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When they go to pull inventory to select another room, Arrow automatically reprices the reservation. Whether this should be considered a glitch or programming oversight, I don't know. Regardless, there is no fare difference for changing rooms. Point out you aren't changing dates of travel, train...

A high level platform is SOOOOO much better all around for EVERY passenger. Getting rid of stairs greatly speeds boarding/detraining and makes it safer, too. No more lugging bags/small children up and down the narrow, steep steps. Fewer back injuries for employees constantly assisting with said...

Back in 2003 states weren't required to foot the bill for short-haul (less than 750 mile) service. These services are now covered by Section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008.

The current official guidance is still late 2021 for the new Acela trainsets. I expect that will slip into early 2022.

Regardless of what you call the service offered, the physical dining car will continue to operate on both the Meteor and Star when daily operation is restored to both trains.

Two VLIIs per Florida train is the current plan. Of course, this is subject to change based on daily operating requirements (i.e. a VLII car is unexpectedly shopped and a protect isn't available). It sounds like both Silver Service trains will go to two sleepers when daily service returns June...

62043 - New River

FYI - All Silver Service trainsets are now operating with Viewliner IIs in the xx10 and xx12 car positions this week.

The trackwork is hammering everything moving between Petersburg and Richmond during the day. Probably should have continued to annul 94 and 95 south of Richmond yesterday and today.

Definitely the old blankets still in use. Still no sign of the upgraded soft goods we were getting from the savings going to flex dining. Although, not to start a fuss in the wrong thread, word is flex dining's days are numbered. Everyone is going to be very pleased, possibly quite surprised...

My vote would be Charlottesville. Plenty of hotels and restaurants are within a short walk from the station. They also have a decent local bus service. The area around the station is very pedestrian friendly with plenty of sidewalks and well marked cross walks. About a 10-15 min walk from the...

Not excusing your experience at all, which sounds very unpleasant, just a few notes: 1) The equipment is old. PA volume cannot be adjusted by crews. In some cars it is deafeningly loud and in others so quiet you can't hear it when the train is stopped with the air conditioning turned off. They...

Edited below to clarify oxygen tank limits. Reserved seating is available in Business Class on the Carolinian. Rows 15 and 16 are the four seaters with a table. The only seats actually reservable right now are 16A and 16F. Everything else is blocked for social distancing. So grab those two...

Because the Palmetto is a long haul train and Amtrak can and did make the decision to restore baggage service. Being a state-supported train, the Carolinian is subject to the whims of NCDOT and NCDOT said take the baggage car off, we're not paying for it now. NC was also the driver of taking...

It will be very interesting to see if Brightline can be profitable once operations resume. From the sound of it, West Palm - Miami won't be returning until the full route to Orlando is up and running. With just three stations, they just didn't have the network density to support the ridership...

It's an Amfleet I Business Class car. The dedicated Amfleet II's used for Carolina Business Class went away a long time ago.

Oh, we do have a brain bag. Mine weighs about 45lbs with the various Amtrak and multiple host railroad rule books, manuals, forms, bag tags, hotbox tags, defective equipment tags, tools, seat checks, markers, pens, spare radio battery, battery charger, flashlight, rain jacket, fusees, flag, etc.

You are right, time of day doesn't matter. To be specific, it is called Berth Service or Non-Berth Service. All that matters is if the beds are being made and used as beds by the occupants or not. Three adults can sit on the sofa all day and night. They cannot, however, occupy the upper and...

Amtrak.

We don't have chainsaws onboard trains, just radios and phones to call the people with the chainsaws. :cool: