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Zephyr views. I would like to know from anyone who has ridden the California Zephyr on both the upper level and lower level---- does it really matter? I love the spacious Family bedroom, the windows on both sides, the closeness to the larger bathrooms (and shower) and the closeness to the...

That's a question I have as well. Considering the price we pay for bedrooms, that constant horn is very irritating. If I could make just one change in the Amtrak reservation system, it would be to allow us to select the exact room and the exact car we want according to a picture layout of...

I was on the 422 in a through sleeper to Chicago. What happened was the 21 (Southbound) train hit a car and killed someone near Dallas I think and was many hours late coming to San Antonio. . There would be no train North to Chicago. I didn't ask a lot of questions in San Antonio about the BUS...

I just had to comment on this issue. An Amtrak journey in a bedroom is just way too important to me to even take a chance of any missed connection. I learned the hard way once when I took the Texas Eagle from Tucson to Chicago. Upon arriving at San Antonio, there were 3 buses waiting to take...

I guess you must have forgotten the entire passenger rail history just before the creation of Amtrak. I guess also that you must have overlooked the history of American Capitalist takeover of so many American companies like the kind Mitt Romney ran (Bain Capital) where the business model is to...

Different country, different values

The one thing you can count on with privatizing a passenger railroad is this-- the employee pension fund will be drained and the equipment will be sold in bankruptcy. And it will be just a fond memory afterwards

Don't forget the restored Silver Streak in the basement of the Museum of Science and Industry and the miniature train layout on the top floor

I found that the more I used it, the better I became at it. You will also--- just keep trying.

WOW !!!!!!!! What an EXCELLENT set of pictures and movies. I'm not an expert, but this is the best I have ever seen and they made me want to get on a train immediately. When people complain about Amtrak or its' services, they should go through all of your pictures and movies because what you...

No-- $50 coach $80 business $303 Roomette $337 Bedroom I just checked for mid April

I'm only referring to those who did it fraudulently

Doesn't Amtrak screen people boarding trains who reserve the handicapped room fraudulently?

Holy cow--- I have never encountered a situation where they said there was nothing they could do for me. So I looked up the AVIS policy on a no car situation. In order for you to be guaranteed a car when there are NO OTHER cars available, you have to be either in the Presidents club or the...

Hey--- You're an old timer (Amtrak rider) just like me. I took my first cross country trip right after the movie Silver Streak came out in 1976 and also on a rail pass. Four of my friends and I started our trip 3 days before Christmas (ending New Years day) and went to Los Angeles from Chicago...

Consider a one way rental car next time. That's what I did going from Tucson to Las Vegas

GOD--- just think how lucky you were that the heat didn't go out in your cars. I was on a train once (Zephyr) back in 1977 (Steam Heated cars) where on January 1st, the heat went out in all the coach cars all the way from Reno, Nv to Chicago. It was bitter cold outside and in. I'll never forget...

Thank you for your reply to my post. We definitely for sure want the Prestige room. How many cars away from the Prestige Rooms are the cabins for one or a LOWER BUNK BED. I'm only going to use it for sleeping but I know this is a really long train. When you make your reservations, do you ask...

I've been looking for someone who can give me advice on the Canadian "tourist train" so that I can benefit from the experience of someone who actually has ridden this train recently. This is going to be a "Bucket List" deal for my wife and I and I would like to do this right. We are "all in" on...

This is the most amazing train layout I've ever seen. Northlandz in Flemington, NJ doesn't hold a candle to this