Recent content by xzperu42

Left Birmingham on time. Had the chicken enchiladas for lunch. OK. I looked over the other 2 V1 sleeping cars and they are getting a bit beat up. Definitely need new carpets. Windows were not horrible, but I think worse than my V2/baggage. Crew still good, no complaints. Overall I’m...

Nice ride so far, we are on time as we approach Atlanta. I had dinner last night in my room and it was better than the Flex meals I recall having pre covid. I had the beef dish: When I return on Monday the dining car should be back on, so it will be interesting to compare. The staff so...

I’m on The Crescent now in a Roomette in car 1912 and fortunately the train is not a rolling disaster area :D. The windows in my Roomette are reasonably cleanish. Photo of my car, room in middle:

Well... in my case it was $610 if I recall correctly... would have required many an order off that list :)

Data point: Bid $140 (only $5 over lowest) for NYP to NOL for a roomette to a bedroom for the May 30, 2024 departure. Bid not accepted as I expected. There was only 1 room available. I did notice bedrooms are now sold out, so either someone purchased it, or "won" the bid up.

I’m riding it in 3 days. 😲

Thought I’d add another… this is The Saphir Odoriko

i just tried to do a test booking for 2 in a berth from Toronto to Vancouver. The VIA application did indeed put both of us in 2 upper berths in the same car. But down in the lower left of the car diagram with the preselected seats… there is a checkbox ✅ and a $175 price. You can then click...

I am even less of an expert, but the Acela F meals seem to follow this approach.

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Perhaps it will evolve to something more like the Ocean on VIA Rail. Or perhaps they can serve something more like the First Class meals on Acela (some of them are not bad).

I did some math today for cabin on the Canadian and coach on the corridor and it agrees with this. Those numbers must be some of the, if not the, highest point values of any frequency program out there.

Has VIA added a third Prestige car to The Canadian? Or is this just an unusual situation: (Notice car 30, 31, and 32)

I have not done the math for the new VIA program either… was hoping you would 😀

The Canadian can indeed be very reasonable when making use of the big sales and off season. I'd be curious to see how the rewards program for Amtrak and VIA play into this. What value would you assign to the points and other perks you might get for each of these trips?