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Another option to shake up your routing is to take an NJ Transit train from New York Penn to Trenton, then switch to the Riverline light rail, which is located right outside of the Trenton station. Take this to the new Pennsauken transit center, and then connect with the NJ transit Atlantic City...

This is a real long shot, but does anyone know if I can purchase Amtrak tickets through Amtrak Vacations, or is there any other loophole that can be used? I asked for an Amtrak gift card for Christmas from my In-Laws, and instead got an Amtrak Vacations card. If I understand correctly, they are...

I agree, the left (south) side gets the edge. Beautiful in Winter.

I have another option. Spend the night in Rhinecliff, NY at either The Rhinecliff Hotel (right across from the train station which has a wonderful Hudson River view,plus you can watch the trains come and go) or the Beekman Arms in nearby Rhinebeck (the oldest inn in the USA, so they say). There...

I would stick with this formula for tips. The 17-20% suggested above seems excessive. While this may be a good gauge in a normal restaurant, these servers earn a regular wage from Amtrak and not a "servers wage" that land based restaurants pay. Also, the prices on Amtrak menus for dinner...

I tried to post a comment on this site regarding the numerous fact errors in this article regarding the train service... I was unable to. Anyone else, feel free.

I would say make the two bookings. There is a significant amount of padding in the westbound LSL from Boston; in fact if it is running completely on time it could arrive in Albany as early as 4:45PM!! I have already done a connection at ALB from the LSL to the southbound Adirondack, which leaves...

I thought it was a great trip. However, it seems the specter of rude Amtrak employees knows no bounds. Observe a transaction between myself and the forward cafe car attendant. Keep in mind, any time I have gotten a soda from an Amtrak cafe it has ALWAYS included a cup and ice. Me: One can of...

Sorry, I read too fast, I see it now. Remember when your teacher told you to read ALL the directions before proceeding?

Afigg, Did the email actually say the booking would begin at 10AM? The link just states October 9, which theoretically means you could book at 12:00 AM eastern time. I was planning on staying up and booking at midnight, but I won't bother if your info is correct.

Actually. Amtrak Julie IS a real person. She was an OBS chief on the Auto Train, and her voice was used as the Julie on 800-USA-RAIL. Not sure if her real name is Julie or not.

Has anyone caught Fred Frailey's recent blog on Trains.com (this is free viewing for anyone)? In it he describes his last trip on the California Zephyr where the dining car LSA waited until the entire diner was completely full before anyone even got menus. All the orders then came down to the...

There are several new timetables available at the Rhinecliff, NY station, displayed and ready for the taking.

Correct.. the seat would be treated as sold. As I stated on my original post, on the busiest travel times only a limited number of seats would be sold as this. For example, on the Coast Starlight in August maybe only 15 of these types of tickets would be available, so one would have to book...

Correct, but one person paying for two seats might be cost prohibitive for the passenger, which is why I was thinking of charging a percentage of the seat fare for this service; after all, it is always possible you will get a free seat next to you for free.

I just came up with an idea (scary thought) to drive extra revenue and add to passenger comfort and satisfaction: One of my big hangups traveling overnight coach is the thought of sleeping next to, well, anyone. As much as I would hope it would be an attractive female, with my luck it would be...

I'll take a pass.. I dont have any station photos handy. The area where you watch the television is actually to the right of the photograph position; the station is really not that small, though. I was there most recently to ride the Saratoga and North Creek. The horses on the floor are also a...

Saratoga Springs, NY

Not sure if anyone is following this or not, but Steamtown posted their summer excursion schedule and tickets are now available. It can be found at http://www.nps.gov/stea/planyourvisit/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&pageid=529317, As you can see there is quite an extensive list of trips...

You wait for the track to be called and go one level down to the exit concourse underneath the main concourse and go down the stairs to your platform. Try it at your own risk. . On trains that run through NYP (i.e. Washington-Boston Acela and regionals) you can also check the arrival monitors...