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I hadn't seen the definition before; thanks for providing it!

That would be like how the Lincoln Service (which has a stop in my hometown) functions as an extension of the Missouri River Runner twice a day (1 south & westbound/1 east & northbound).

Thanks for linking the floor plans! I had guessed that the AGR number would be the best place to call, but having the floor plans at hand as a visual aid when making the call hadn't occurred to me.

I tried a search for a trip we're considering for next year, (mostly) on the California Zephyr, and connecting from/to our hometown via the Lincoln Service. The results were good enough for a rough estimate, although I'd need to search again with the month next year when we wish to travel as...

Well, I finally had some Mexican food for a meal this week -- but it wasn't until after we got home, via an El Monterrey microwave entree! ;) Some final thoughts on this week's Texas Eagle trip: -- There is a LOT one can do in Fort Worth, even just within the downtown area, and I would have...

Ran out of cellular data this morning, and couldn't connect to St Louis station Wi-Fi, so had to wait until I got home to post about today's journey. Tempted by the omelet and sausages the hubby had for breakfast on the southbound TE, but went with the blander Continental breakfast instead. The...

We stayed at the Hampton Inn -- that may be the "Hilton" you were thinking of, as it's part of the Hilton family of hotel chains and participates in the Hilton Honors program. We walked the 2 blocks there and back from the station -- but it was a much easier walk at 10:30AM Tuesday than it had...

Supper was delivered at about 6PM. The hubby ordered the butter chicken, which was the only dinner option we hadn't yet tried. The sauce was both sweet and spicy, and the rice tasted better than the cilantro rice which came with my salmon. I saw the coffee urn was still going when I threw out...

Just left Fort Worth TX, and we have SCA Andre again! Our bedroom this time has a wiggly jump seat. Waiting to make our dinner reservation. Debating whether or not to walk to the dining car. The hubby would like to have it delivered to the room. We compromised: if we have supper delivered...

We moved where we were sitting from near the station entrance to near the Amtrak window. An Amtrak employee approached us just now and asked our destination. When we told her, she immediately offered to take us to the train on the shuttle. How considerate!

The heat wasn't too bad yet when we walked to the station this morning, shortly before 11AM. Thanks for the tip! If we didn't have the luggage with us, we'd probably go there, as we both love shopping for books. We will probably just stay in the station until our train comes, though.

In the Fort Worth station, waiting for our train. Just finished lunch at the Subway next door. (They are out of Coke this morning, so the hubby made do with lemonade.) The staff at my hometown Subway know me and seem friendlier, but they're just as chatty with the regulars as was the staff here...

We just vegged in the hotel room. We were full enough from lunch on the train that the butter cake and coffee, followed by cracker sandwiches and overpriced hotel sodas, were enough to satisfy us until breakfast this morning.

An excellent, filling hotel breakfast this morning. Killing time in the room until checkout. Subway at the station doesn't seem too bad now - anything to minimize walking in Illinois August heat in October! Definitely will inquire about the mini trolley to the platform for disabled and elderly...

The other alternatives I thought of were either the family bedroom or the accessible bedroom - but getting 2 roomettes across from each other would probably be easier. I remember from last year's Missouri River Runner trip that the shared toilets in Business Class and coach were roomier, and...

Arrived at Fort Worth about an hour late. Very long platforms before one gets to the station proper. A mini trolley was bringing disabled passengers to the train, but we didn't know that it could be ridden back to the station by seniors like us, so we were exhausted by the time we reached the...

Just for fun. Neither of us have been on Amtrak overnight in over 40 years, so this is something of an experiment to see for ourselves what the sleeping car experience is like, and how well we can handle it as 60-somethings. The Texas Eagle works especially well for us as a first time current...

Accidentally reported on lunch in the main Texas Eagle thread. Just left Dallas at 1:40PM; arrival in Fort Worth now predicted for 2:23PM, over an hour late. Might not need to buy cheap throw blankets this afternoon after all, as we saw SCA Andre bring blankets for the next passengers in our...

Lunch was delivered to our room by SCA Andre at about 12:30PM. The hubby tried the pan-Asian meatballs, which were vegetarian, but he couldn't taste the difference from ground beef (a good thing for him). I had the chicken fettuccine Alfredo, but wasn't hungry enough to finish it. We will take...

Arrived in Mineola at 11:30, about 2 hours late; 4 people boarded. Arrival in Fort Worth now est. 1:47PM, 1/2 hour late. SCA Andre will be tidying our bedroom soon, and then lunch will be delivered here.