Recent content by glensfallsse

Several weeks ago I asked how they handled the station if the northbound Auto Train pulls in very late. Looks like I will get a first-hand demonstration. I'm on 52 just north of Richmond, where we've been sitting for a couple of hours. It started early this morning when a default detector (I...

Don’t know if this helps but I’m on the Silver Meteor now in 9710 and it’s an old Viewliner. Not sure if by FL trains you meant both of them.

I'm travelling Tuesday Albany to Miami. Just saw there are a couple of cancellations for Tuesday, though none involving the Silver Meteor. Any thoughts on how likely they are to cancel the Meteor ... looks like it would go through the teeth of the storm in Virginia. Wild guesses are welcome.

You'd be surprised what the airlines *might* let you do, even with a low-rate fare, if you call up beforehand and give it a try. I had a bargain-basement ticket on AA a few years ago and couldn't make the trip due to sickness. It was a no-refund, no-changes ticket. I called up that morning to...

I have never seen anyone question the size of carryon luggage on Amtrak, but I'm primarily traveling in the Northeast and on long-distance trains. The California trains are built differently, if I remember correctly. At 6-4, I often get the "could you give me a hand" look, and I've hoisted some...

I've ridden the LSL many times and never heard a word about this.

How do they work the car situation at Sanford or Lorton when the AutoTrain is excessively late? The Amtrak twitter account says they extended the drop-off time for today's northbound train until 5 p.m., but the southbound train didn't get there until 6:30. Do they have anyplace to hold all those...

The last couple of times I was in Chicago, they call your train from the lounge and tell you to proceed to the old lounge area, where they direct you to line up. Then you wait another 5-10 minutes. Why not just wait until the train's ready to board? If you're in a sleeper, there's no need to...

I've never used the San Francisco bus option. I think it's more convenient to use the Richmond (CA) station and take BART to/from the city. It's about a 45-minute trip to SF. Downsides: you have to haul your own bags through the BART system, there's no baggage service at Richmond, there's...

The neighborhood around the rail station in Schenectady is pretty nice. There's a good restaurant right next to the station. Burger King is kitty-corner. State Street is a block away. The station itself is fairly new and comfortable.

It's worth considering that this may be a management issue. The train crew probably had instructions that passenger flow from the gate is someone else's duty, and the rule book says to leave at a certain time, and if they leave late the metrics will ding them for running a late train. The boxes...

I don’t think there was another train there, but it was a while ago, I could be wrong. I’m pretty sure we were on track 5, which is the usual track for northbound departures.

Here’s the press release from the Gov: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-and-amtrak-announce-restoration-empire-service-time-holiday-season?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR21mBXGUKjzaz1Igdmz98C5GrQBZC5xQOJCbobIEiWOMK-2S-Oyjd4BnHE_aem_R7J8HWs20Bf2tClMNcsA9g Kind of funny 245 gets an...

Am on the Coast Starlight now. Can confirm there is a transdorm. Also, can confirm the mountains are very dark in November.

I’m on 7 starting today in Chicago. This printout was waiting for me in my room. I haven’t seen one of these in years … not one provided for me anyway.