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It’s a beautiful station.

Meh. I did anyway. Just walk in like a boss. They only seem to prey on the weak! Lol Dinner on board was good. Service was much better than I’m used to. I do wish I could get the Burger or Chikiquiles for dinner, but it is what it is. Back in the room, enjoying the remaining wine, room was...

Was a pleasant day, for some work done. Had to work downstairs in the lounge the upper area power outlets were not working on the non-sun side. The whole train seems to be made up of the older un-refurbished cars. All are a little tired. And the bathrooms are the old style. I prefer greatly, the...

Enjoyed the afternoon and evening. Took a walk through the train, only two coaches but they were pretty close to full. And saw a reason why I don’t travel on Long Distance coach much.....seems some people just have no sense of class whatsoever.......I’m sure they’re in sleeper too, but at least...

Yes, the Western Trains still have a full dining car. I’ve been on Eastern trains for the last 8-9 trips, so looking forward to seeing how it is now, if anything has changed. Will blog about that later tonight! Boarding was called at 2:15, on board and getting settled in. For multi night trips...

What???? Yes this is the personal size. And believe me it’s more than enough! It had sausage, green peppers, onions, and Giardiniara peppers. It’s just across the river from Union Station, so it’s my go-to afternoon killer-it takes 45 minutes to cook. If I’m going to wait around, might as well...

And of course, what does one do, with 4 hours to kill, at lunch time? Giordanos! I know it’s not the absolute be all end all of deep dish. But it is close enough to walk to easily. Even when it’s a bit.....brisk outside.

Got in a few minutes early to OHare, bags came out reasonably quick, and now on the way downtown on the blue line. I really wish more cities had regular, frequent, inexpensive safe transit. While the El isn’t exactly comfortable, it’s probably quicker to downtown than by car. Blue line to Clinton.

I would agree with that, personally. For just a short trip, with just you, I would also do a roomette. Anything over 20 hours or so and I want a bigger bedroom when possible. as for the layover, skip the garbage breakfast on the train, the new food isn’t any good. Wait until Chicago, and walk a...

Haven’t done a trip report in some time, thought I might do it this time just because. I’m a regular LD traveler, this trip will already be my 4th overnight trip this year-already work has taken me BHM-WAS, CHI-WAS-BHM, CHI-NOL-BHM. I usually average 4-6 trips a year-obviously going to exceed...

Unless there is a a specific Dispatching rule that prohibits allowing a passenger train into an occupied block, the answer is, could be either one. When there is an incident, and trains are stacking up until it's cleared, it's not uncommon for the dispatcher to "talk a train by" an absolute stop...

I had on trip on the Eagle, where the tanks overflowed or something, and the whole lower level bathroom area was sloshing waste back and forth. They shut down all the toilets and water in the car, cleaned up as best they could, but was still pretty bad.....thankfully it happened not long before...

I don’t personally care about the soaps, lotions, shampoos etc, but man, it’s time for new bedding for sure. Those insanely thin sheets blankets and pillows are miserable. And make the bed, completely. Sure I CAN pull my own blanket out of the plastic and do it, but why should we be required...

Perhaps someone should tell Amtrak about this Amtrak policy on electronic devices. Their website people don’t seem to know much about it.....

While it’s obviously more expensive. Often prohibitively so, we sometimes each get a connecting bedroom, opened into a suite. Lots of benefits on a multi night trip-guaranteed forward facing couch, a dedicated shower, and a dedicated bathroom (hate a wet bathroom...) both get a larger lower...

I can’t believe no one yet, has mentioned Pierponts, in Union Station. Easily one of my favorite steak houses in the US, it’s located in a beautiful part of the restored Union Station. When I leave from KC, I usually try to make time for dinner there. It’s a bit pricy, but exceptional quality...

Ok. My experience last night on the Capitol Lmtd was good with this new dining thing. There were managers riding along, so maybe it was a dog and pony show for them and the cross country cafe dining car seemed to work well for that. Not so much tonight on the Crescent. Been sitting here for 22...

I would be disappointed with solid walls-when I’m solo, I get a bedroom or occasionally a roomette. When my wife comes too, we always get two rooms opened up. The suite is nice to have!

Whoa, calm down my man! First, I never said if I was satisfied, all th customers should be too. I said I was satisfied. Frankly, I don’t care if you are, or if you are not. I do care if I am, as I am the one paying for it. You can make your own determination. And from the pages and pages of...

The “kids” pasta seemed to be the same size as the other meals. Several folks got it, they didn’t restrict it to just kids this time anyway. As with all things Amtrak, your experience may vary!