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Thanks so very much, once again!

Also one more question that I should have asked: Is there any info on problems with the Empire Builder that we should know? Like months they usually do maintenance and/or are likely to have train cancellations, etc., etc. We're tentatively thinking August of next year, but any info on any...

Thanks so much, and please keep the info coming. Penny, that sounds much like what we are hoping to be able to do. Thanks! To be safe, we were planning on getting to WG, spending a night, taking a Red Bus tour the next day, and maybe doing something else like the boat tour if we have time...

Many, many thanks for all the suggestions so far! :)👍 I do now have more questions. To avoid making us sound even loonier than we might be and clarify some things, it's helpful to know: Our main goals are to take a segment of the Empire Builder and to spend a day in Glacier National Park by...

I live in Georgia and would absolutely love such a rail line. Even if the trip took significantly longer than driving I'd much rather use the train to get to Chattanooga or Nashville. And it does seem a bit absurd that a city the size of Atlanta is only served by one long distance train...

Long post, details... A friend and I would like to travel on the Empire Builder through Glacier NP. We would fly into Kalispell and presumably take a bus or shuttle to Whitefish to board the eastbound EB. We are two (possibly three) retired ladies who only want to catch the EB, see some of...

Thank you so much! I hope we can make this trip work. I'll have more questions in the meantime, I'm sure. It's a shame about the Crescent, and the other LD trains that have no full dining service. Eating in the dining car was such a great part of the experience. The food was good and you get...

We've always eaten in the dining car the many times we've traveled coach. That was in the good old days of traditional dining. My last day trips on the Crescent I think I even got to dine in one of those new dining cars with the expensive new kitchens that they (brilliantly) promptly quit...

Well, I turn my back and this is what happens to the Crescent! :oops: I "hope" on-time performance will be improved but I'm not holding my breath. Guess we'll see if any teeth are used to enforce the agreement. And hopefully the 5-day thing isn't permanent.

My late husband, who wasn't in a power chair but had to use a wheelchair at times, and I traveled both on Amtrak and by air on vacations. We enjoyed traveling by Amtrak, but we never took a trip together that was nearly as long or as involved as the one you'd be taking. (I've since taken...

Wow, I've been away awhile and this is what I come back to see--more death by a thousand cuts, and to my beloved Crescent, not that I'm shocked by it. Eating in the dining car was one of the more pleasant aspects of train travel for several reasons. I hate to see that experience downgraded on...

Lots of good replies here, but I'll add my two cents' worth. No surprise, but a roomette would definitely be preferable if you can possibly afford one. It would be worth changing your dates a day or two to get a lower price, if that is a possibility. Keep in mind, though, a roomette is a very...

I claim the Crescent as "my" train; my trips on it have overall been very pleasant. Wave at the little station in Anniston, AL. You'll also go past the Army Depot near there if your son likes military things. I hope you and your son have a great trip. (Don't count on being on time, though...

Thanks, everyone, for all the info and suggestions for us! Re storing our luggage, that was the answer I was hoping to hear. We will go with our plan to take the Circulator/National Mall on our arrival day, if we have extra time before check-in. I'll try to answer the questions posed. We...

I searched the forums for an answer, but the search function and I don't play well together. Later this summer two friends and I are taking train #20/Crescent to DC, sleeper tickets. Can we store our bags at the train station and then sight-see for a few hours before retrieving them and going...

One of the many things I like about Alexa (I have a couple of Dots) are the sleep sounds skills (apps). There are several plane and train ones, along with about anything else you could imagine from guitars to washing machines. The distant trains are probably my favorite. Lots of box fans...

Which locations are safe, at least until about dark-thirty? (Reasonably safe for three "mature" ladies?) Thanks! On another, related note: I'm in the definite minority on this. I've visited several major US cities coast to coast, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Mexico, England, Wales, France, Germany...

The station certainly is beautiful. We splurged and stayed there overnight before traveling on the CZ. Sadly, too many old stations have been torn down.

I don't know the circumstances, so this is just speculation, but the fact that he is a minor probably affected their decision. Putting an adult off a train is one thing, but putting a minor off before his scheduled stop is another, unless a parent had somehow already arrived to meet him. Too...