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For comparison, our September/October SWC round trip (LAX>CHI>LAX) was 143,326 points for a Deluxe Bedroom both legs. Reservation was made in February.

I usually wear cargo pants and a T shirt with casual slip-on shoes. At dinner I'll put on a long-sleeve shirt (unbuttoned) over the T shirt!

I'm used to changes showing up rather quickly, I'm guessing you do too! That said, I've noticed that the new SWC times are still not reflected when I view my September/October ticket in the app and on the website. If I generate a "schedule" for those dates via the website, it shows the updated...

Logged in yesterday (6/17) without issue. Windows 10 and Edge.

This quote is from "nickwilson159" on the Radio Reference Railroad/Railfan Monitoring Forum. In the thread "NXDN Reception Comparison" he pretty much sums up my take on the subject. "With that said, unless you're near a yard, you're probably not going to hear any NXDN in use on railroad...

The bigest hurdle with digital (and possibly encrypted) is interchangeability between roads. Right now with analog, CTCSS/DPL is not (or very rarely) used on road frequencies. It is used in yards somemtimes, Amtrak PD uses it, etc. With NXDN you have "RAN"s to program along with frequencies...

I was under the impression that sleeper rooms are assigned E in 30 and then E in 31; then D in 30 and D in 31, etc. Don't ask me where I got that impression from!

An outside antenna as high up as you can will make a difference. With the stock "rubber duck" will only be sufficient when you are relatively close to the train. For a handheld scanner, I would recommend the Smiley Antenna 5/8 SLIM DUCK 160 MHZ https://www.smileyantenna.com/product-p/16020.htm

Unfortunately (for us scanner people) encryption, especially law enforcement, is becoming more and more widespread. LA County Sheriff just recently moved to a new trunking system with most channels encrypted. LA City Police is still "in the clear" with their P25 digital system (not trunked)...

The change to digital by railroads has been discussed for some time now. Yes, "eventually" NXDN will become more widespread. Here in the Los Angeles area the only NXDN I monitor is LA County Metro light rail and subways. There is no BNSF/UP NXDN here in my area. Even outside my area, there are...

Last February when we booked #4 for a September trip we were originally put in car 0431. At that time, there was no 431 sleeper so I had our room changed to one in the 0430 car. Nice to see the other sleeper back.

My wife received the email (actually 2) announcing these changes for our September/October trip. So far no changes to the ticket in the Amtrak app.

I too use a telescoping whip antenna on the train...adjusted as Eric mentioned above. I have an old Radio Shack suction-cup antenna mount and mount the whole thing to the window glass. I also use a Smiley Antenna 5/8 Slim Duck (160 MHz) when walking around with my scanner and it provides an...

The BC125AT, which is being discussed here, will recharge batteries in the scanner (via USB); my BCD325P2 does as well. My older BCD396XT does as well but NOT via USB. You have to use the supplied AC transformer. Not sure about the 125 but, my 325 only charges when the scanner is off. If the...

The Uniden BC125AT is a well regarded scanner for railroad and aviation comms. It runs around $125 or less (shop around). I don't use this particular scanner; I use the higher end BC325P2. As for antenna, the stock "rubber duck" antenna will be satisfactory while you are on the train. There are...

"Service impacted as work to stabilize Del Mar bluffs along LOSSAN railway moves into next phase" https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/service-impacted-as-work-to-stabilize-del-mar-bluffs-along-lossan-railway-moves-into-next-phase/

Sounds like me, LOL! (FWIW - I use a Uniden BCD325P2 and a Garmin GPSMAP 64ST)

I thought there was one. I've seen it there before in the Android app. I guess when I dropped from Select Plus to Select it went away!

This "yellowish" tint is not uncommon. I usually Photoshop the image to restore somewhat correct color.

Is there even a NTD anymore? Certainly not like when it was a truly coordinated nationwide effort by Amtrak. It has been ten or more years since the last National Train Day in Los Angeles, that I recall. LA Union Station had a "Train Festival" last September organized by LA Metro (owners of...