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Indeed - also worth pointing out they closed the cafe to passengers completely for maybe an hour as it was used to warm/prep and bag the meals for delivery to sleeper car pax.

Prior to leaving, we picked up hot plates (Bourbon Chicken, Mac n Cheese, a pizza, and some other goodies). If anyone has a departure planned from New Orleans, there's a Rouses Market at 701 Baronne St, an easy walk (maybe half a mile) from the train station. In addition to grocery items, they...

Hope this is an appropriate thread to post a menu and meal from the City of New Orleans (Northbound) on 2/21. Menu is photocopy found in room. Meal is the Roasted Sweet Potato found on the dinner menu. All meals served by delivery to sleeper rooms, with orders being taken very shortly after...

I mean, purely in comparison to some of the other lounges - that's probably fair. The Magnolia Room is basically private space with pretty basic stuff - more comfortable seating, a small cooler of water, and some chips and muffins set out. It's not staffed, and there's no bar. But, at least...

I'll tell you, while I was really looking forward to the snow and winter scenery of the Empire Builder - if you had told me just a few days ago I'd be in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, I wouldn't have believed you. But arrived last night, stayed out til 3am eating poboys and watching impromptu...

Since the fates have decided to have a laugh, I thought I'd share a little update: My planned EB trip grew - I had originally planned to go on my own, and booked a Roomette. Shortly thereafter, two friends wanted to go as well. So they each booked their own roomette, and I upgraded to a...

I know that this is a bit against the spirit of the forum, and I presume the trip, but one other option that would give you a lot of scheduling flexibility: Take a quick flight from SJC to BUR (Southwest offers route several times a day), then walk across the street from BUR, and board the...

I've got an upcoming trip on the EB. There will be three of us, all going by sleeper (each with our own room). Even with the diner available, I suspect we'll want to do some late night hanging out and snacking, so here's what we have planned: A softsided cooler with ice will be stashed in one...

It seems the loss of passenger rail service in Mexico is perhaps even more a shame than here in the US. Here, at least, many of the communities which lost rail access can still be reasonably, routinely, and safely reached by car. As recently as 10-12 years ago, I've taken road trips in Mexico...

Thanks very much! I'll be on the EB in a few weeks from Seattle to Chicago. I've got a good amount of work I'll be doing on the train, but that sounds like an even better way to fill in some downtime.

Thanks much, and to @Willbridge as well. I was curious was Mexican rail travel might have been like in that era, and that's enough info to get me started on some downtime-browsing.

I'm not 100% sure this is the right subforum for this question - so if a moderator wishes to move, certainly no offense taken. I was doing bored late night Wikipedia browsing last night, which led to the article on Werner Doehner, the last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster. He was a child...

Just a quick followup since my last post. I ordered the gift cards through the AGR web portal the evening of Jan 1st. At the time, they said 3-7 days for email delivery. While it was taking longer than expected, I didn't take any steps to "pursue" them - I just wasn't in a hurry and didn't...

It's good to see the various scam avoidance advice and general wariness of suspicious transactions in the comments. Might be worth pointing out the way this scam was pushed - the offender set up dedicated social media presence (on Facebook and one other platform), generally used Amtrak styles...

I browsed around a bit to see if there was a thread from back in 2019, when the story and case originated, but didn't find one. If I missed it, admins please combine. Here's the story: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article270994647.html In summary, back in 2019, a...

9 (calendar) days ago I ordered a couple gift cards, via my AGR account, paid with AGR points. (Gift cards were to an outside retailer) It says/said that delivery (electronic) should happen in 3-7 days, though I haven't received them yet. I'm not terribly concerned, cause a) the holidays and...

Just a quick followup - thanks to the advice above. Ended up booking at Eastbond trip on EB 8, leaving Seattle towards the end of Feb. Hoping to catch some good winter weather scenery. Would have liked to go a bit earlier, but couldn't swing it in my schedule. Flying up to SEA day of departure...

Interesting. On two occasions over the past few years, I've no-showed for Surfliner reservations (in Biz, for whatever that's worth). I just got delayed and couldn't make it. They were relatively inexpensive tickets, and I didn't pursue any refunds, changes, later use, etc. I still had points...

I read it correctly, but made a typo in the comment you quoted. Corrected to say "cemented that I book an *Eastbound* trip".

@TrackWalker Thanks very much for the great read. I hope I don't end up with a scowling passenger in the neighboring roomette, or a baby imitating a train horn. @Rasputin and @zephyr17 Thanks as well - it hadn't occurred to me to consider where the train would be during daylight hours, and I'm...