Long Train Runnin'
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I'm glad you had a good trip. I would have to agree with point #2, you'd really have to hit it off to make that offer.
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AAARGH!
Conductor
I'm going to share a bedroom with a 'stranger' on my big round-the-country trip in May. I have never met him before, BUT being that he is an active poster on this forum, I guess I will trust him! :lol:
Actually, this forum is a good place to find a travel partner with whom to share accomodations. It's halves the cost!
Actually, this forum is a good place to find a travel partner with whom to share accomodations. It's halves the cost!
Aloha
You are correct there are no stranger than us. Just think about how we appear to the world. We ride trains, Late= "more time on the train". Just how strange are we.
:lol: :lol:
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Geez, for a train-travel forum, no one on here seems to have been to Europe!! A couchette is a shared sleeper accommodation with either 4 or 6 beds, generally segregated by gender (unless there's a couple traveling together, or an adult with a minor child). No one thinks anything of it. Are we so unsophisticated in this country that we assume that stranger=rape?? Or is it just that WE have no manners, and want to project that lack onto everyone else?
sueb
Train Attendant
Last Sept my 24-year-old son and I shared an accessible roomette on a trip out west. Matthew is handicapped and could not get into the upper bunk if he wanted to, but I suppose some people might have thought our mixed gender arrangement odd if they didn't know us. So maybe we should simply not jump to conclusions about people who travel together. Courtesy and minding your own business never hurt.
Is it the_traveler? Has anyone here shared a room with the_traveler?
the_traveler only rides in the penthouse suite (the one with the elevator), one must book a visit in advance and be cleared by his staff before being allowed to visit the throne room! :lol: :lol: :lol:
the_traveler
Engineer
It's not me - it couldn't be me! "It halves the cost" - did you think that I actually go cross country NOT on an AGR award (or $-0-)?
AAARGH!
Conductor
No, not for this trip.
Actually, I did share a room with the_traveler, but it was a hotel room at the gathering in Boston. It did halve the cost. See, he does occasionally spend actual money.
AlohaNo, not for this trip.
Actually, I did share a room with the_traveler, but it was a hotel room at the gathering in Boston. It did halve the cost. See, he does occasionally spend actual money.
But so far no one has shared the Train Penthouse Suite with The_Traveler
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What he didnt tell you is that he probably got several hundred if not thousand AGR points and probably didnt even have to pay since trains are not the only thing he finds loopholes in! (he says himself that he is cheap!) :lol: :lol: :lol:No, not for this trip.
Actually, I did share a room with the_traveler, but it was a hotel room at the gathering in Boston. It did halve the cost. See, he does occasionally spend actual money.
the_traveler
Engineer
I only stayed in Boston because the tour on Sunday morning was so early that #66 would not get there in time! Staying at Chez Traveler would have been cheaper!What he didnt tell you is that he probably got several hundred if not thousand AGR points and probably didnt even have to pay since trains are not the only thing he finds loopholes in! (he says himself that he is cheap!) :lol: :lol: :lol:No, not for this trip.
Actually, I did share a room with the_traveler, but it was a hotel room at the gathering in Boston. It did halve the cost. See, he does occasionally spend actual money.
But I was FORCED to spend money! :angry:But between the AGR points for the hotel, AGR points for using the credit card and the HHonors points that I earned, it almost makes up for me having to spend some my hard earned cash!
(Besides, with all those points, I can go farther - and have to spend less! :lol: )St. Louis may never let railfans in their town after this group invades them for a weekend.But between the AGR points for the hotel, AGR points for using the credit card and the HHonors points that I earned, it almost makes up for me having to spend some my hard earned cash!
Aloha
The_traveler will finagle a free ride on the tram to the top of the Arch.St. Louis may never let railfans in their town after this group invades them for a weekend.But between the AGR points for the hotel, AGR points for using the credit card and the HHonors points that I earned, it almost makes up for me having to spend some my hard earned cash!
Aloha
inspiration100
Lead Service Attendant
I think the OP's question is a good one, but how about this twist to make it less awkward. Can you just have someone from the coaches join you for meals (for free) and then go back to the coach?
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Officially, No.
AAARGH!
Conductor
Do you think a McDonalds Arch card will work? :unsure:
Yes, if you stand at the base of the monument and arch your neck, then you'll be able to see the top with just a McDonalds Arch card.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
And does a Big Mac Combo come with the deluxe cab ride to the top and how many AGR points will it take? :lol: :lol: :lol:
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the_traveler
Engineer
Hey, it IS my type of trip!The_traveler will finagle a free ride on the tram to the top of the Arch.St. Louis may never let railfans in their town after this group invades them for a weekend.But between the AGR points for the hotel, AGR points for using the credit card and the HHonors points that I earned, it almost makes up for me having to spend some my hard earned cash!
Aloha
It's a big loop to travel - and you end up near where you began! :lol:The big question is would the Arch trip be 1 zone, or if you go to the other side would that be a 2 zone trip? :huh: Inquiring minds want to now! :lol:
It's only 2 zones if you cross the river. :lol:
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