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That would be fun. Whereabouts on our route do you think our paths will cross? Are you in a sleeper car, like I? Maybe we should hang identifying flags in our windows. :D

There otta be a law - literally (or, as Amtrak Joe would put it, "It's not hyperbole") - that requires car rental companies to compensate you if they cannot honor a confirmed reservation. Just like that for reservations.

When that happened to me a couple of weeks ago about CZ out of EMY on April 13, I called A GR, who confirmed it was not cancelled. I suggest you call AGR if you are a member, Otherwise, I would join AGR (free) and then call. Usually much faster service and more reliable agents, in my experience...

I have to agree that the Amtrak website is REALLY screwed up. In my online account, the “My Trips” page shows only four segments of the nine ticketed segments on my upcoming circle trip. And one of those segments shows the wrong date. I called AGR and confirmed that all nine of my ticketed...

I live a block off San Francisco Muni’s T-line light rail transit, and most of the streetcar operators (should they be called Engineers? 😊) clang their bells frequently. Maybe they are cable car operator wannabes. Anyway, I love the sound; it brings a bright personality to my economically...

You get bunches of people heading to Reno to party, at least you did before the pandemic.

I enjoy his videos very much. One comment he made in this video really resonated with me. He mused that even though the scenery was not as spectacular as on the CZ, EB, etc. he found something wonderfully relaxing and peaceful on this trip. (I'm paraphrasing.) I may be wrong about why he felt...

I would disagree that they would not be needed south of Atlanta. If I'm traveling NYP - NOL and want to book a book a sleeper, I don't want to have to move to a coach for the last twelve hours of my journey.

Thanks very much. This is very helpful. I'm going to print it and use it as a checklist.

Now why didn't I think of that???? :) Thanks again. I won't even have to write the details down. I'll just dictate them into my phone while I'm videoing the arrival. I think I can also do this at EMY as well. I recall that they bring up the CZ just before boarding.

Thanks! That might do it. I'm on the CZ, Cardinal, Crescent, SL, and CS. And for all except my first Crescent ride, I’ll be either boarding or de-boarding at the end of the line. So If I can’t get it done during a stop, I can do it in the station. The challenge will be the first Crescent, where...

In April, I will be traveling on five different trains, my trip comprising of seven segments (Crescent and SL twice). I have been interested in how some trip reports and other comments list the specific cars on a given train and date. I want to document my circle trip for this forum in words...

Yes, that WAS funny. I remember seeing Ann Richards deliver that line in a national TV speech to emphasize her bona fides as a woman running for something - maybe it was governor of Texas or at a presidential convention.

My apologies, I didn't realize that posting the YouTube URL would result in uploading the video itself. I thought it would just be the hyperlink. Moderator, please take it down if I have violated any rules. Thanks.

That was quite a movie. The most exquisite dance scene in cinema, before or since, IMO. Ginger's expression at the end of the number says it all.

And, my understanding from other posts is that even if you get the room you want, there's no guarantee in advance that it will be on your desired side of the train.

I remember when the toilets themselves were like that on Canadian trains in the 1940’s-50’s. You’d pull a lever or push a button (I can't remember which), the flapper would swing down, and you could see the ties whizzing by.

My personal feeling is that you've done well trading one night in Seattle for an extra night in New Orleans. Seattle is a great city, but New Orleans is a unique and fantastic one. I'll be spending three nights in NO arriving April 22 on my way west. Do spend time to explore the city by foot...

I think you're right. Eastbound train, somewhere west of Hope before entering the canyon. The weather is singing "Lower Mainland." :)

Yes, I will be doing that today. I told Patty and Gina I would be writing with my thanks.