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The food was good. On the way to Miami, after lunch, my son asked for ice cream. The freezer was broken and they said all the ice cream had melted. LOL I don't know about the trains in Montreal, but my husband and I did take the train from Vancouver to Whistler BC a few years ago. It was...

Although I would consider riding again, our first experience was nothing short of a nightmare. We had the worst luck. First, it was my son (10 yrs old) and I traveling. It was a short trip, Tampa to Miami and back. I got an automated call the morning of our departure to call Amtrak. I had...

If our train status shows that it is going to be late, does that mean I can also show up late at the train station or do I have to check in by a certain time according to what the actual schedule shows? I imagine if it is, say, 3 hours late, it won't show up in 2 hours and leave without us...

Thank you, everyone, for your thoughts and suggestions. I think I am going to check our bags, just so I don't have to think about them. We'll have our laptops and important stuff with us. I'm getting super excited about the trip. I KNOW it will be more fun than driving by car - no matter what...

Although not absolutely necessary, I would prefer to check our bags on our trip from TPA to MIA so as not to have them in the way. We have a bedroom, but nowhere we HAVE to be immediately once we get to Miami. Is there any reason why I should NOT check our bags? Does it take a long time to get...

Thank you for your fast reply. I would never DREAM of not tipping someone who has helped me - in any service business. Its just part of the cost of the ticket as far as I'm concerned. Of course, there are some places that frown on tipping - such as airline cabin crew and even some grocery store...

Hello, My 10 yr old son and I will be taking our first trip from Tampa to Miami and back. I would like to be sure I do not under tip any of the attendants. What is a reasonable tip? I am assuming I tip the sleeper attendant (we have a bedroom, but the trip is not overnight), the dining room...

Having grown up in Florida, land of no hills aside from a couple of pot holes, I was considering the CZ from Denver to Salt Lake City in February. My 10 yr old son wants to learn to snow board. My husband grew up in Iowa and Minnesota so no worries there. I want to see mountains with beautiful...

Had I known that people who travel by train were so nice and helpful, I would have switched from air to train in no time! The only thing I hear from people who fly "nowadays" is complaint after complaint. Thank you so much for all your help and suggestions.

Thank you all so much for such quick and helpful replies! We are very excited about this trip. Mother/son bonding while dad has to work. We normally drive or fly, but heck, life is short - who knows - we may fall in love with train travel. Oh, I'm curious - if we were all three traveling, would...

Hello - My 10 yr old son and I will be going on our first train trip from Tampa to Miami at the end of the month. I booked a bedroom (not that we need to sleep, but wanted our first experience to be comfortable). I would appreciate very much the answers to a couple of questions... - I have read...