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Actually, Ryan, the political flame-baiting started when it was insinuated that the originator of the thread had less than pure motives for posting a story from a racist source, otherwise why just post a shortened link (which of course wouldn't be for the sake of bandwidth or ease). Then later...

What alarms me more than Breitbart's spin is that it's not reported anywhere else at all. Maybe it didn't happen. But if it didn't, the story mentions an Amtrak employee as the witness; the story also says an Amtrak media relations manager confirmed the incident, so if it didn't happen Amtrak...

Since it quotes Kimberly Woods I imagine Breitbart would be in huge trouble if they made it up.

I have an Amtrak account and I was given a paper voucher two months ago. I was able to redeem it over the phone for a trip this fall.

Free parking too - thanks for the recommendations (LQ), it's a good deal!

What's it like in early-mid October? I'm hoping to see fall colors, snow not so much...

I'm a little surprised to see this. I took the CL from WAS to CHI this past April and the dining car was great. The staff especially, and I wrote a commendation to Amtrak about them.

"Some ppl feel entitled to free stuff, though" and "Feel entitled much?" I work and live among some who think that nearly all Amtrak riders, fans, employees and advocates are exactly such people.

I've been hoping it was unusual. I was watching it to see if it was reasonable to expect to make the CC connection to SJC from EMY when I take the CZ this fall. The earlier one (543) looks real iffy, unfortunately the later one {547) doesn't look that much better - I'm hoping not to stay...

Fantastic, thanks for posting that! I loved it!

I came across a baggage sizer at SJC a few years ago.

The bag of toiletries is nice but I always bring my own anyway. I agree about the water and ice, and I'd add coffee to that list. I finally broke down and traded my wifi iPad Mini for one that has cellular also. For what it cost (even with the tradein) I could have taken a nice train trip...

Northeast, all. Well I guess they have to start somewhere <sigh>

I took the Cardinal to WAS and took the CL on the trip back to CHI for the same reason you are. I had never been on either of them, I had heard about the Cardinal but I thought that the CL was almost as scenic. The Cardinal goes through some spectacular places along the New River that can only...

Ryan, thank you for posting these amazing files! I would LOVE that!

I haven't been there since I was a kid, but if I had 6 hours to spend in Chicago, I'd take a cab to the Museum of Science and Industry. Having grown up a military brat, living somewhere new every three years, I can say it was hands down the best museum of any I'd ever been to anywhere in the...

Sorry to see that. I am NOT a Select *anything* member but the offer was there when I went to buy points. One of my relatives had transferred points to me a month ago so I could take a trip this fall. So I was limited by how many points I could buy. I bought less than 9000 points but I still...

Hey, pay attention! It may be "targeted" to them but it's available to all members, I think. Log in to your AR account. Click the "Buy Points" button. See if there isn't a 50% notice! Note that you're only allowed to buy/transfer in 10K points per calendar year. So for example if you bought...

I never got the email. BUT! When I logged in to my AR account and hit the "Buy Points" button, guess what! "Special Offer: 50% more points" YEAH!! :D So if you didn't get the email, give this a try!

Thank you for that update, Chakk!