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    Amtrak long distance fares 2021-2023

    I remember last summer I saw prices for a bedroom on the 3 Southwest Chief from CHI to LAX at $1538 for two. They have now been $2118 for a few months for this trip. I check the prices every day. If I book our ticket at $2118 and the price goes down, will we be able to get the new price...
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    Booking online on Amtrak website

    I want to book the Texas Eagle from Chicago to San Antonio. When I went to Amtrak's site I see 2 trips for my date Oct 6, 2023, one #21 is sold out for the rooms and the other is #421. They have the same price, the same times, and the same route as far as I can tell. Am I missing something or...
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    Amtrak dining and cafe service

    First time wife and I were on Amtrak, years ago, we had a bedroom and when we went to the dining car, we were taken to a table for our meal. A short time later, dining attendants sat another couple with us. We thought we were going to have the table to ourselves. Ever since then, on all our...
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    Atlantic Coast Service discussion

    I remember when roomettes had toilets traveling from NYC to MIA. Now, I dont see any roomettes with a toilet. Have they stopped putting toilets in all the roomettes?
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    Westbound CZ Transdorm: Room H or Roomette 17 for a newbie?

    Doesn't one have to be disabled to get into the H room? I have traveled many times in a sleeper but I would like to try the H room because it has windows on both sides, but I am not disabled. Also why wouldn't someone prefer the H room over the roomette, the H room is much bigger?
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    Booking an Accessible Bedroom

    I have no disability but heard that I could book this room if its available. I like the size, it's cheaper than a bedroom on my route and date, and it has windows on both sides of the train for good views. Does anyone know how I would proceed to book this room?
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    Buy Points and get Bonus Points

    Yes, I Yes, I just need a few extra points for my trip. The only time I do buy points is when they have that promo where you buy 1000, you get another 500 free., a 50% extra promotion. That promo was on the website a few months ago but now its gone. I was just wondering if and when it...
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    Buy Points and get Bonus Points

    Thank you. Thats what I'm doing, buying just enough to cover the rest of a trip. But if I wait till the bonus offer comes back, I won't have to pay as much.
  9. K

    Buy Points and get Bonus Points

    Thanks. Im sure going to watch the site because our trip is next year, and those bonus points will save us a little money. Hopefully they have this promo from time to time.
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    Buy Points and get Bonus Points

    A while back on Amtrak's website I saw where I could buy so many points and get bonus points for free. Today I went there, the points were still there to purchase but the bonus points were gone. I called Amtrak but no one ever answered the phone. When I send emails, I never get a reply...
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    Amtrak Reward Points vs Cash

    I started looking on Amtraks website for trips using points. For instance...Oct 10th, 2022...CLE to NYP on the LSL, a roomette costs 14,697 points. But when I click on bedroom, it says 0 Pts. Anyone know why? I tried other longer trips and they all say 0 Pts. Could something be wrong with...
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    Amtrak Reward Points vs Cash

    Thanks for all the info. Im planning a trip and have some points but not enough for the whole trip. CLE to NYP...then a Silver from NYP to Miami. Trying to decide if I should buy points to cover the whole trip or just use what I have for one leg of the trip, then pay for the rest.
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    Amtrak Reward Points vs Cash

    Im trying to figure if its better to use points or just pay for a trip myself? What dollar amount is the same as 1 point? Or another way, how much is 1 point worth?
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    Viewliner II Part 4: Sleeping Car production, delivery, deployment

    I always thought the roomettes had toilets and sinks in them on the east coast trips. Have they stopped this? Before the pandemic, we used to ride the LSL and the Silver Star or Meteor and we had toilets. Now when Im booking these I dont see any trips with these facilities. Whats up?
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    California Zephyr discussion

    Empire Builder is next LD trip.
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    California Zephyr discussion

    We just got off the California Zephyr Sunday. We traveled the whole route Chicago to Emeryville. Our SCA was named Janelle and she was super. The food to us was very filling and good. The only bad thing was a storm came through and we had to sit and wait. Conductor said high winds up to 70 mph...
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    Breakfast on Capitol Limited?

    Will they serve breakfast on the Cap Ltd. when this train is scheduled to roll into Chicago at 9am?
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    Transporting unloaded guns by Amtrak

    Not me, but my dad. He dictated the words and I typed it since I'm taking him on this trip. He wants my brother to have it. He hasnt ridden in a train for decades so Im giving him a trip across country for his 100 birthday. Believe it or not he gets around, takes walks everyday.
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    Transporting unloaded guns by Amtrak

    Does anyone know if I can transport an old WW2 rifle in my checked baggage? It will be without ammunition. I brought it home from Europe after the war and I'm going on a trip to visit relatives and want to give it to my son.
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    Monitoring a train

    Is there a way to monitor the Capitol Limited's location? I need to catch it at 259am in CLE going to CHI and it would be nice to know what time I had to go to the station. Trains seem to be late a lot and I would rather wait at home if the train is going to be hours late.
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