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    Where to stock up on adult beverages...

    This one would be the closest for walking, they do have a limited selection, but it would be a great walk. When come out of the walkway from the tracks, before you enter the terminal, turn right. It is a walk through to the railroad museum in old town sac. Walk 2 blocks forward, parallel to the...
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    Dining Car Hours?

    on the California zephyr, the dining room was definatly run for the convienience of the dining crew and NO ONE ESLE! First call for breakfast was at god knows what time, but I went to the dining room at 825am and was turned away, i thought it was served until 9 am but??? Lunch started at 1130...
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    Sleeping double in a single roomette?

    ok, if its 28 inches i guess we can do it. Not that i would ever disagree with the S/O but its all aboard except for that, lets go do this, but I will not sleep apart from you for 6 days and you are crazy if you think I will, just go alone again, is what i have, so... ?
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    Sleeping double in a single roomette?

    I was able to look at a bedroom on my trip and the bottom bunk, set up as a couch, would be plenty of room, I am just worried about the armrests on the bottom bunk of the roomette, and can't afford a bedroom for this trip, it will be on points. I tried to pitch the upper bunk/lower bunk and...
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    Sleeping double in a single roomette?

    I had a blast on my first trip, but went solo. I am trying to convince my S/O to accompany me next time, but the trip I am planning (SWC 2 nights to LAX, and CS 1 night to PDX, and back) will be 6 days and 6 nights R/T. The only contingency is that we not sleep apart, so has anyone successfully...
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    CZ sleepers

    Here is my "railfan" picture, and it was NOT posted to my facebook with the caption, Amtrak is so cool they even let me drive for a bit. :giggle: This was off the rear sleeper, behind mine. That back window was a challenge for me, another rail fan relinquished his position there, and I told...
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    Ottumwa, Iowa

    I was already planning the Amtrak trip, but it made it that much better of a deal. For anyone in this rural area, it ads over $100 dollars a week of value to Amtrak, Vs. parking at Des Moines airport.
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    Ottumwa, Iowa

    Yes, I left my car there for 10 days here the end of January. The long term spaces are on the other side of the station from the drop off side. Just ask the agent inside if you are not sure, they will show you how to get there. Also if your train is late the hotel ottumwa is a block and a half...
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    Error in Heritage Paint Schemes

    American and Delta, have their flags displayed as the OP had suggested. On the right side of the aircraft the flag is stars forward. It almost looks like a mirror image.
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    SWC zone border

    Thanks for the info. That's pretty generous of Amtrak.
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    SWC zone border

    Is the cutoff for the SWC heading west Trinidad, or can you go all the way to ABQ and stay in the same zone. On the map it shows it skimming along the border between Trinidad, and Albuquerque. - Thanks
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    Amenities Being Eliminated from Long Distance Routes

    i was curious, and I am pretty sure I know the answer, but on my trip out, we had vases and flowers in all the bathrooms in our car. I think those were provided by the SCA. But we also had, in every bathroom, both a big container of Lysol wipes, and a can of Febreeze air freshener. Were these...
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    Does the heat EVER work?

    I just finished a trip with heat issues. On the Trip out the element in the room heat was out. The attendant moved me to an open room later In the day, and my previous room was written up, blocked and vacant for the rest of the trip. When I called guest relations they had already received a...
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    Are sleeper prices creeping up?

    I usually play around with my wish routes every couple days, ( or several times a day. ) it seems this last week, right around when they announced the service cuts, that the low buckets got really scarce. I even tried amsnag and low buckets which were almost daily for March and April, are now...
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    Amenities Being Eliminated from Long Distance Routes

    I would rather see the vases and newspapers stay and those tablecloths go. They just seemed to be so big, and being disposable, that has to be a bit of a cost. I just didn't find them functional. The creases were so stiff, the salad plates, and others are so light that they won't lay even on...
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    AMTRAK Customer Service Survey

    I received and completed an email survey this afternoon about my trip. They did offer service consistency, as a choice in the list of " the 3 most important items " I expect from amtrak. A few of the questions were a bit hard to answer, asking about the conductors, because we had I believe 5...
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    time is relative

    There had to be some premium a single passenger pays to occupy a 2 passenger space. If it was exactly half then couples would opt for 2 roomettes, if it was the same price as 1 roomette with 2 people in it. The airline example doesn't really apply because the airline can sell all available...
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    Riding Long Distance Alone

    Just finished a 2 day, solo, in a roomette. It's wonderful being able to switch seats in a hurry if you miss something out the window. It was 49 hours, and I didn't even have time to read my complimentary newspapers. (Guess I will save them for my next trip) :giggle: Being new to the train...
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    Buying points with AGR MasterCard.

    I noticed My GR # is under my name on the card. Did I remember correct that this is now your GR card for Amtrak purposes. Also was there another perk with the card, like entrance to the lounge?
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    Are points needed amounts increasing?

    Thank you all! I may have run across it while reading older posts and just not realized the date. I'm working on a dream rewards trip to save for, and was going to just do a roomette R/T for 30K 1 zone. But If I can get 2 zone for 10k more that seems like the most efficient use of points. I am...
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