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I just cancelled my amtrak card before the annual fee posts. The person who cancelled it told me that I lose my points by cancelling the card? So far, the points are still there. I was thinking of using the points for gift cards if that is the case. I had the card a few years ago and the points...

Does the No Annual Fee mastercard come with a lounge coupon? The chart on the guest rewards site makes it appear as though both cards get that perk but the fine print does not include that description for the No Annual Fee card.

Does a ticket for Acela Express Business Class get me entrance to the First Class Lounge at NY Penn?

We are doing a one-way cruise from Canada and ending in New York City. We were thinking of then doing the Amtrak from NY Penn Station to Boston. Is it walkable from the cruise port to NY Penn? It looks to be only a mile or so?

We have a trip booked on the Empire Builder in a week and just got notified that our reservation was cancelled at Lake Mcdonald Lodge due to smoke. Does this affect the Empire Builder? Is there any chance the train would be cancelled? Also, any suggestions for elsewhere to stay on the other...

Our experience (as recently as two months ago) has been that the H room is priced the same as a roomette with a qualifying disability. When I made reservations for the Empire Builder yesterday, they insisted the H room was about 10,000 points more than the roomette and the pricing of one had...

Are there hotels that are near the train stations? Do the train stations in the park have a rental cars without going off property? Is it possible to tour without a rental car using tours and shuttles?

Does the Viewliner Handicapp room (on the Crescent) have a shower and toilet in the room? Would this room close the dining room?

I applied the for card and received the bonus points with a trip in mind for this summer. Looks like the timing will not work out until next year for the trip. If I close the credit card, do I lose the points? It is the card with the fee otherwise I would just leave it open.

Any recommendations for lodging near LA Union Station and Portland Oregon Stations? Usually stay at Hyatt or Marriott for the points but open to anything safe and clean just to overnight close to the stations and not have to rent a car.

We are thinking of doing an Empire Builder trip next May or June. We have done the Ca Zephyr from CA to Boston and while we enjoyed the long train ride, we'd like to change things up this time. We would fly from Boston to Portland Oregon (already been to Seattle King Station and the Cascades...

We currently have a reservation booked on points for Albuquerque to St. Louis. We are thinking of getting off at Kansas City and dropping the Missouri River Runner portion of the trip in favor of heading down to drive Route 66 with a rental car. Is there a points penalty for making a change to...

I have read that the H room becomes available at 14 days out to the general public. (I have a walking disability and a H placard but do not use wheeled mobility device, just walking stick so did not try to book the H room initially). I read that under the old AGR system, you could book the H...

Never heard of this train until this morning. Trying to get from Gallup NM to St Louis. There is less than an hour wait between Southwest Chief and switching to Missouri River runner. Anyone here have experience with this route?

On the old AGR program, I would book a room and the price was by zone. Example- 25,000 points for the bedroom for 2 people. There were no additional fees for a second passenger. I am looking at a roommette for fall and the points price is saying 16,000 points. Are there additional points under...

We were on the Cascades on the 22nd when the locomotive died. It was probably about a 2 hour delay sitting on the tracks. Would Amtrak give any voucher compensation for the delay? We had paper tickets issued at the station and not sure where the stubs ended up. I assume they would have us on...

Is King St Seattle a safe walk to get the train early morning? Are there any places open about 6-6:30 to get coffee/breakfast?

We are taking a cruise this summer and our evening train from Vancouver to Seattle is not until 5:30pm (getting off the ship at 8am). Is there anything to do within walking distance of the Amtrak Vancouver Station? Restaurants, things to do or see, shopping, etc?

We are going on a cruise out of Vancouver this summer. We have seen several tours that will pick passengers up at the cruise ship with luggage, tour, then transport to the airport. Has anyone seen of heard of similar tours that will drop off at the Amtrak Station?

We have a cruise next year going out of Vancouver so planning to take Cascades to and from Seattle (big savings over flying into Vancouver plus get to add train rides into vacation). Is there there a first class lounge similar to Chicago Union Station where we could store bags in Vancouver to...