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  1. trainman74

    There is no good way to travel in America

    The cost probably only makes sense for frequent flyers, but domestic airport lounge memberships are basically open to anyone who has a few hundred dollars a year to spend (either directly to an airline, or as the annual fee for a credit card that includes lounge access).
  2. trainman74

    Santa Barbara, CA

    Chad's Cafe on Cabrillo Boulevard a couple blocks from the station is a very good breakfast/brunch spot with an ocean view (it's popular enough that there's almost always a line waiting). Once upon a time, it was the original location of the Sambo's chain. Otherwise, there are plenty of...
  3. trainman74

    Would the Golden Gate Bridge have been able to support a BART train?

    Over the bridge's lifetime, I'm sure there have been countless cases of one end of the bridge momentarily having a lot more weight on it than the other end (particularly since trucks are allowed on the bridge), so I don't see why trains would inherently be a problem.
  4. trainman74

    Downtown ticket offices

    I used timetables.org to check the timetable that was in effect 40 years ago (October 30, 1983 issue), and here are Amtrak's city ticket offices from back then: Boston Statler Office Building, 13-15 Columbus Ave. (another Boston location at 10-12 Park Plaza was listed as "coming soon") Chicago...
  5. trainman74

    Amtrak Dining and Cafe service 2023 H2

    "C" is for "cycle" (but I don't know how long each menu cycle lasts on the Acela).
  6. trainman74

    Question about connecting time at Los Angeles Union Station

    The Flyaway bus from LAX to Union Station can actually be reasonably fast, because for much of the route, it can use carpool/HOV lanes on the freeways. (There's also a Flyaway bus from LAX to Van Nuys... but it only serves a dedicated bus terminal that's about 2½ miles from the Amtrak station.)...
  7. trainman74

    FNBO closed account and deleted points - any chance to reinstate?

    Not sure where the "22 months" came from - FNBO's Amtrak cards have only existed for about 13 months. Presumably, they've been reviewing accounts that have been around since the beginning but had no card activity - I'm actually in that category, and I got a etter from them last week warning...
  8. trainman74

    Los Angeles Metrolink steps up to mitigate the I-10 closing

    Although the San Bernardino line parallels I-10, the closed part of the freeway is south/west of Union Station -- the extra service isn't for literally bypassing the closure, it's just providing more opportunity for people to use public transit.
  9. trainman74

    Hotels convenient to Amtrak

    When I went to a game in Cincinnati a few years ago, I parked at the Newport on the Levee shopping center in Kentucky and walked along the Taylor Southgate Bridge (U.S. 27) to get across the river. (There's also a pedestrian/bicycle-only bridge, known as the "Purple People Bridge," just a bit...
  10. trainman74

    Train festival 2023 at LA Union Station

    It seemed even more crowded than back when they did similar events for National Train Day. A couple friends and I went on Saturday -- we arrived about half an hour after the official start time, and the line to view the historic equipment was already 2 hours long (if you believed the "wait time...
  11. trainman74

    Amtrak has a new Chief Commercial Officer (09/2023)

    He was in charge of marketing for AMC, you say? Sounds like they're going to bring back TV screens on board solely so they can show a one-minute commercial for Amtrak after every stop. "Somehow, being delayed 4 hours by a disabled freight feels good in a place like this." (Actually, in all...
  12. trainman74

    Washington DC Metro discussion

    It's not officially called that anymore, though -- it's now the B Line. (Metro can't control what people call it in practice, though, and it is still denoted by a red line on maps.)
  13. trainman74

    Short lived, temporary and seasonal stops

    Fraser-Winter Park is served all year. (There's also a Winter Park Resort bus stop, which is also served all year -- the resort does offer year-round activities, including an alpine slide track that I have personal experience with.)
  14. trainman74

    Effect of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Hilary on Amtrak

    While I was in the upper deck at Angel Stadium on Saturday evening, I saw a northbound Surfliner that was two complete consists coupled together (complete with a locomotive in the middle) - I assumed they were specifically trying to get equipment out of San Diego. I couldn't tell if both halves...
  15. trainman74

    White Sulfur Springs, WV

    The most recent episode of the HBO series "How To with John Wilson" included a look at the bunker. (The title of the episode is "How to Find a Public Restroom." It's a, let's say, unconventional documentary series.)
  16. trainman74

    Which inter US airlines do you recommend?

    My understanding is that the current Frontier is only related to the original Frontier by name (that is, the original Frontier entirely went out of business, and then a new airline with the same name was founded years later -- somewhat more successful than attempts that have been made to start a...
  17. trainman74

    United, American, Delta, and Southwest

    I've pretty much only flown Southwest and United over the past 15 years or so (with one round trip on Hawaiian Airlines). At this point, it seems like really the only difference between those two is that on United you get a reserved seat, along with the opportunity to pay even more for a more...
  18. trainman74

    Station and stop information

    It went in and out as a regular feature a couple of times, but some editions of the Amtrak system timetable had a chronologically ordered list of all arrivals into and departures from Chicago.
  19. trainman74

    AGR FNBO Credit Card discussion 2023 H2 -2024

    I should also have mentioned that in terms of booking a trip and traveling on Amtrak, there's definitely a lot of expertise right here on this forum!
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    AGR FNBO Credit Card discussion 2023 H2 -2024

    Don't know what you're doing in terms of using the credit card? Or don't know what you're doing in terms of booking a trip and traveling on Amtrak? Both numbers are on the back of the credit card -- FNBO: 1-855-350-6589 Amtrak Guest Rewards: 1-800-307-5000
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