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Out of sheer frustration with the car rental people in Santa Fe, I took a taxi both ways, because I couldn't marry my pre booked trip in with the bus service. $340 Australian return, and I don't regret a cent of it. It is a great train trip. Hitching can be daunting as sometimes the traffic is...

A couple of weeks ago there was a discussion re how long one could stay on the Sunset Limited in LA after arrival. The SCA in my sleeper last week came around to each berth the night before we arrived, and asked us what time we would like to be woken in the morning. He informed us we had to...

Arrive in LA at 7.00am after 14 hours, booked into my hotel, freshened up and then walked down to LA Union Station for National Train Day. What a great idea, we could do with in Australia. 1000's of people, milling around gathering lots of different information on train trips available, scenic...

Arrived in LA at 6.40am from the Antipodes and after customs and security, I lodged my bags at my motel, and walked down to Union Station. Had a great day, met some really nice and interesting people, and loaded myself up with fridge magnets and newsletters and brochures etc etc. The wait to...

Thank you all. I will try and keep you posted depending on WiFi reception.

My 7600 mile journey on Amtrak starts on the 12th. It has come around very quickly since I booked last year. By the end of it I will have done 19500 miles on Amtrak in the last 5 years. This is now considerably more miles than I have done on Australian rail, however at roughly a 1/3 of the...

Was there a major derailment near Glenwood Springs that delayed the CZ by over 7 hours? I cannot find any information about it.

If they still have the lamb shanks, I heartily recommend them.

What happened to delay the CZ in SLC for so long both ways? I apologise if this has already been asked but I can find nothing relating.

I may not be of any value to you, but I did the Amtrak Yellowstone Park trip in May/June last year. Mine however was an unescorted tour, although Amtrak made all the arrangements, trains, tours, accomodation etc. From my perspective it was good value, as the hotelsand provided meals were all...

6824 AMTRAK miles. Over 7000 if Grand Canyon Railway/Pikes Peak Cog Railway and innumerable trips on the DART count.

Hi Geoff, From the wilds of Bendigo, welcome. This is a great site for accurate information.

Great videos. Whetted the appetite even more, for next year.

I am also travelling on the Empire Builder next year, but in May. I'll blaze the trail for you. I will be on the Coast Starlight LA to Seattle, and then Seattle to Chicago. From there to Niagara Falls and return on the Lakeshore Limited, then City of New Orleans to NO and then NO back to LA...

In the Amtrak System Timetable, it states that sleeping car passengers, on the Lake Shore Limited, due to depart at 9.30pm, may board earlier. Does anybody know how much earlier? I have searched the Amtrak site, but I cannot find an answer. Is the lounge in Chicago available as well, prior to...

Are the freight companies that contrary, or maybe the available sidings were too short?

The Amtrak Status Map shows the CZ No.5 leaving Glenwood Springs 7 hrs 6 mins late. It left Chicago 3 hrs 47 mins late. Was there a derailment or other problem on the line, does anyone know?

Thank you. You have explained perfectly something I have wondered watching 3 or 4 engines hauling rice trains past my house. Obviously engines in 2, 3 or 4 configurations are able to be controlled to go the same way, no matter which way they are facing. In other words forward and reverse...

You are correct in that Garry. Some of the information I have gleaned in the short time I've been on here has been great. Information sites on fares, routes etc.

It can be a shock though to leave the USA, at 114F at the base of the Grand Canyon, and get back to Melbourne to 32F or less 24 hours later.