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Good morning everyone. Hope you are all having a great day. :D The weather where we are in NZ is hot and sunny - around 87°F. Beautiful! We are well on the way with planning for our major trip across the States and back, but have come up against one problem and can't seem to get an answer...

Mmmm..that's strange Alan. Tried it several times and I couldn't proceed to pay for the tickets. Still it's sorted now, but I have one more question... Is it too soon to book and pay for the leg SFC to CHI? (travelling mid-August). We want a sleeper so thought maybe you have to get in early...

Thank you so much for the help. What we were doing wrong was putting Emeryville as our departure point instead of SFC and that is obviously an unmanned station. I've done a test booking with departure from SFC and it now gives me the option of pick up, so all good. Getting late here - brain...

Hi there. We are endeavouring to pay for our Multi-city tickets online via the Amtrak site. (SFC to Chicago) All is well until I get to the delivery of the tickets fields. The only options are US Mail or Express delivery. (Supposedly for US residents only). We are international customers...

Only called it Frisco because I was being lazy typing, but thanks for the advice.

Not sure if this thread is still active, but we have sorted a provisional itinerary, (subject to possible changes if necessary). It's... La to Frisco Frisco to Chicago Chicago to Buffalo Buffalo to Niagara Niagara to New york NY to Tampa Tampa to NP Richey (son) will include a visit ot...

By the way Jeremy - yes we have visited Aus, Sydney, Brisbane, Townsville, Melbourne - in fact we lived there for 5 years or so and recently spent a couple of weeks in Cairns BUT the big difference is, virtually all the cities/towns follow the coastline - the interior is for the hardiest of...

Gulp! So much to take in, though we are slowly getting an itinerary sorted with your very welcome help. Have just added 4 days in Tahiti :D Hopefully anyone else contemplating a similar trip will also benefit. One thing I forgot to ask is re the meals on the segments where you aren't using...

Right - have done the test trip pricing. I may have done it incorrectly in that I've allowed the same price (i.e. $262 for the Frisco to Chicago leg, and $198 for the NY to Tampa leg), for the roomettes added to a Rail Pass, as on the "multi-city" plan, but here are the results... By...

Good morning everyone and thank you for the informative posts to date. It's starting to gel - especially since I have raked in the better half to help. Henry - you've clarified the costs - as your "high Season" is the opposite to ours, it's a fine balancing act to get the lowest air fares to...

Jim you are just great! Can you give me a link to the prices for booking a roomette or bedroom. I found it once, but can't find it again. Just going through the booking process doesn't seem to allow for an upgrade to the sleeper car. Many thanks

Whoa Henry - now I'm really confused. :( We thought the Rail Pass got us anywhere we wanted to go within the limitations of the segment rules and routes). You are saying (I think) that you have to pay extra fares for different segments on top of the Rail Pass? i.e in your post..."From SFC...

That's a great idea guys - will certainly do that. I intend stay a member of this excellent forum - lots to learn.

Thank you Jim for the clarification. Definitely worth doing it that way. I hope you all have a great day (it's 12.00 noon here) and I'll look forward to more interaction in the future. Still have a few questions. So glad I found this forum. Regards to all Dords

Thank you sooo much everyone for your much need help. We've never been to the States so it is a bit daunting given the sheer size of the country. New Zealand would fit in one tiny corner! With your help we've narrowed it down to two options.... 1 San Francisco, Denver, Nebraska, Chicago etc...

Wow - thanks for that great info! :) Sounds magic! we actually want to stay a few nights each at selected cities (one being New Orleans) if possible. We're not in a hurry, so would rather amble across your very interesting country and get to see some of the local attractions. Can anyone...

Hi everyone - greetings from New Zealand! My husband and I are planning a trip to the States later this year. The intention is to land at LA and Amtrak over to Orlando. (Have a son in New Port Richie). I'm having difficulty making head or tail of the routes. There is so much info on the...