Recent content by SantaFe69

I used the AGR Priority Line. Great strategy...that's what I do as well, but I do watch & try to get the lower fare if it becomes available.

I think you are correct...they don't all know how to do it. It took a long time & she had issues reapplying the companion pass. The reservation number did not change. I called back yesterday & the agent initially said, yes, you should not have had a cancellation fee (one document called it...

I recently booked a reservation for two roomettes Houston to LA and back. The return trip fare dropped from $862 each roomette to $622. I called to ask if they would honor the new fare on my existing reservation. They would only do so on one of the two roomettes even though they said they had...

I was hoping to have my cake & eat it too, of course 😏... sleep until they get the trains combined & then move to the SL #1 with hopes of having booked rooms across from each other. I think your suggestion is far more realistic & a good alternative. Thanks for your input!

Looking for some help with a TE to SL strategy. Planning an October trip with my brother. We plan to take the the Sunset Limited from San Antonio to LA together, in roomettes across from each other, but he'll be starting from Houston and I'll be starting in Oklahoma City. My brother will...

I am following along as I'll be in a BR on the Zephyr soon as well. I just checked #6 on the Ottumwa rail cam from this morning. The odd thing was that both sleepers had the accessible BR to the back, but one had the upper half block window and one did not. Go figure?? They can't change the...

3 Zephyr questions for those in the know... 1. Can anyone tell me if the Zephyr has the sleepers up front or in back? 2. Is there a 530/630 car or just 31's & 32's? 3. Also, best railcam(s) to get a good view of the Zephyr? Have a trip coming up in June and it's about time to start the...

Thanks allot! Nice offer by Fulton PD. Makes me want to find a reason to go there🙂 Thank you for the helpful information!!

My friend and I will be meeting in OSC to board the Zephyr in late June. We'll leave our cars in the lot & return 6 days later. Do you suggest letting anyone other than the caretaker know? Also, any suggestions on where to grab dinner in OSC? Thanks so much for any input!

I've been looking at SAC & although there are great SF ideas in these posts, I love the options in SAC. Do you miss any compelling views shortening the trip? The ferry option is compelling & I do like low stress departure mornings. Thanks so much! Thanks to everyone for the wonderful ideas...

We haven't planned ground transportation yet. Are you saying that it would be easier to get to Sausalito without a car if we were to stay in SF rather than Emeryville? Thank you so much for your input. I'll look into Sausalito. Hope your family event is a lovely time.

Hello all! My best friend and I doing a roundtrip from OSC to EMY in late June. The train trip itself is the vacation destination, but to avoid the stress of what happens if the train runs too late to catch the return the next morning, we're going to spend 2 nights (one full day) in the EMY...

I've made two multi-day round trips this year traveling alone. Both with multiple LD trains involved, so quite a few meals. If I'm in a chipper mood, I've gone to the diner ready for whatever seating I'm given. A couple times I was in a quieter mood, and went to the diner kind of hoping to be...

The train I rode weekly as a grade schooler was the Santa Fe (AT& SF) Texas Chief . My first trip and the beginning of my love of train travel was in 1969.

Thanks for the heads up. I did not receive an email from guest rewards but was able to register for it using this link: https://www.amtrak.com/guestrewards/promotions/double-days.html