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Taking the Texas Eagle from Dallas to L.A. next month in a Sleeper. Will we have the same Sleeping Car Attendant the whole way, or will we get a new one at San Antonio?

If the loopholes are suddenly "restored" with the new group of CSR's now handling AGR, I would think it would be best if everyone here kept quiet about it and not make a big deal about it. Also, don't go over to Flyer talk and babble about it either. Shhhhh!!!! :ph34r:

I once rode #22 in sleeper out of San Antonio. This was a day where it originated by itself, there was no connecting #422 car from Los Angeles. The dining car and cafe car were both closed, as the food service attendants for both cars did not get on the train until Austin. Sleeper passengers...

I took a trip from an unstaffed station that has a Quick Trak machine. The Quick Trak machine was down, and I had to purchase my ticket on board from the conductor with my credit card. (I did not have a prior reservation, I was just going to buy a ticket from the Quick Trak machine.) What...

If you try to book a trip on #06 from Emeryville to either Reno or Winnemucca between now and March 04th, it comes back and says "(Coach) Seats sold out - Select other option" (such as a sleeper, which are still available for purchase). But, if you book between Emeryville and Elko, or stations...

Can two AGR members combine their points to book a roomette? Or can points be transferred from one member to another to achieve enough points to book a roommette for the both of us?

Rode the Starlight this weekend. They were "testing" a new Wi-Fi system on the train, and were asking passengers if they had laptops to try it out. I only overheard one passenger report, and she said it was "spotty". Also, the movie theatre in the Parlour Car no longer uses a DVD player...

Some stations you put into Amtrak.com, says no service exists to that station. Yet, the timetables say there is thruway bus service to these stations. For example, try booking from San Jose to Bend, OR. The routing would be #14 to Chemault, then the throughway bus from Chemault to Bend. If...

Beginning October 10th, padding will be taken out of the CZ's schedule between DEN/SLC and EMY and it's trip length will be shortened. #5 will still leave Chicago at 2:00pm, Denver at 8:05am, and SLC at 11:30pm. New arrival/departure times down the line for #5 are as follows: ELK: 3:03am...

Sometimes, Sleeper is Cheaper For example: This Monday 09/07/09 from Los Angeles (LAX) to San Jose (SJC) on #14 Coast Starlight Two coach seats are in the highest bucket at $97.00 each X 2 = $194.00 Roomettes however are all priced at the lowest bucket of $95.00 per roommette. And when you...