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As noted, there is no checked baggage out of Boston on 449, but there is some room in Viewliner roomettes above the door and usually the car attendant will have an empty sleeper where he/she will store excess bags. We have been to Boston twice in last year and both times there were places to...

We just booked LSL from CLE to CHI for a day trip in August to see exhibition at art museum. CL is priced out of whack with sleepers at higher buckets when they are even available. . LSL was reasonable for late August for a round trip. LSL is very convenient for us to use in Cleveland and...

Just made aware of an online contest in which the winner will receive an Amtrak card? for free trips for a year. Believe this to be a scam designed to get people to sign up for a gaming program. On Facebook it looks somewhat legit until you read the fine print. You will be billed $49. per...

A last set of Empire Builder Photos as we moved toward Chicago. One of our best trips on the EB. Food, service, & scenery were all great

Some Additional Photos from our return trip to Chicago in May 2023

Monday May 15, Arrive Seattle, Board Empire Builder We were up at 6, final packing, up to Windjammer for quick breakfast and had to be out of our room by 8. Said goodbye to TIO and took elevator to Deck 5 where we were to meet at Royal Theatre for debarkation. Pulled our bags the length of the...

And the last of some VIA Canadian Photos. As mentioned, VIA did compensate us for part of our train fare and hotel, so all was not lost. We spent two days in Vancouver and then boarded Royal Caribbean Quantum of the Seas for a 7 day cruise in Alaska. On return to Seattle, we would board...

Thursday May 4 Ontario to Winnipeg, MB We awoke to a snowy northwest Ontario as our Canadian #1 continued across the woodlands. After a shower, it was time to head to the diner for breakfast. An omelet with Fred & Alex from Parry Sound who had boarded the train yesterday afternoon. We had...

A brief synopsis of our trip on the Canadian 1 from Toronto to Edmonton follows here. Wednesday May 3. Toronto & Canadian Shield After a restful sleep, we prepared baggage and I went out to find some breakfast to tide us over until we reached the station where there was a Tim Hortons. The...

Update on my VIA Canadian 1 trip that was cancelled on May 6. I received a nice note from VIA Customer Service. They will refund $923 US for the cancelled trip and $211 US for the hotel costs to my CC. I was satisfied with this since it was about 25% of what we paid for the trip and the entire...

Just finished a 2.5 week vacation involving Amtrak, VIA Rail and a Royal Caribbean Cruise. Most of the trips were enjoyable, especially the train rides. I will provide a synopsis here and place some photos as time permits. We began on May 2 from our home base at CLE. Checked a couple of large...

I was on that train #1 on May 5-6 Canadian. We arrived in Edmonton on Friday evening amid some smoke and fires in the countryside. We were told that the line to Jasper might be closed soon. We stayed in the yards overnight and next morning it was determined that our train would be cancelled...

No 8 or 28 leaving 4/22? Late inbound or equipment issues??

Any one know why AT 53 is nearly 8 hours late today. Left yesterday 3 hours late but lost a lot and only in Savannah. Glad my friend is on todays 53 and should get out on time.

Latest news is they are going to drain some of the tank cars into a ditch and then set it on fire??. 3:30pm today according to CNN is when the event is scheduled. Lots of people evacuated. Going to be a while until CAP runs on that route again.

Remember hanging out in the old grand Columbus depot in early 70s while attending OSU. A neat place with lots of history, but few trains. Sad they tore it down.

We will have quite a bit of luggage. Is there a place in downtown Buffalo Exc St station to store bags? Would prefer to stay around Buffalo but did not want to stay at Depew for 6+hours

We are planning to take Amtrak to Toronto in order to board ViA Canadian in May. From Cleveland it is a short ride to BUF so we thought we would go on to Rochester and switch to Maple Leaf there. I know the station is fairly new but is there any access to food at the station for the possible...

I just received my Select Plus packet in mail today and the card for lounge access also says expiration on Feb 28, 2023. Hoping that Jis is correct in that I will receive another card for 2023 in Feb 2023.

Living in Ohio makes it much more difficult to achieve higher status. I have been Select for several years since we generally take 1 or 2 long distance trips per year + the 4000 pts from the AGR card. Will make Select Plus this next year since I took 3 LD trips. Rarely get to ride an Acela and...