ST. LOUIS -- Amtrak trains began using the new Gateway Transportation Center in downtown St. Louis early today, marking the end to the "temporary" buildings passengers used for 30 years.
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http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServe...d=1178294245823ST. LOUIS – The City of St. Louis and Amtrak are pleased to announce the official grand opening of the Gateway Transportation Center (GTC), the city’s new $26.4 million multimodal transportation hub.
I have a Chicago weekend trip planned for Jan 2008.
Anyone hear/know of overnight parking and the parking rates?
Is Amtrak going to reopen the free overnight parking lot in the future.
A nice new building with parking issues?
Thanks.
As long as it carries the name of "Metropolitan lounge" then it is subject to the same rules as all Metro lounges. That means that Select Plus members automatically gain access, and anyone traveling in a sleeper that day gains access to the lounge. That's true even if you aren't departing or arriving in a sleeper at St. Louis. So if you are catching a Lincoln Service train to Chicago to catch the SWC, then you get to use both the St. Louis lounge (assuming that it's open at that time of the morning) and the lounge in Chicago.I'm glad that we now have a Metro Lounge but I hope that it will be open to ALL sleeping car pax, not just the ones who will be riding the Texas Eagle. I'm planning on catching the SWC (in a sleeper) out of KCI - I think I should I should be allowed in the Lounge
Lockers aren't allowed due to 9/11 concerns, same rules as airports and storage lockers.rode KCY to STL over the weekend and spent some time in this new facility. THERE ARE NO LOCKERS! another major oversight is no arrival/departure displays. not one measly flat panel! with four rail tracks and nine bus bays (plus metrolink service right outside), you'd think this would have been an obvious amenity. and speaking of metrolink, you have to go outside and cross the light rail tracks to get tickets... an indoor ticket vending machine would have been another obvious amenity. i don't recall any signage indicating that there was a lounge for first or business class passengers.
basically, the new facility functions at a very basic level and is at least an improvement over the amshack.
Then why does Chicago still have lockers? :unsure:Lockers aren't allowed due to 9/11 concerns, same rules as airports and storage lockers.rode KCY to STL over the weekend and spent some time in this new facility. THERE ARE NO LOCKERS! another major oversight is no arrival/departure displays. not one measly flat panel! with four rail tracks and nine bus bays (plus metrolink service right outside), you'd think this would have been an obvious amenity. and speaking of metrolink, you have to go outside and cross the light rail tracks to get tickets... an indoor ticket vending machine would have been another obvious amenity. i don't recall any signage indicating that there was a lounge for first or business class passengers.
basically, the new facility functions at a very basic level and is at least an improvement over the amshack.
Is it at all possible that some of this stuff is coming (esp arrival/departure display)? If I were there, I might ask where the lockers are and see what answer you get!rode KCY to STL over the weekend and spent some time in this new facility. THERE ARE NO LOCKERS! another major oversight is no arrival/departure displays. not one measly flat panel! with four rail tracks and nine bus bays (plus metrolink service right outside), you'd think this would have been an obvious amenity. and speaking of metrolink, you have to go outside and cross the light rail tracks to get tickets... an indoor ticket vending machine would have been another obvious amenity. i don't recall any signage indicating that there was a lounge for first or business class passengers.
basically, the new facility functions at a very basic level and is at least an improvement over the amshack.
Even if there was an indoor ticket machine for Metrolink, you would still have to cross the track to get to the platform. I don't think it is that much of a major effort to walk from the Amtrak station to the Metrolink anyway. What is it? 100 yards?and speaking of metrolink, you have to go outside and cross the light rail tracks to get tickets... an indoor ticket vending machine would have been another obvious amenity. i don't recall any signage indicating that there was a lounge for first or business class passengers.
as does KC.Then why does Chicago still have lockers? :unsure:
there's a cart for quick items. i pizza hut/KFC combo is "opening soon".Were the restaurants open yet? And was it busy?
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