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No one has yet commented (that I have seen) on the new cold meals for gluten free or wheat free passengers. It is probable that special meals of this type would be salads. But if one is truly taking a long trip, salads at each meal just don't cut it. Look at a train like the Lake Shore...

Lots of comments here, so I might as well add my two cents. I realize these cuts are coming because of a wrong-headed congressional mandate, but dining cars are essential to long distance travelers. My wife and I have been on numerous long Amtrak trips and eating in the diner and associating...

I am traveling from Paso Robles, CA, after Christmas to Yuma, AZ. I will catch the Coast Starlight for the trip to LAX, then connect with the Sunset Limited. I booked the tickets through Amtrak, but am somewhat worried about the connection in Los Angeles. Though I have made this trip many...

Can you provide the URL for the new Amsnag?

Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but despite whatever future dates I list, all amsnag shows is the Amtrak fares for the next 30 days beginning Oct. 5.

I live in Southwest Arizona and board the Sunset Limited in Yuma when it passes through in the middle of the night headed for Los Angeles. After a wait of a couple hours, my wife and I board the Coast Starlight to visit members of the family in Northern California and Oregon. We've been doing...

It used to be that the least expensive months of the year to travel in a sleeper were the months of January and February. I checked the Coast Starlight for several dates in January 2018 and it seems like the rates are all high -- not adjusted to a lower price level. Is this the case with all...

Southern Pacific began cutting back on services on the Sunset Limited from the late 1950s through the 1960s. By 1968 it had lost its diner, lounge, and sleeping cars. It had become a coach-only train with an automat car for food. Sleeper and dining service were returned, but it was cut back...

I have made this connection about 15 times over the years, never coming into LAX too late on the Coast Starlight to make a connection with the Sunset. There is a great deal of padding built into the end of the Starlight schedule. Amtrak has even held the Sunset a time or two for a short...

The Vancouver station is a shared facility by several organizations -- Via (which operates only the tri or bi-weekly Canadian), Amtrak, Greyhound, and Bolt Bus. There could be others I am not aware of. The Greyhound and Bolt buses depart from behind the station, from what I could see. On...

My wife and I rode the bus May 23rd so I thought I would provide a report. The bus departs the Vancouver station at 5:30 a.m. and the station itself doesn't open until 5: a.m., so that's when we arrived. The station was bustling, primarily with people arriving to board the Cascade departing...

The only train I have ridden on New Years Eve was long ago on the lamented "Spirit of California" that used to travel overnight between Sacramento, the Bay Area and Los Angeles. There was only a dinette on that train and absolutely nothing special took place that evening. I have been on the...

Thanks for the responses. My wife and I are riding the bus this morning, planning to arrive at the Vancouver station at 5 a.m. According to the Amtrak website, the station is closed until 5 a.m., so there is no point in arriving before that. It would be nice to pick up a cup of coffee to take...

Has anyone ever ridden the bus connection to the Coast Starlight in Seattle that departs Vancouver, Canada, at 5:30 in the morning? That's certainly an early hour! My wife and I are booked to ride it early next week and are wondering what time we need to arrive at the Vancouver station to...

I am SO HAPPY to hear that this bridge outage situation is being resolved! My wife and I booked a roomette to travel from Seattle to Los Angeles on May 23rd and I have been on pins and needles regarding whether or not we would be able to go. Both of us are looking forward to the trip and want...

Did Amtrak cancel your trip outright and tell you to make other transportation arrangements on your own?

I guess I'm now nervous. My instincts tell me that Union Pacific's 30 day estimate was conservative and that the train leaving Seattle May 23rd will not have a problem. However, if service is truly disrupted and they tell me at the last minute, I'll experience a great deal of inconvenience as...

I hope I don't experience a problem due to the bridge damage. My wife and I are ticketed to travel on the Starlight from Seattle to Los Angeles departing on May 23rd. This is near the end of the 30 day estimate, but I sure hope the train operates! We've been looking forward to this journey...

Each year I travel on the Coast Starlight with my wife to visit my mother, who is 92 years old. Until the last couple years, Amtrak always featured special holiday meals on the dining car -- namely, turkey dinner. I always enjoyed it. Turkey was not available last year and I suspect it won't...

My wife and I once rode the Coast Starlight from San Jose, Ca. to Los Angeles. There were heavy storms and the train was over two hours late arriving in SJC. Between King City and Paso Robles, a power line blew down over the tracks, causing the train to stop for nine more hours. We finally...