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    First time trip. Questions and plausibility?

    Spend as much time as you can in the observation car. You won't get a kink in your neck looking sideways. The coach cars are in the back and it's rough. The observation car is smoother. I've take an 18 hr all night ride three times now and as soon as my ticket gets checked I move to the...
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    Bad Trip Today

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    Bad Trip Today

    All nicotine is the same and the complainer is already addicted. Gum is much safer than smoking....no lung cancer. That said, I'd be really disgusted if the train was delayed JUST so the addicts could smoke!! Sheesh!
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    Down stairs luggage rack

    I have quite a large suitcase and I plan to put it in the downstairs luggage rack rather than check it so I can access it. Is there a change that there wouldn't be room? Would I be asked to check it? I don't think it would fit in the rack above the coach seats.
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    Microwave and hot water

    Thanks!
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    Microwave and hot water

    Is there a microwave one can use to reheat something I bring? Is there drinking water available? I've ridden once before and I seem to recall that there is water available to fill a cup or glass. I don't recall if there's a microwave. I know there is one in the cafe but I'd suppose the...
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    Map of LAX Union Station

    Thanks you, thank you! That's one less thing for me to wonder about!
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    Fall colors in Colorado

    We spend a lot of time in southern Colorado and find the last week in Sept is the height of the fall colors, for THAT area. It depends, of course on the altitude and latitude. Any later than that or around the first of October and you are too late for the height. And that is in the south...
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    Map of LAX Union Station

    I'm arriving in Union Station this week and will need to find the Metro Rail Red Line stop at the terminal vicinity. Unless I've just missed it, I don't find a map that shows where that is. I don't have a problem with just asking for directions when I get there but you'd think that information...
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    Sleeping in the sightseer lounge or cafe

    Now, that's ridiculous!! I agreed with the guy at the table!
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    Sleeping in the sightseer lounge or cafe

    So a conductor coming on duty at 3 a.m. will wake someome up and make them more? Seriously? Especially when there is no written rule about sleeping there?.......
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    Sleeping in the sightseer lounge or cafe

    This might sound like a creepy question but is there any reason it wouldn't be safe for a woman to do? Is it more secluded down there?
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    Sleeping in the sightseer lounge or cafe

    Thank you. I definitely wouldn't "cop an attitude".
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    Sleeping in the sightseer lounge or cafe

    I guess the best thing to do, then is ask the conductor since it seems to be left to their discretion.
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    Sleeping in the sightseer lounge or cafe

    The first time I rode on the Southwest Chief I saw there were a few people who slept on the floor in one of the observation cars. I was later told one could even sleep in a booth in the Cafe after it was closed. Is tis usually allowed or advisable? How about on the floor at the back of the...
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    Stopovers

    I'd like to book passage from Albuquerque to Seattle. The train goes to Los Angeles and then up the coast. I would like to know if can get off the train in Simi and catch the next train north. Is there an additional charge? If this is allowed, what is the time frame for resuming the trip...
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    Sleeping on the floor

    I just returned from my first Amtrak trip as an overnight coach traveler. I noticed that there were several people sleeping in the observation car on the couches and on the floor. And they were allowed to do so by the attendants. I was tempted to lay down in the back of my car behind the last...
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    Boarding in Los Angeles on the South West Chief

    We will be boarding In Los Angeles. Will we be given assigned seats? How can we avoid ending up in the back of the train AGAIN? How early shall we arrive?
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    Where is the smoothest ride on the upper level and how do you get it?

    We are returning to Albuquerque from Los Angeles. Coming to LA was miserable. We had the last row of the last car on the upper level and it rocked and rolled and swayed something awful. This is our first trip. Is there a way to get a smoother trip? We were assigned those seats in Albuquerque.
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