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My wife and I have spent the last year hunkered down in our house, and have now completed taking both vaccinations, so are ready to go! Earlier this week I made reservations for an Amtrak trip that will take us on the Texas Eagle from Los Angeles to St. Louis for two nights, than the Missouri...

I've traveled to LAX numerous times over the past 20 years and well remember when Amtrak brochures stated sleeping car passengers could stay longer in their rooms upon arrival. Most times, attendants were cooperative and friendly about sleeping in. I specifically remember one attendant who...

Thanks for the responses thus far. I am considering several different trips and have not yet settled on one. When I checked out one of the routes last night, the Amtrak site said the roomette was $561, the Family Bedroom was $930 and the bedroom was $1300. I am, basically, wondering how, at...

My wife and I generally travel by roomette on overnight Amtrak trips, but are looking at a family bedroom for one later this year. What do you think of the practicality of this room for a husband and wife? It's larger than a roomette, but doesn't have as many amenities as a bedroom. Does a...

I traveled coach most of the time in those days and agree that the scenery was magnificent on this trip. I wish VIA Rail and Amtrak could get together on operating this train again. I also rode the Ocean to Halifax once I got to Montreal. On the return to Montreal from Halifax I rode the now...

My most memorable meal occurred in 1976 on the now-discontinued overnight Montrealer between Washington, DC, and Montreal. Questionable old equipment was still being used on passenger trains throughout the nation at the time and the electricity failed in the diner after we had been served our...

My wife and I have boarded the Sunset Limited in Yuma, Arizona, in the middle of the night at least 25 times over the last 15 years. Two doors are opened each time -- a sleeper and a coach. When we've traveled by sleeper, rarely is the SCA present. Either a conductor or brakeman greets us at...

My wife and I have visited the PDX Metropolitan Lounge a dozen or more times over the last ten years and have never had or seen any kind of problem. The workers were always quite nice -- and on most visits we stored the baggage there and took long walks outside the station to see the sights...

Interesting discussion about baggage handling. For the record, by "large" luggage I meant suitcases such as those passengers have to check on airlines. Not steamer trunks or anything like that. My wife and I have traveled Amtrak long distance trains quite a bit. I feel attendants should...

My wife and I rode the Coast Starlight a couple weeks ago. When checking into the Metropolitan Lounge in Los Angeles, the attendant told us we needed to check our suitcases because Amtrak was going to begin charging for passengers carrying large baggage on board when traveling between points at...

I've ridden coach on the Sunset numerous times over the last few years and the lower level bathrooms on those cars are showing their age tremendously. They need an overhaul.

I rode the Coast Starlight in both directions over the past two weeks, traveling between LAX and Centralia, Washington, by sleeper, and the return trip in several segments. The northbound diner left LAX without several lunch offerings (including the mussels), but the service was excellent and...

My wife and I are tomorrow riding the Coast Starlight from Los Angeles up the coast to Washington, so I will be very interested in picking up any rumors from the Amtrak crew about the future of the menu and meal service in the diner in general. If Amtrak goes with box meals, I will try it, but...

If this kind of meal service comes to the western long distance trains where sleeper passengers pay astronomical ticket prices and will be forced to endure five or six of these abominations, my Amtrak travel will decline precipitously. This is really a sad situation.

Three years ago my wife and I were riding the Coast Starlight from California to Portland, connecting to the Empire Builder heading to Montana. The train was several hours late by the time we reached the Oregon/Northern California border in the early morning, so Amtrak planned to bus all...

I'm sorry, but the cold boxed meals that could be served on future Amtrak western long distance trains would be a disaster, in my opinion. I can't imagine eating poor food like that for several days on end. One of the best experiences in long distance train travel is sitting in the diner and...

I have been a passenger many times on the Coast Starlight during the Thanksgiving and Christmas periods over the years, but never on the actual holidays. As many have mentioned, the dining car used to offer a special holiday turkey meal which I always ordered. That went away a couple of years...

My wife and I have been passengers on the Coast Starlight many times over the past 20 years, normally travelling by sleeper. We particularly enjoyed the "glory" days of the train -- not that long ago -- when local cuisine was featured in the dining car, free wine tastings featuring California...

Interesting post and nice photos. My wife and I have ridden the Coast Starlight many times over the last 20 years and particularly enjoyed the "glory" days when the dining car menu featured local cuisine, the Pacific Parlour car featured wine tastings and local wines, and overall service was on...

True, but breakfast can be the worst meal for gluten free people eating pre-packaged meals, for they can't eat muffins or breakfast sandwiches.