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    Add person to sleeper reservation booked on points

    Since an "open sleeper" reservation is a wholly separate reservation I think it is highly probably the "points only" or "cash only" rule on a single reservation would not apply.
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    Everett, WA -NYC through Canada

    Day 7 Got to Toronto Union Station about 7:35 for the 8:20 departure of the Maple Leaf. The boarding process was a bit different again this year. Instead of setting up two lines, one for US bound passengers, one for those just going to one of the Ontario stops like they did last year, they...
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    VIA Canadian and the Canadians

    Fresh air breaks/being allowed off at Melville and Hornepayne is still permitted as of the first week of November. Will know about Kamloops North on Wednesday. I didn't say that any of these fresh air breaks had been discontinued. I did say CN has gotten tetchy about passengers wandering...
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    Everett, WA -NYC through Canada

    Day 4 Boy, am I behind. In the Business Lounge at Toronto Union Station waiting to board 1. Day 4. Didn't sleep well again that night so was awake when we sorta got to Saskatoon. We were Saskatoon-adjacent for over 3 hours. But we were held out and sat pretty much opposite the station on...
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    My first Amtrak trip questions

    CONO is Superliner, not Amfleet. They turn the train, it isn't operated push-pull. All seats face direction of travel, backup moves notwithstanding.
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    Everett, WA -NYC through Canada

    Day 3/Day 4 (While waiting in the Moynihan Red Cap area). Second seating for lunch (mine) was about 2:20 or so. No biggie. I will try to provide meal pictures on the way back, not being of the social media generation is isn't second nature to take pictures of my food. CN pretty much gave us...
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    My first Amtrak trip questions

    Well, a lot of the time cafe items are better than Flex anyway, so no great loss. Plus, if there is only going to be one, I'd rather have a Sightseer than a Diner/Lounge. Just goes to show what a mess Amtrak equipment management is, though.
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    My first Amtrak trip questions

    59 originates in Chicago, so that is the first place passengers will board. The train does back out to get on the former Illinois Central going the right direction. Chicago Union Station wasn't laid out with the IC in mind, since IC didn't use it back in the day. You and your spouse will be...
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    Everett, WA -NYC through Canada

    Okay, since I am starting back west tomorrow morning on the 7:15 am Maple Leaf (😵‍💫), I'll try to get the outbound trip done. Especially since I am just sitting doing laundry for the trip back. Day 3. We were running about 90 minutes late when I woke up, somewhere around Blue River. First...
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    Everett, WA -NYC through Canada

    Yep, same as Amtrak. You can go out 11 months on viarail.ca, too. The fare drop date shifts. It used to always be 11/1. It was only 10/15 the last couple years (including 2023). They'll probably put out another app sometime after they get their new underlying reservation system in...
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    Everett, WA -NYC through Canada

    Day 2 (last part). Jumping ahead, had the best timekeeping on the Canadian in years on this trip. Yeah, we'd get a couple hours behind, worst was about three hours down around Armstrong, ON, but were a early into the major stations, two hours early into Winnipeg and Toronto. Anyway, gorgeous...
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    Everett, WA -NYC through Canada

    Day 2 (10/30/23) continued As much as Days 3 and 4 as I can get to. In Winnipeg. Almost 2 hours early! The weather held the rest of Monday, sunny and beautiful heading out of Vancouver and up the Fraser Valley. Details about the train. This is the first day of operation the Winter...
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    Everett, WA -NYC through Canada

    Personally, on Viewliners I just hoist my "big" bag into the cubby, where it fits, barely, but fits. On VIA they'll check bags to any station on trains handling checked bags. That's good, because if they required station staffing, you'd only be able to check to 6 stations on the whole...
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    Everett, WA -NYC through Canada

    Note the non-buffered Park Car. The Canadian looks right again.
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    Everett, WA -NYC through Canada

    Day 2 (10/30/2023 - part 1) I know I will lose cell data service at some point later today, so will break it up a bit. Got up around 8, having had a much better night's sleep than the night before. Showered, went for breakfast and did the Great Repacking. One time, and only one time, I look...
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    VIA Canadian and the Canadians

    Who's "they" ? My experience is you are allowed off in Kamloops, but VIA personel have become quite zealous about making sure no one strays from the platform, and that includes straying beyond the physical train, even though the platform may extend beyond the train. The same principle applies...
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    Everett, WA -NYC through Canada

    Day 1 (10/29/2023) Everett up to Vancouver on the Cascades. Got fully packed up yesterday, even loaded my big suitcase in my truck last night, so didn't have to mess with loading it along with my CPAP and "toy bag" backpack this morning. Just throw the backpack and CPAP in and go. Didn't...
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    Southwest Chief derailment (June 2022)

    Amtrak's contracts with host railroads completely indemnify the railroads, regardless of fault. The county or whoever was responsible for installing and maintaining that crossing may wind up being on the hook for something here. Amtrak's indemnification likely doesn't extend to them.
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    Fares that don't make sense

    Not necessarily. That is why I recommended checking if the connection comes up between major points on the same train. If they do, the fact the itinerary isn't presented is an artifact of how city pairs are entered into ARROW and the connection between those trains is guaranteed. It is...
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    California Zephyr discussion

    Emeryville and the Four Points Sheraton are perfectly fine. Heck, Emeryville is where Pixar Studios are located!
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