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Well, that is an increase of 2.4%. Given inflation and rising operational costs, I'd say Amtrak will be barely treading water for another year.

You won't have any troubles, safety-wise, in that area. Especially at 6 AM. Restaurants: Mo's - Wisconsin/Plankinton - Steaks Safe House - Wells/Front - Spy-themed restaurant. Need password to get in, otherwise you'll have to perform some funny act. Ratzsch's - Broadway/Mason - German...

I've decided that if we do take the EB home, we'll go from PDX (with an overnight there), both because of timing and because I'd like to see the Columbia River. I do have one concern though: Does the EB consist always have the PDX sleeper(s) on the back of the train? I've read in places that...

I know we'd need a ticket for it. But when I checked fares two weeks ago, it was $580 with or without the bus, so I guess free is as cheap as the bus can get! I figured it would be at least $10/person. We were just in Seattle last summer and took the EB back to MKE. (But we were bussed from...

Well, it would be cheaper than putting up walls and doors. Plus if you don't include meals and other 'perks' found in first class sleepers, the costs go down.

http://www.britishairways.com/travel/cwyou...ce/public/en_gb Yes, that would be awesome. And actually, that may be even more than is required. When I rode the EB in coach, the only thing that bothered my wife and I was the lack of a horizontal sleeping position. We didn't mind the lack of...

We were planning on taking the Amtrak Thruway service into San Francisco. I priced it up last week, and it was actually free! Is that usually the case? ($580 for two people from MKE to EMY with or without the Thruway service to the Ferry Building.) We're definitely going to skip the car...

Well, I did even realize at the time that the track work is not under Amtrak's control. But the communication and options for me as the passenger certainly were. Even right after the trip, the greatness of the train ride was just as prominent in my mind as the huge hassle. But now after many...

My wife and I are planning our trip for Summer 2008. We've ridden Amtrak once, the Empire Builder between SEA and MKE. See the trip report here: http://discuss.amtraktrains.com/index.php?showtopic=21268 We've decided that we'd like to see San Francisco and also rent a car to make a loop from...

I only hope it was at least halfway as interesting and informative as the other reports I've read! Is that expected to go away on all routes in the future? Yeah, I don't understand why they don't email either. I guess I can see that they want to talk to someone to resolve it right away, but...

Just found this group a few weeks ago. Wished I would have seen it before our first and only Amtrak trip last June. Would have gotten many great tips! I just wanted to share our trip experience before posting soon about questions I have regarding next year's possible Amtrak trip. My wife and...