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the upper bar is used during the summers on the EB sometimes. A few years ago I was able to get pop and snacks from it.

It works and I have to say under normal conditions it's often too hot than too cold on the superliners. The other trains the single-level ones tend to be a little too cold.

Hmmm I think the downstairs room the family room with meals brought down might actually be your only option. Wheel chairs won't fit in the aisles in the upper level. I actually think he would have to be carried to up and down the stairs, I was just on the EB super lines last night I think he...

I give credit Amtrak employees as someone who lived the Chicago meltdown as my Monday train the 7/27 was canceled the people on the phone were nice but they don't know much about amtrak or trains. They just read computer screens. I say the average person who reads this board can do a much better...

I understand the frustration. Can you imagine how you would feel if your final destination is St. Paul and you're stuck in a yard in St. Paul? I mean some of those passengers could get off the train and walked home. I live in Saint Paul and I can tell you I would share the OP frustration. Put...

If someone buys two seats they are entitled to the space of two seats. Now I don't think there has to be a promise that the seats are together. Since amtrak does not assign specific seats you can't complain if you get two seats that are apart. From what I've seen if you're that anti-social you...

I left my book in the seat pocket on last week on the wolverine. I got off in Jackson. I noticed that my book was missing. After my return trip I called amtrak lost and found and they told me to call the JXN station. I told them my date of travel and the book and I got a call the next day...

I was on the wolverine to Michigan on Jan. 9. We left on time. I took the wolverine on Nov. 24 and we left on time. I've been on the wolverineke a few times going to Michigan. I take the 6:00pm train so maybe it's a better train. Amtrak personal have been very nice to me. I think you'll find...

No it doesn't follow the UP line to Kenosha. It's on another metra track until north of glenview where it gets on the cp line or the former milwaukee road I believe. It can get stuck in Chicago for various reasons like freight traffic or the air breaks get applied when some idiot tries to dodge...

I think it would be safe. Sturtevant is a little town. There's businesses nearby the station. I parked there once before the renovation and parking was tight then but parking was available. It was a gravel lot back then. I don't know how much room there is now on the lot, but my guess is that...

The EB was about 25 minutes late coming into St. Paul. Left St. Paul at about ten after eight, so we weren't too late. Now what was remarkable about this trip is that the conductor told us that there was heavy freight traffic between Red Wing and Winona. In my experience that tends to be true...

If you truly like amtrak you shouldn't ask amtrak for money. They need all they can get.

The tea party rhetoric is very unfriendly toward amtrak. I think it's fair to say that more Republicans are against amtrak than Democrats. I thank God Joe Biden who loves amtrak and Obama from Chicago are in the White house. The Bush administration wanted to kill amtrak. They didn't want to give...

I don't know if a suburban stop in msp will work. Unlike Chicago the twin cities isn't as big. The midway station in st. paul is centrally located and off of I-94. Now if the SPUD becomes the stop I could see a suburban stop. I'm not too thrilled about the SPUD stop. Parking may be tougher...

If you live under repressive republican rule and amtrak runs through your district you need to write your representatives and tell them that you as their constituent depend on amtrak for transportation. You need to say that your vote depends on how they support amtrak and supports the people of...

The Midway station is not sketchy. It is hardly dangerous and in an industrial area. It's not in a residential area and not in a commercial area. The station is well staffed and very safe.

Yes the Chicago & NorthWestern was known as the left track railroad.

I've seen the box lunch also. I saw it on the EB on Dec. 22. On my return trip on the 30th I'm convinced I ate it in the dining car as baked chicken. For my dinner I selected the baked chicken. I've seen others order it on previous EB trips and it looked good, but I did not get baked chicken. I...

A four hundred mile route is perfect for Amtrak. It takes about 6-8 hours to drive and if amtrak can get you there in eight hours people will do it instead of driving and given the headaches of flying I can see more people want to do it and the twin cities to Chicago is a perfect place to do...

I think you could ask to see if you can get two lower-level seats as a reasonable accomidation on the superliner.