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All you Conductors, Engineers and OBS Chiefs, are you sure y'all dont work for Amtrak. You guys know way too much about the workings of the trains. That last post from zephyr17 about bucket drops blew my mind. But I will figure it out. Yes, you guys have helped me enormously, but this is...

Lets disregard what Rail For Less is showing on its website for a moment. Is it possible for Amtrak to drop a high bucket to a lower bucket for whatever reason, for one day or a few days? Has this ever happened? I check a certain trip twice a day, even though its 10 months out, I am hoping I...

I just tried that dummy reservation, I think. I picked June 24th, bedrooms on SWC, CHI-LAX. I started the booking with 2 people in 1 room, it was accepting my booking, then 4 people in 2 rooms, still accepting, when I did 6 in 3 rooms and 8 in 4 rooms, the bedrooms were gone, all that was left...

I just tried railsforless and see the SWC which takes 43 hours from CHI - LAX. But I also see a SWC / Carl Sandburg which takes 50 hours to get to LAX and costs more. I never saw a SWC / Carl Sandburg on the Amtrak website. What is that, is it the same route and why the extra cost?

Thanks Trimetbusfan. Im saying this nicely so dont think Im being mean. I dont want to be in the 90%. I want to learn some of what the 10% know. The past week or so, I have learned a little about buckets, I know why the TE is called the Eaglette, I know its better to take the SWC rather than...

I want to thank you again for your help. I think I'm going with the SWC even though at this time its about $250 more for a bedroom for 2 seniors on our date. I'm reading too much negative input with the TE. Plus, the fact its traditional dining all the way from CHI - LAX. I'm still going to...

Does the Eagle always have one sleeper?

zephyr17, I appreciate you trying to help me understand. I know some people will get tired of trying to explain things to others. So, if you are tired of trying to explain what you are talking about, I will understand if you ignore my questions and let someone else answer. I have no clue when...

Amstew Zone? What does that mean? Just trying to understand lots of the terms being used by the ones who have done Amtrak a while.

All y'all who have been checking these fares for years are messing with my mind. Doing all this figuring to find out what bucket is due, and which comes next. I see above someone using the nth root to see the difference between the 6 buckets, math is now involved to find a lower price? I am...

I have heard that term before. Why are some calling the Eagle, the Eaglete?

Thanks. So, I guess the prices can go higher than the high bucket price listed, correct? That's what I see for my date of travel. Which to me means the high bucket price can have a higher bucket price.

How do I find Niemi24 list of bucket prices? I'm travelling CHI - LAX April 15, 2025, on the TE or Southwest Chief, which ever has the better price for a bedroom. It's funny that the longer ride is cheaper right now.

I'm going to LA from CHI. I see the longer trip (TE), cost less than the shorter trip (SWC). Just curious as to why?

I was trying to book the Silver Star. I noticed that on September 5 and before there are multiple availabilities. But September 6 and after they are ALL sold out, at least that's what it says on Amtrak's website. Does anyone know why this is?

Do either of the Silvers roomettes have the toilets still in them from NYP to Miami?

Booked Capital Limited in coach, so baggage will be in baggage car. Transferring to Texas Eagle bedroom in Chicago and want luggage with us. How do we get our luggage for 2nd leg? How do I let them know that we want it with us on the TE? The 2 legs were booked separately.

Not really worried about being completed. From what Im reading it seems as if they are only doing work on certain days, but anything can go wrong at any time to cause a delay. Here is the text from Amtrak. "Track Work Affects Texas Eagle Trains 21/421 and 22 Effective Select Mondays and...

I tried calling Amtrak, but got tired of waiting to speak to someone, since our trip is a way away. Let me ask you good and smart folks out there. We have a trip to San Antonio. When I open my app and look at our trip it says, "Track work affects TE Trains 21/421 and 22". The TE is to stop...

We have already booked a trip using points from CLE - CHI, which is scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 845am. We also booked a trip using cash from CHI - SAS which is scheduled to depart at 145pm, on the same day. My question, is there a way to link these 2 trips together just in case the first...