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    If you get on eastbound Empire Builder at Whitefish, leaving at 7:41,

    Oh dear. IOU get on at 7:41, can you still get breakfast? Which I am in an hour or so.
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    If you get on eastbound Empire Builder at Whitefish, leaving at 7:41,

    The subject line asks it all. Thanks!
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    Rental Cars near Amtrak Station In Albuquerque

    We arrived by SWC on July 2. Had an Enterprise reservation at the downtown Enterprise. The SWC was late, and we were going to miss it. I called them and they transferred me to the airport Enterprise. They honored the reservation. We had an SUV reserved which they did not have . We had lots of...
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    EB to CL Advice on worst case scenario missed connection and luggage

    No sleepers on the next day Cap. So I think we stick it out and see what happens. What do you know about delayed luggage if we make the connection but the luggage doesn't?
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    SWC- the Latest Lateness

    On July 1st, the SWC barely made it up the grade into Raton Pass. There were engine problems which they somehow resolved. We were then over 2 hours delayed between Lamy and ABQ. Including a half hour wait for an engineer to drive up to check out a bridge to see if the bridge had enough integrity...
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    EB to CL Advice on worst case scenario missed connection and luggage

    We like the extra time on the CL to enjoy a full nights sleep. Used to live near Pittsburgh, so don't need to see that station again!
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    EB to CL Advice on worst case scenario missed connection and luggage

    On the 23rd we will catch the Empire Builder in Whitefish, then connect in CHI for Capitol Limited to WAS, then NEC to Philly and Keystone on home to Lancaster PA. With the EB current late streak, the 2 hr 45 minute layover in CHI is tight. If we miss the CL altogether, will we miss our...
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    Breakfast. How do you screw up breakfast?

    On a recent trip on Capitol limited had the grits and egg bowl with andouille sauce. It was great. Then had French toast on SWC and it was good as well.
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    Red caps and baggage assistance in philly

    Thanks for the info on boarding at E town. We live a few miles from the Lancaster station, so the daughter will drop us off. You are correct that parking is paid, $5 a day at the Lancaster station. The lot is small and incredibly crowded. So E town is a great option.
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    Red caps and baggage assistance in philly

    Hi all, on June 29 we will be boarding the Keystone in Lancaster, Pa, to go to Philly, where we will pick up the Acela to Was, where we will catch the CL to Chi, to catch the SWC to Albuquerque. It will be a 3 week trip, so we need to manage our carryons for the 3 day train trip, plus the big...
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    National Dining Car Specials/New Menus (April '17)

    Back to the food ingredient and food allergy question. My son, who is now 30, was born with anaphylactic food allergies to all milk, egg, tree nut, peanut. Even a tiny amount of whey or sodium caseinate, which are common and at that time not listed as ingredients, would require immediate...
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    Getting to WAS from Lancaster Pa -- what would you do?

    We are on the CL from WAS because it leaves in the afternoon which is much better than picking it up in Pittsburgh in terms of departure time. So the CL/SWC is booked. Option is getting to WAS that I am if there are glitches getting out of Philly that we might miss the connection. But driving...
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    Getting to WAS from Lancaster Pa -- what would you do?

    We are taking the CL to CHI on June 29, and then on to ABQ on the SWC on the 30th. 3 week trip. We can either take the Keystone to Philly, and then on to WAS on a Regional or an Acela -- which is ideal if trains are running on time. Or we can rent a car and drive it one way to a metro location...
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    I'm Booked For My First Sleeper Car Trip, Now What?

    My daughter goes to college in E-town. Lovely campus. On the Keystone there is room at the end of the cars for luggage.
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    Destination does not handle baggage, what are my options?

    Do you have the option of getting off at a station with baggage handling? We are getting on a stop earlier on a trip in Whitefish instead of West Glacier and that fixes it.
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    Denver Hotel recommendations and Union Station tips

    We will be in the Denver area this summer, as in many summers, because my husband has a cousin in Boulder. After paying too much for Denver hotels, and too much for Boulder hotels, we have found the Westin Broomfield. The rooms often show up on hotwire, but even full rate are generally below 150...
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    AGR newbie --Train Connection and baggage Questions

    Gina was fabulous and was able to link the reservations.
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    Whitefish MT -- need to drop off rental car and get to station. Ideas

    Thank you all so much for helping to figure this out. I will start calling, but it looks like based on web costs enterprise will be much cheaper . If they will let us drop it off on sat before the early Sunday departure and then catch a cab into whitefish. Are there any hotels in walking...
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