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Likewise did not know this…as i type it from my iPAD….that is apparently cell and WI-FI enabled. it’s a company thing, so no bills come to me, or I guess I might have known!. Anyway ive used the maps tracking feature a lot on the train and it’s a lot of fun.

Or take the QE2! An inside room might be reasonable.

They do. The price includes a stay in Calgary, Banff, Kamloops and Vancouver at what look to be nice places (albeit not the Fairmonts…those are quite a bit extra). And a B,L on the train days. And I hope to see some snow. Growing up in Texas a half inch of snow meant no school for the week...

I’ve got a Calgary to Vancouver next month. The Calgary part is a bus to Banff, but still sounds fun. Pretty pricy though. I’ll report on how it goes.

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Hi Scott here. Until 2018 or so, I never knew Amtrak existed, until we took The Coast Starlight from our house in Monterey to Solvang, Ca. Because we wanted a change from driving. Of course, you can’t actually GET to Solvang on a train and renting a car at night in Santa Barbara was a Taxi...

Well you‘ve got quite few! I used to have to go in and inspect them during my Navy days! List of Important and Not-So-Famous Tanks on a Ship Didn’t much care for the CHT tank….but needed a look every now and then as we didn’t want THAT one leaking.

Yes my point. It’s one of the longest trains, the scenery is miles and miles of Texas….which I like but isn’t everyone’s cup of tea….but man what a slog for us Texas customers. anyway to Keep on topic…flex dining is unpleasant, the worst of it seems to be on the Eaglet, the...

Wow they have five sleepers? I didn’t know Amtrak ran such long trains as I’ve only been on a few of the Western trains most recently…and it was the Texas Eaglet at that. I know…I know…. what we all have to say about that consist and I’ve been riding that train for a while and it makes me...

It pretty much describes the meatballs though. I’ll eat em because it’s ”free” but I’ve also considered using them for a few rounds of golf.

This is a good point. Are the flex meals designed to be microwaved or convection? Convected? Or simply conveyed as spell check wants me to put here?☺️ It is an interesting question…I don’t know the answer. Like many I suspect we have nuked a few things (an omelet…ok…just not too long)...

Oops I’m missing about 10 coins!

Awesome pictures. I’ll try the restaurant next time. Seattle is a great town I’ve had the joy to live in before, and taking the Coast Starlight up from LA is an iconic trip that never gets old….just more expensive😀

I regularly stay at these two hotels. There is nothing like walking right off the train and into a hotel 5 minutes later which you will be able to do at both the Hyatt House in Emeryville and the Embassy Suites in Seattle. Now, the pedestrian bridge across the tracks there in Emeryville could...

There are enough of us who ride the trains to see a pattern here. You’ve all just pointed it out again and again. Some of Amtrak‘s rules may be not be too our liking, in which case we can complain E-mail Us | Amtrak. Just don’t put (no matter how much you want too) ”damn” in the comments...

Well upon a few listenings, I got the song wrong! It’s just Carolina! North or South…both great states I hope to visit some day

Anyone know what would happen if I pressed one of those big red buttons on the right?☺️ I’m guessing an engine shutdown or a flight attendant Call button? And at least we have a hanger. Those uniform jackets don’t press themselves! This is a great photo…thanks for posting it!

When I was in Newport RI at Navy OCS they still taught celestial navigation. The one fix i did to complete the course had us 30 miles out at sea. Unfortunately we were in the backyard of the one of the Salve Regina College mansions at the time. Still, I had us approximately in Newport which was...

And that is a sad testimony…because I had that same experience on the Zephyr this weekend. Personalities matter. I know this might be controversial, but I really truly resent having to tailor my experience to the mood of the OBS that day. Had a bad day? Deal with it…we all do so somtimes...

Ps…is it even POSSIBLE to have ”dinner in the diner, nothing could be finer….than to have your ham and eggs in North Carolina”…