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All three Amtrak routes to Canada are suspended due to COVID-19. Substitute service by bus from Seattle to Vancouver was to start in December, but no alternative service to Toronto or Montreal is available as far as I know. Part of the issue is customs, and part is switching from VIA Rail...

I was a safety patrol member in elementary school back in the 1950's. We were issued a web belt/shoulder strap and a metal badge with the AAA logo. Yep, it was kids. I was 2nd lieutenant. Not sure what it is 65 years later in FL.

Do be aware that the windows in Family and Accessible are smaller than those in the other rooms.

Room H indeed has windows on both sides, though you may be gazing over the toilet. On some of the sleepers, the family room was designated as "F", but most are now numbered 15.

Indeed I forgot to ask about the crossing. So, then after clearing customs, we would catch a cab on the US side to get to the Amtrak station?

Is the Maple Leaf running out of Niagara Falls? If so, does anyone know how to get to Niagara Falls, Ontario from Toronto?

I had an odd situation recently. When our original plans changed I had to add a segment in each direction from Huntington WV to Charlottesville VA. The conductor eastbound only scanned once, and the second segment showed on my app as not taken. So on the westbound return, I asked the conductor...

Gee, I hope I get a similar email, as I just got my Select Executive card.

Robert, VIA Rail doesn't serve Banff. It DOES serve Jasper. To go by rail to Banff, plan on the Rocky Mountaineer.

You might wish to add a letter i to Austria.

Inside Union Station on Oct 16.

Bedroom A is closest to end of the car. B and C can be made into a suite, as can D and E. E is closest to stairs and coffee machine. What's your preference, and why?

On a recent multi-segment trip, my wife and I decided to sleep together on the lower (wider) berth. Seemed to work fine. In June, we're taking another multi-city trip, but this time we are taking our 26 year-old son as well, and planning to put him in the upper, and Janice and I cuddle in the...

Mine is first initial and last name. Not creative, but I can (usually) remember who I am. Steve

Thanks, Eric!

"Labor costs" is more accurate than labor "fees." Railroads are required to pay for labor as part of operating expenses. The infrastructure package doesn't include funding for current routine operations, but for new equipment or new tracks and bridges, and yes, labor costs would be part of...

I note from archived timetables that checked baggage is not offered on the Missouri River Runner. Is there a decent sized storage area available? We are traveling with a folding wheelchair, plus two "overhead" size bags and two smaller "personal item" size bags.

No. Your conservative friends don't really understand unions. See previous resonses.

I'm curious as to what you consider "union fees." Businesses whose workforce are unionized sometimes provide office space to union representatives, but don't directly fund the unions. The unions get their money from dues paid by members (that is, the individual employees, not the employer).