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We finally saw the Mississippi River today as we were leaving St Louis. (Too many buildings blocked the view yesterday.) Stopped at Alton at about 3:45pm (7 minutes late). Will try to make do with the bottled water and snacks at our seats until we get home. Assuming the hubby still wants pizza 🍕...

No, I'm not. I'm using my phone instead. Left the Fire tablet at home and brought a small e-reader instead (which is pretty useless at anything but e-books). 6 minutes late arriving at St Louis; leaving at 2:55. Used the cafe car restroom while we were stopped at St Louis. (That nuked...

The disabled passenger with the service dog is a Marine veteran. When a couple of bags fell out of the luggage rack in the front of the car, near his seat, he got up and put them back, despite his mobility issues. (I had wanted to do that myself, but the hubby talked me out of it.) About 15...

9 minutes late arriving at Warrensburg. The hubby wanted to bring the Funyuns we had picked up at the hotel front desk last night into the cafe car when we eat lunch, but that's against the rules. They're still good to eat at our seats, though! Waited on another freight train to pass us west of...

We were both very tired and cranky by the time we arrived in Kansas City last night. The hubby kept asking me to slow down on the skywalk into the station, but then wouldn't stop inside the station so I could ask directions to the free trolley! We had to reenter the station and ask directions at...

Stopped on the tracks just east of Sedalia; not quite sure why. Needed to rest my hands from the crocheting, so read a book on my e-reader for a while. Sounds like we're going to be a few minutes late arriving at Sedalia. Conductor just announced that "we're waiting on an Amtrak train." Maybe...

Just departed Jefferson City, on time or very nearly so. Crossed the Missouri River multiple times after Hermann, so it was sometimes on the north side of the tracks, sometimes on the south, and sometimes nowhere to be seen. Started crocheting a granny square at about 5pm; hope I can finish it...

Two tunnels between Kirkwood and Washington MO. We may be literally "running" alongside the Missouri River, which was clearly visible from the Washington station. About to go fetch supper from the cafe. Found out there are actually 3 people besides us, not just 1, when I went to the cafe to get...

Departure from St Louis at 3:11pm as previously announced. And on time! Will probably wait until 4pm or so to think about supper from the cafe - and learn how extensive the "free drinks in Business class" policy is on this train. Only one other person in Business class right now, other than the...

Feels like the train picked up speed South of Springfield; a lot more rocking felt. Finally put the footrest in the seat back to good use, and moved my backpack between our pair of seats. The hubby has been dozing since before we got to Springfield, although he does rouse when stops are...

The Tylenol finally kicked in by the time we arrived in Bloomington. Several people got out, including 1 from Chicago Public schools, and some from Illinois State University. Hubby joined me in our pair of seats, and I then fetched lunch from the cafe counter. No soup 🍲! :( Hubby had a turkey...

Just boarded in Dwight, 20 minutes late. No 2 seats together in Business class initially, but my seatmate is departing at Bloomington, so the hubby can join me at that point. Just about to Pontiac already. The cafe area is on the other side of a curtain from our seats. Just now arriving at...

The hubby and I will be boarding 319 (the daily southbound Lincoln Service train which becomes the westbound Missouri River Runner at St. Louis) this morning, but starting from our hometown of Dwight, IL, rather than Chicago (where a thread on this same route last month started from). I...

I have those too!

I don't tweet (although the hubby does). When I needed to check train status for the trains my kids were coming home from college on, I'd use the Amtrak app (on my phone) or that third-party interactive map (on PC and phone) which shows the current location of each train, with further status...

It'll probably be a while before I need to travel on the NEC; Dwight, IL is on the Lincoln Service (same tracks as the Texas Eagle).

My hometown is probably one of those "SO minor" stations. There are a few interesting things within walking distance of the current station (including the local Historical Society's exhibits in the old historic station a few blocks away), and Dwight will be having its annual "Harvest Days" this...

I'd like to see more suggestions as to hotels near "minor" Amtrak stations, too. The hubby and I have reserved a room at the Home 2 Suites by Hilton in Kansas City, largely because it's right across the street from a free streetcar/trolley whose southern terminus is the KC Amtrak station (and...

In my case, the new card was a replacement for one which had been compromised by a phishing scam. The transactions from the last billing date before the scam to the date I reported the scam were all transferred over to the new card. It seemed like FNBO was treating this like a "renaming" of my...

Since Business Class seems to vary by route as to the details of the "free non-alcoholic drink" rule, does anyone have specific information as to how that rule is implemented on the Lincoln Service/Missouri River Runner?