manchacrr
Lead Service Attendant
In January, I will be taking a cross-America trip on Amtrak and VIA Rail. My questions are as follows:
1. Does Amtrak serve dinner to coach passengers departing Chicago on the eastbound Cardinal?
2. I will be arriving into CHI on the CONO in a sleeper. Will I be able to use the Metropolitan Lounge even if I am departing that afternoon in coach on the Cardinal and will I be able to board the Cardinal from the lounge or return to the normal waiting room?
3. What is the usual procedure for the customs check on the Maple Leaf at Niagara Falls and on the Cascades at Vancouver? I will be in coach on the Maple Leaf from NYP-TWO and in business class on the Cascades from VAC-SEA.
4. Is there an area for baggage storage at Toronto and Vancouver? I will be traveling in a sleeper on the Canadian.
5. What is the typical winter consist for the Canadian?
6. What is the business class seating arrangement on the Cascades?
7. Where is the bag storage at King Street Station in Seattle and does the station have taxi service nearby?
My trip is as follows:
Jan. 2 = City of New Orleans: HMD-CHI - Roomette
Jan. 3 = Cardinal: CHI-NYP - Coach
Jan. 6 = Maple Leaf: NYP-TWO - Coach
Jan. 7 = Canadian: TWO-VAC - Cabin for 1
Jan. 11 = Cascades: VAC-SEA - Business Class
Jan. 12 = Empire Builder: SEA-CHI - Roomette
Jan. 14 = City of New Orleans: CHI-HMD - Roomette
1. Does Amtrak serve dinner to coach passengers departing Chicago on the eastbound Cardinal?
2. I will be arriving into CHI on the CONO in a sleeper. Will I be able to use the Metropolitan Lounge even if I am departing that afternoon in coach on the Cardinal and will I be able to board the Cardinal from the lounge or return to the normal waiting room?
3. What is the usual procedure for the customs check on the Maple Leaf at Niagara Falls and on the Cascades at Vancouver? I will be in coach on the Maple Leaf from NYP-TWO and in business class on the Cascades from VAC-SEA.
4. Is there an area for baggage storage at Toronto and Vancouver? I will be traveling in a sleeper on the Canadian.
5. What is the typical winter consist for the Canadian?
6. What is the business class seating arrangement on the Cascades?
7. Where is the bag storage at King Street Station in Seattle and does the station have taxi service nearby?
My trip is as follows:
Jan. 2 = City of New Orleans: HMD-CHI - Roomette
Jan. 3 = Cardinal: CHI-NYP - Coach
Jan. 6 = Maple Leaf: NYP-TWO - Coach
Jan. 7 = Canadian: TWO-VAC - Cabin for 1
Jan. 11 = Cascades: VAC-SEA - Business Class
Jan. 12 = Empire Builder: SEA-CHI - Roomette
Jan. 14 = City of New Orleans: CHI-HMD - Roomette