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Last night I was watching the Flagstaff railcam as the SWC arrived. The conductor threw the stool out of the coach and then stepped out and immediately walked to the line of coach passengers waiting to board. The first detraining coach passenger had a large suitcase and the attached video...

Like many of you (probably) I periodically watch the La Plata railcam. It seems inefficient to me that the stationmaster holds boarding passengers near the station until the SWC stops, and then allows them up the ramp onto the platform to board. This sometimes results in a delay if there are...

I'm booked ELP-CHI-WAS-ATL on 2/22/16 and just got an updated ticket showing my train departing El Paso at 9:35am instead of 3:35pm. This is unfortunate as my plane from Houston doesn't arrive in El Paso until 9:30am, and one cannot arrive by plane from Houston any earlier than that. I tried...

I've been watching availability for a potential family trip from Denver-Emeryville on May 18th. There will be six of us and it will probably be 2 bedrooms and 1 roomette. I checked Amtrak.com and it let me select up to 6 bedrooms (I didn't check more than that) so I figured there was plenty of...

Amtrak has an announcement on the web site regarding cancellations for Saturday 10/3 due to potential impacts of the hurricane. Lots of trains cancelled including auto train and silver star.

I had a transportation certificate (late train voucher) in my name that I used to book sleeper tickets (2 roomettes) for me and three friends. If I cancel those sleeper tickets (months ahead of travel) will that all go back on a voucher In my name? Thanks, Steve

Can someone refresh my memory on maximum occupancy of bedroom/family bedroom for a paid daytime trip? This would be for four adults from LAX-EMY on the Coast Starlight. Could all four of us use one regular bedroom? Would the fare be the 4x the coach fare plus one "bedroom" upcharge and would...

A few days ago, I got an email from Amtrak with a new eticket followed closely by an automated phone call. The phone call mentioned a schedule change, but I had to compare my old ticket to see that the Meteor will be departing 5 minutes earlier from Washington. Today, I got another email with...

I'm planning a trip that involves an AGR redemption with a paid segment from WPT-SEA. I used AmSnag to find the low price dates for that segment, and I'm seeing a dramatic price increase after Feb 17, 2016. The sleeper upcharges for Roomette/Family BR/Bedroom go from $162/$365/$365 to...

If you search a trip from somewhere along the Coast Starlight route to somewhere along the Southwest Chief route, an overnight connection in LAX shows up as a published route. For example SEA-KCY or even SEA-CHI. Isn't this relatively new?

I'm considering an October ELP-TPA trip via the Cardinal, where the routing includes the Thruway bus from Charlottesville to Richmond to catch the Meteor. I have never taken the Cardinal before, but I have read here that Eastbound seems to be the preferred direction and that the best scenery is...

I've found several Viewliner diagrams on the internet and some show bedroom A next to the H room and some show B next to the H room. Which is correct?

I am starting a trip on the CONO out of New Orleans, but due to routing considerations, I have a coach ticket from NOL to Hammond and the sleeper ticket starts in Hammond. I know that by talking to the conductor, I may be able to occupy my bedroom out of NOL, but I am curious if I will be able...

I'm taking my Mom and Dad on a trip from CHI to PDX via LAX in mid-July. My Dad went on a trip with me last year and loved it, but my Mom hasn't been on Amtrak since the 70's, and she didn't like it then. So I'm hoping to impress my Mom but I'm concerned about the recent on-time performance of...

I got one of those coach companion coupons when I signed up for the Chase AGR card. Not sure I'm going to be able to use it before the expiration date. Anyone know what would happen if you booked a trip for two and then "cancelled" the reservation? I guess you'd just get the single person...

This is being enforced today on the Empire Builder. They are larger bottles, but the SCA said she cannot get any more than the allotment of 2 per passenger. She is recommending that we ask for a bottle of water with our meals and take it with us. She agrees the rule is crazy. So how do they...

I know there is another thread related to this but it was apparently moved out of the Amtrak forum. I am on the westbound Empire Builder that left Chicago today 7(7). Yesterday's train 7(6) has been severely delayed due to that derailment of an oil train in North Dakota. My SCA said that 7(6)...

I searched the forum and found the very helpful thread about meals on long-distance trains, but it didn't exactly answer my question: http://discuss.amtraktrains.com/index.php?/topic/58776-list-of-meals-served-on-all-ld-trains/ I'm boarding CS southbound in PDX and it's right at the very tail...

What time are the dinner seatings before arrival into LAX on the southbound Coast Starlight? Is it a full menu?

I'm visiting relatives north of Chicago on Sunday. I will be flying into Midway (arrive 9:00AM) and taking the Orange Line to downtown. My relatives live up near the Wisconsin border, so I can take Amtrak Hiawatha to Sturtevant ($24) or I could take Metra UP-N to Waukegan ($7.50). I have a...