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Here is my long awaited response to everyone that thought I was a troll. Moderators please shut this thread down after my post so it will not induce panic in your freakishly uneducated group. I still stand my everything that I stated, the environment on the train is no better than walking...

I am a first time rider of Amtrak and found it to be the worst experience of my life. The amount of money you pay for first class to put up with dirty,uneducated and filthy people is ridiculous. The safety factor is grossly sub par there is none to be found. Security is a joke, the rails are...

here ... http://trainweb.org/usarail/southwestchief.htm scroll all the way down to the bottom.

After I posted I called Amtrak and it ended up being a pretty painless transaction. The Amtrak rep on the phone said that there must have been quite a few cancellations for the bucket price to fall from the price that we paid down to where it is now. He asked for the current reservation number...

I have an end to end trip from Chi to Lax and returning home on the same one week later. The price of the roomette has fallen 117 dollars on the trip out to LAX, will Amtrak refund this price change?? Subsequently the return trip the roomette is much more expensive from what I paid does that...

If I am on the Chief from Chi to Lax my bags should be on the train with me correct if I check them?

LAX is my destination..

I understand all of the check baggage restrictions and such, my question is once I get to my destination where do I go to get my baggage once I de-board from my sleeper car?? Will Amtrak unload the baggage car on the platform or do they have an airline type setup where your instructed to wait...

Thanks everyone.. I will be in a roomette on SWC from Chicago to L.A. I am both excited and nervous at the same time.

So as I am getting ready for my upcoming trip I am trying to compare the ride I have taken on Metra in Chicago to what I can expect when riding Amtrak. Is there much difference? A few articles on the web I have read said Amtrak is a much more "stout" train set compared to the Metra rail...

Earlier this year I got some great feedback on newbie train riding questions.. I have now booked my first trip and thought I would ask about the cars and consist of the train. I will be in a Superliner Roomette Car 0331 room number 003 is this a good room to be in? I have researched and found...

I will be traveling on the the S.W. Chief from Lax to Chi, should I expect more people at the stations? Is this a big event should I plan on getting to the stations earlier than normal to ensure I catch my train?

Once again thanks all for the warm welcome and the great info that everyone has contributed. The way I see it I will be sleeping in my roomette by time we reach the plains of Kansas so even if it gets a bit bumpy I probably wont even know it happened.

Thanks everyone for the info.. The admins have granted me access so I am no longer a guest ;) I am absolutely loving the idea of the train trip more than Vegas itself, I just feel like its going to be a nice trip to relax and enjoy the ride.