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I know the 'rules' for baggage changed in October 2015, I was wondering if it has affected anyone, and how? If you are carrying a laptop bag or backpack, are they counting it as a 'personal item' or 'carryon'? What about pillows and blankets? I'm also interested in those of you that go to...

Hello everybody, Mr. Sunchaser and I have talked about for a while about going from SEA to CHI then SLC, in Bedrooms. My question is, how many AGR points would we need? A)80,000 points, because there are two 2 zone awards involved and there is an overnight stay in CHI, or B)40,000 points...

Just asking an opinion. Would ATL>SLC be a 2 zone or 3 zone award? The reason I am asking is I thought it was 2, called this am to book it, was told no, called back for another reason and the agent booked it. Once it's booked, they can't/won't cancel it, will they? I did get the confirmation...

It looks like we wil be taking a very long train trip next summer- We are going to fly (ugh) to a family event in ATL, then take the train from there to WAS, then to CHI then home to SLC. We plan on using points, bedrooms all the way. I have a couple of questions so far. Does anyone have a...

Okay all you "Reservation Experts", I have a question. I want to book 3 tickets for 3 people, 1 from OLW to SEA and 2 from TUK to SEA- all in business class, all the same time and day. I want the seats all together. TUK is the midpoint between the two. Can it be done online, or should I call?

Hi Everyone. I know I haven't been real active lately on this board, and I wanted to explain why. One of our children was diagnosed with cancer a year ago. She was doing really well, then had a relapse. She is very ill, and not expected to survive. I am asking for those of you that are...

We started our journey from Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 26. We managed to book bedrooms both ways with AGR points, a first for us! We got to the station a bit early to print our tickets and attempt to check part of our baggage, but they refused to check our big bag. The Station Agent said...

Hi all, Does anyone know why the CZ has been running late (3+hours) the last couple of days? I checked amtrak.com, but no info there. It's supposed to be done with the detour, isn't it?

I was wondering if anyone can tell me the difference in rides between a Superliner (upstairs) and the Cascades? We will be taking a couple of short (2 hr ish) rides on them soon. I know they are different trains, but is one more bumpy or smoother than the other? Does the 'tilt' feel weird, or...

Here is the article. Looks like the new ticketing and baggage area opened yesterday!

I was just looking at the California Zephyr Schedule and noticed that Reno is no longer listed as a stop. Is that accurate? It used to also stop in Winnemucca. Does it still stop there? If not, that is a long time from the Salt Lake Stop to Sacramento, well over 12 hours. I thought they had to...

Okay all you experts! Does anyone have any idea how much usable space (dimensions) is under the sofa in a Superliner Bedroom? It's not all that important, but more of a curiosity. I want to see if there is enough space to put our overnight bag there, to free up floor space. I don't want to...

Hello Everybody, I just wanted to check (last minute jitters) before calling and redeeming the points. Will 20,000 point be enough to go from SLC>OLW one way? I don't want to call to redeem and find out I have had the info wrong all this time. Thanks!

Sadly, another death, this time in Salt Lake City.

Amtrak has created a 'Create our Contest Contest'. I found it last night. Here is the link. I entered under my name. Looks like a fun contest! (pm me for my name if you can't find it)

Not to stir the pot, but Amtrak has released their Program to allow firearms in checked baggage. What I thought was interesting is they will not allow transportation of Black Powder. The info is here

Happy Fourth of July, everyone!!! :cool: I hope some of you are able to ride a train today!!! :D Does anyone know if Amtrak does anything special for the 4th, like maybe a different menu, or anything else???

I was wondering if anyone has any idea on the time frame involved in repairs if a car needs to go to Beech Grove? Examples I am thinking of is the A/C going out, or the toilets being non functional, & not being able to repair them in the yard. Also, along the same lines, does Amtrak ever pull...

The title says it all!!! Please take time to honor your father today....and take him on a train ride if you can!!!! :cool: :cool:

Articles here and here. Any opinions on this? It doesn't seem like that's the way unionizing should be done.