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    Sacramento I-5 drive due to Coast Starlight cancellations

    Hi everyone. The Coast Starlight cancellations north of Sacramento through May 18 (at last report) due to the repairs at Redding have forced me to rent a car out of Sac northbound up to Eugene, Oregon for that leg of my trip on May 16th. Anyone know how the traffic will be around 4pm or so...
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    California Zephyr or Coast Starlight changing or closing down?

    This morning I purchased round-trip tickets for a vacation next May 2017 with my 11-year-old granddaughter on the California Zephyr and Coast Starlight from Lincoln, NE to Sacramento, CA, then transferring up to Eugene, OR, returning a week later on the same routes. With a new Amtrak CEO and...
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    Chicago station layover

    I've posted before that I want to take a trip to the northwest coast in early spring from where I live in Lincoln, NE. But instead of catching the Zephyr west, I'm hoping to head westward on the Empire Builder by leaving home in Lincoln NE, connecting in Chicago to the Empire Builder, then...
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    Rail pass midwest/north coast circle next Spring

    I'm hoping to do a 15-day Rail Pass next Spring, to and from where I live in Lincoln, NE over to the Pacific coast and back. I would love any advice or suggestions: Other than enjoying the ride, my only goal is to spend some time at an inexpensive B&B or motel on the coast. I've lived in places...
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    Quiet cars? Newbie Tips?

    My granddaughter, 8, and I are traveling in June from Lincoln NE to Reno NV for a few days, then on to Sac and transfer up to Eugene OR for an event, then back home to NE. It's been years since I've been on Amtrak, and she's never ridden the train, so we're looking forward to this trip! I'm...
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