tomorrow's EB to CHI) I determined to leave behind my trusty stuffable VT stadium blanket in favor of purchasing an "official" Amtrak souvenir blanket to use during the voyage. Upon departing CVS on the Cardinal last Friday I went to...

I'll be taking a big western loop this summer (CHI-SAC-PDX-CHI) and want to take my GPS-equipped laptop along to follow the train's route and progress. I have done this before with success and it was fun. I have previously used Delorme's Street Atlas USA with an USB Earthmate GPS receiver...

Here is a summary of legislation introduced by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last Friday on the NARP website: http://www.narprail.org/cms/index.php/main...#When:17:30:00Z A few of the many intriguing points: Amtrak self-sufficiency requirement repealed. Amtrak within...

It has been awhile, but I seem to recall that the last time I traveled in a bedroom (in which the bed is perpendicular to the rails), I had some trouble sleeping due to the lateral motion of the car (CSX trackwork!) rocking me lengthwise (head to toe?), which I found somewhat annoying and...

At this point this is purely a hypothetical scenario, but the information will be good to know for planning purposes... I know that Amtrak has somewhat mysterious restrictions on refunds for "some discount tickets", but Amtrak literature that I have found doesn't define this very well beyond...

On Wednesday the French Minister of Ecology announced the intent to introduce legislation (Loi Grenelle de l'environnement ), to be debated this summer in the National Assembly, calling for an additional 2,000 km (~1,242 miles) of high-speed lines nationwide by the year 2020 (the current...

Does anyone know the current consist on the Cardinal? I'm particularly curious as to the lounge, cafe and dining car amenities. I know the sightseer lounge was dropped several years ago due to equipment shortages, but I don't recall what, if anything, replaced it. Is there still a dining car on...

I booked my first AGR trip for July a few days ago and just got the tickets in the mail...I'm psyched! My AGR booked portion is as follows: Leaving Chicago on a Sunday on the California Zephyr to Sacramento, where I connect to the Coast Starlight to Portland, arriving on Wednesday. I'll layover...

I have been saving up AGR points, through both Amtrak travel and AGR MasterCard, for years and have not spent any yet...amassing about 126,000 points. One reason I haven't used any points was a misunderstanding of the rules. The AGR website does a poor job of explaining the accomodations and...

I'm wondering if coach and accomodation reservations need to match. I currently have a ticket on the Cardinal from Charlottesville to Chicago in coach. Now I'm wondering if I can just get a roomette for only part of the trip, say from Charleston to Indianapolis (during the night)...my thought is...

I just found this forum and have already gleaned some great information from it. I also hope to be able to make some useful contributions. I have already uploaded a trip report of a trip last month on the Acela Express, the Eurostar through the Channel Tunnel, the French TGV and German ICE...

I had the opportunity to do quite a bit of rail travel during a business trip to Europe last month and thought I would share my experiences and observations with you. I work for the Federal government, so economizing on transportation options when traveling is always a consideration. I was able...