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i have to speak up for my home station... kansas city union station. restored in 1999, and at one time one of the largest and busiest in the country, it's now home to restaurants, museums, and (appropriately) multiple amtrak trains daily. a century-old railroad bridge was moved and is now a...

baby wipes, or something similar. think about what they are normally used for and it won't seem so strange. and they're as disposable as the ziploc you'd carry your washcloth in! http://www.drugstore.com/qxp26108_334918_s..._size_pouch.htm

let's say i didn't want to craft my own gadget for keeping the GPS unit in place... is it at all beneficial to take one-time readings of speed and/or location?

i just bought a garmin etrex and plan to use it on my cross-country trip i'm planning. to afix the unit close to the window, couldn't you just use a suction cup with a built-in hook and secure the etrex to it using the "D-ring" on the back?

this is awesome. just in time for my cross-country trip! it will be interesting to see if the questions are the same. thank god amtrak is taking a cue from other industries (best buy and target do this direct surveying all the time).

i always thought that movies in the lounge car were pretty annoying (awful movies, even worse sound). i welcome the digEplayer with open arms.

i'm looking into a trip from KC to alpine, TX to go hike through big bend national park. if i connect to the eagle in STL, will i have to get off the train in the middle of the night in SAS to wait for the sunset to arrive and connect? also, amtrak.com won't send me through on a train from KC to...

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i found this: http://www.railfan.net/lists/rshsdepot-dig...9/msg00133.html not sure how accurate it is, but it would logically explain the condition of the station.

i would love to hear about your trip! i'm taking the KC-LAX portion soon, too!

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why is there only one train? i don't remember reading why. is it just a funding thing? or are there other issues?

very helpful responses! thanks so much! i think i'll be fine to upgrade onboard the SWC and CS in late february. i will probably reserve on the EB. the rest of my route is corridor service.

so the first example would be the westbound southwest chief, boarding in KCY through to LAX. the timetable says the lowest roomette between LAX and KCY is $275. does that mean i'll never get a better deal? amtrak.com currently states $374 on 2/16/07 for that city pair. also, could i upgrade on...

i'm planning to upgrade onboard for my entire cross-country trip, except for the empire builder. would love to hear the scoop on what experiences others have had. specifically: - when is a good time to ask the conductor for the upgrade? - what's the lowest you've paid for a roomette? for a...

so does that mean it's changing routes around lawrence? that's the last stop before topeka. from the BNSF system map, it looks like it might skip lawrence, too. so it's not stopping in albuquerque either? would the next normal stop be gallup?

any recommendations?

i decided to eliminate the SLO stop and continue through BFX-NYP to get to HFD. i'm still toying with the detroit-windsor connection. thanks for the help!

in the final planning stages of my cross-country rail-only excursion and i've made some edits that are generating some new dilemmas. situation #1: i cut the number of days in LA so i could work in an overnight stop in SLO to visit hearst castle. i really don't want to rent a car. anyone know...

i didn't vote, since i would rarely ever use any of these lines. i echo the comments about increasing the frequencies of those routes that aren't yet daily.