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I enjoyed your trip report very much—thank you for sharing it with us. I have a soft spot for 93. It’s the train I take from Mystc (one of my getaway towns) to Philadelphia.

Thank you for the terrific report! I’m so glad you both got some well-deserved time out of the office and a nice adventure!

Yes, I live nearby. It happened between my town’s RiverLine stop and the next town down. Densely wooded and lots of underbrush there very close to the tracks.

I couldn’t find it at first, either. I clicked on the “New Promotions” bar, and it came up there for me and I registered there. Try that, but if it doesn’t work, hopefully others on here will chime in with how they were able to register.

If I’m traveling with my rail fan friend who is wearing a train T-shirt, then I will, too, to keep him company. If I’m by myself, I travel incognito and don’t bring up trains at all in conversation. It’s amazing the amount of people who start explaining the basics of Amtrak to me and how...

Update—I’m officially in! Status comes up as Select Plus, and the digital lounge pass is there, too! Thanks again to those who posted for the information and advice!

Thanks to both of you—no need for a lounge pass immediately—and I do have two still from being Select. So I’ll wait it out for a while.

I got to Select Plus a couple of days ago, but my account says I’m —204 points away from Select Plus, I have over 10,600 points, but there is no lounge pass QR code added to my account, and it still says I am Select. I don’t have the app (I don’t do apps), but it should still come through on the...

I will be visiting my Connecticut cousins at the end of August, and their Amtrak station is Windsor. I can take the Valley Flyer the day I am traveling so can avoid buses, but what is the station itself like during the work going on now on the New Haven to Springfield section? I’m still using...

I got it, too—but when I clicked on it, it said I had used too many tries. One try was too many, apparently! Could it have been spam? Seems weird nobody can get into the actual survey.

Coming north from WAS, is the Vermonter business class in the rear? Or front? Or does it vary? Thanks.

I’m so glad you had such a great trip (except for the annoying part at Quantico). A couple of lovely towns and good restaurants!

May I second Fredericksburg? And also suggest Brocks on the river as another possible restaurant? It’s a short walking distance from the station. It’s not cheap, but if you can get a seat on the deck, you get a lovely river view with the train bridge thrown in for good measure. (Ask for the...

Eddie, you are always an inspiration! Glad you are taking the short trips to get back into the travel mode. Nice pictures!

A most entertaining read—thank you! (More entertaining to read about than to go through in person, I’m sure. 😁)

I’ve been traveling a lot with a friend lately and have been lucky to be on Acela FC several times recently—much more than I’m used to! I have two comments on what I found: Presentation is nice but can be deceiving. The lobster Mac and cheese looked like mush—but was delicious! The best...

I can walk that distance easily. It’s a balance issue. Once the trains have left, I get a panicky feeling that I could veer off and fall onto the tracks. A redcap at PHL told me it’s very common—a lot of people feel like that. So going up a staircase with a railing and being away from the tracks...

Redcap review from my trip to upstate New York: Getting off a Regional — really nice redcap (Sam—I’ve had him before) met me at the train and took me to the Moynihan lounge. Sam came back for me to put me on the Empire Service but passed me on to another redcap —also very nice —because he was...

In a few days, I will be taking the Empire Service from Albany to NYP and will be going to the Moynihan lounge. I understand the Empire Service trains often use tracks 5 or 6? And that they are quite a distance from the lounge? Is there either an elevator or set of stairs available to get up...

I believe the word on the chart above should be “Complimentary” (given free of charge) instead of “Complementary” (two or more things combining to enhance each other). These words are often confused.