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Well yesterday I booked passage on this route, transferring in SAC. Yes there is that 'almost 5 hr' layover there, but being the conservative type, I'd rather take that than transferring further downline. I figured I could have breakfast in SAC & maybe walk around a bit. Or even better, being...

I'm about to book passage (one way) from Seattle to Denver, plans are to do SB Starlight (#11?), transferring to EB Zephyr (#6). Plan now is for Coach on Starlight, Roomette on #6, leaving Seattle on July # (arrive Denver Jul #). I know that the layover in SAC is "guaranteed" but I'm debating...

I think that the dining car meals are quite good -- The salads almost have to be 'standard' since to make them for each diner would take longer. But you have a choice of dressings (and sometimes crouton packs?). I agree with one poster who mentioned the spinach frittata -- I wasn't crazy about...

I learned at least once to always knock gently on restroom doors (lower level Superliners) before entering -- unless the door is obviously ajar -- I think I surprised someone in one who had not latched the door while they were using it :-). I think there's a 'vacant-occupied' sliding indicator...

I believe that the 5/25 (Pioneer) split started taking place in DEN in 1991 (I have an old Trains mag on it - "Amtrak returns to WY"). I rode DEN - Ogden in 1993 IIRC. 25/26 (& 35/36) ended in 1997. For many of those towns along the I-80 corridor -- Amtrak was a nice alternative to Greyhound...

Interesting topic -- and all the variations that you 'all have observed! Recently I've only ridden the eastbound CZ Emeryville (origin point of course) to Denver just after New Years. At EMY I recall that I 'checked in' with the SCA at the door -- my printout already had car & room # so it was...

On #8, are the sleeping cars at the front of the train? (since the OP will be in the Transdorm). If so, that's interesting -- the only train I've ridden sleeper is the CZ, where they are on the rear. Or is it because of the 8/28 combining at Spokane? (both originating cities sending sleepers...

I was worried about this, a tad, last Christmas. I had a ticket for (unreserved) Capitol from (Oakland) Coliseum to Emeryville, to connect w/Zephyr (all-reserved) to Denver. But I was able to get directly to EMY (dad took me) to board the Zephyr -- and the Cap Corridor is unreserved -- this...

This will be interesting to watch. I've ridden the SWC in the past (mostly taking the "Thruway" bus (a regular Greyhound run) from C Springs to Raton to connect there, & vice versa). I can see everyone's point -- concern over loss of service to Colo & NM communities vs faster routing on the...

I recall the movies they would show in the SSL in the evenings, & in the morning -- sometimes cartoons. I think on this last trip on #6 I 'suddenly' recalled that there was not the video monitor up in that cubby . . . I prefer it that way. Also, now that I travel sleeper, if it's dark I...

Sometimes, airfares between city pairs don't always appear to make sense from a price standpoint, or a pure distance factor. That $411 seems quite high (the price you mention) for a fairly short distance. My recent trip on Southwest Air -- Denver to Oakland (CA) on Dec 23 (a very busy travel...

That's pretty funny re: the interstates on flat ground -- although I drove it westbound (I-80) last Feb and there are some hills (near Des Moines?). I agree about the 'corners' of the state -- on 2012 RAGBRAI it was Sioux Center to Clinton -- the day prior to RAGBRAI I rode from Sioux City to...

I think this post hits it right on the head! -- there are many people who won't fly, they have the time (& funds, perhaps, to go sleeper), they want to see our country, they consider it (as I do) as sort of a 'land cruise', etc. I'm not sure that Amtrak 'should' always compete with the...

The very first time that I read "Agent's" reply, I read it as "Utah" -- then saw that it was Iowa. Looking at the #6/(17) hyperlink I could see that the further time loss occured well after it left Denver -- then made sense. By the way, that hyperlink to the train on-time status was interesting...

Those ladies were probably lucky that you were there to help them out -- hopefully they will stay 'converts'! I've never been in a Metro lounge -- there isn't one in Emeryville or Denver (my usual route). I rode the CZ from Denver to Chicago in 1995 in coach to visit relatives, many of whom...

I took the Desert Wind from DEN to Las Vegas sometime in the mid-90's, the last time I've actually been to Vegas (besides just passing through). The station was right in the Union Plaza Hotel as mentioned; it would arrive in the early morning & I recall being able to check into my hotel that...

Thanks for this info! Good to see that it wasn't Amtrak's doing; things such as this happen!

Definitely agree with you on this! They might be OK in mountainous regions where most speeds are lower, but in the 79 mph stretches it wouldn't be as good. At least in this case, I bet that it didn't slow #5 down too much. I presume that if Amtrak has problems w/an engine(s) & it can't move...

I didn't think so either (requirement for helper), so I'm always curious when I see (or hear of) something such as this.

First off, I meant January 18, 2014! From my perspective yesterday, in the lap lanes at the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool, I observed #5 (WB Calif Zephyr) come through about 1:40 PM or so. I had ridden #6 through there on Jan 4, we were right on time the entire trip; Yesterday I had arrived at the...