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After you get settled in your roomette, someone will come to get your reserved time for lunch. Try to get a noon seating which gets you in the dining car through the scenic part before you get to Santa Barbara about 12:30. Near Carpenteria, there is no road between the tracks and the ocean. On...

Very lucky that the injured started arriving at the hospital at shift change. It sounds like poor reporting that 5000 gallon of GASOLINE spilled but there was no environmental damage. Where did the Amtrak engine refuel last with diesel fuel?

Don't forget that the connecting buses sometimes have a problem and are late to the connecting train. On my very first NA Railpass trip in November 2001, I made my first trip south on the San Joaquin to Bakersfield. We all got on the bus that went to LA but I and one other guy were supposed to...

Buses have arrived to take those who were on the train onward to West Virginia. The members of Congress who are physicians who helped until EMS arrived are to be commended. I hope that this does not mean the end to Amtrak LD routes.

Was this a special train just for GOP congress people and spouses and staff? If it is the Cardinal some other passengers may not be getting the attention they deserve. The truck seems to be a tractor trailer loaded with garbage. CNN doesn't seem to know the difference between the Greenbriar...

The last bus from EMY to SFW leaves EMY at 10:24AM which is an hour before the 535 train arrives in EMY. Check the BART schedule.

There are several food options inside Chicago Union station including deep dish pizza and Chinese food. If you are in a rush to catch the 2PM train, bring along some string cheese or other portable food to tide you over until dinner is served. You will be asked what time you want to get to the...

The elevation at Winter Park CO is 9050 feet. The train moves slowly enough coming up from Denver that you should adjust OK from the 5200' elevation of Denver. When you get to Grand Junction, you should be able to get something at Dave's Depot. They spend a few minutes there while refueling...

If you decide to go back west on the Empire Builder go back to Portland. If you have to go back to Seattle to fly out, it's easy to take an Amtrak Cascades from PDX to SEA. (The train splits in Spokane in the early AM).

Play around with the 3712 thruway bus to SAC and the 535 Cap Corridor to Davis. The 535 does not have a connecting bus to SFW so you will have to wait in Davis for one that does have the connector bus. I agree that before 4AM is too early to get on the CS.

Are you using a USA Railpass or buying individual tickets? If the southbound Coast Starlightis running very late when you get to Sacramento (after 9AM), you can make it to Los Angeles about 3 hours before the SL/TE leaves by taking the bus to Stockton to catch the 712 San Joaquin south to...

Are you aware that the Texas Eagle and the Sunset Limited are the same train coming out of Los Angeles? They split in San Antonio Texas. To go back to Chicago from Los Angeles the second time, try the Southwest Chief. One of the trips between Chicago and Washington (either way) should be on...

If you need to buy any large appliances or furniture, do it through the shopping section of AGR. Over the years, I have bought a refrigerator and a clothes dryer earning AGR points. I have also got more than 4 points per $ on shoes and boots on several sites. If you need to rent a car, reserve...

If 3 is running late into Fullerton, they MAY provide bus service from there to a point further north on the CS. If it is not too late, they may hold the CS at Los Angeles Union station for a cross platform transfer. The problem with the San Joaquin 717 or 719 is the bus from LAUS to...

Even the SCA's don't know which side will be facing the ocean until they get on board. It is the SCA's job to make sure that the showers are in good shape. When the train is stopped for a long time is a good time to take a shower. I did that on the CZ in eastern Colorado after a truck driver...

The one time we got off in Kissemmee (not going to Disney), we took a taxi to a car rental place. We spent about as much for the taxi ride as a full day rental on the car. If you could get Enterprise to pick you up or drop you off it would be good. Within walking distance of the KIS station is...

The most reliable place to rent a car coming eastbound is at Whitefish, MT. You might even beat the train to the Isaac Walton Lodge if you don't leave Whitefish too long after the train. I once rented a car in Cut Bank (paid in advance) that was waiting for us whenever we got off the westbound...

If you wanted to save some points, you could take the Capitol Limited in roomette to Pittsburgh and then take the Pennsylvanian east from PGH to NYP in coach. Last year my wife and I took the Cap Limited from Chicago to Erie in Business Class (paid cash). We got triple AGR points both ways.

YARTS has expanded its service and now has a route from Fresno (airport) north into Yosemite. http://yarts.com/routes-and-schedules/fresno-madera-yosemite-valley/ On the route from Merced there is the HI "BUG" hostel at MidPines. It has a YARTS bus stop at the foot of the driveway.

Arrive sometime after June 20 to have a good chance of driving all the way across the GTTS road over Logan Pass. If you want a rental car, eastbound to Whitefish will work better IMO. My wife and I loved the Meadow Lake Resort in Columbia Falls. Once westbound, we got off in Cut Bank MT (only...