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If 3x trains are not bad enough for planning a trip, Amtrak’s website makes it even more difficult. I use the City of New Orleans to connect with other long distance trains in Chicago. Have done it for years. The City leaves New Orleans on Wednesday Friday and Sunday on the 3x schedule. Yet if...

The rail fare is no longer low bucket when buying sleepers anymore. I am not sure what bucket it is. When pricing several upcoming trips it is between the value and flexible fare. Example is from BHM to NOL: Saver $39 Value $49 Flexible $94 Sleeper $62 plus roomette charge. So i'm not sure...

The thing is, the parking lot is not the hotel’s property. The entire building and parking lot are owned by the Memphis Area Transit Authority. The hotel is a tenant of the building just like Amtrak. There is also a train museum and a restaurant and bar. MATA, the building owner, was not made...

I travel out of Memphis several times a year and have always enjoyed free parking at Central Station. I don’t mind paying for parking, but $24 per day is a bit excessive in my opinion. A week trip would be $168 in parking charges, more than a round trip ticket to NOL or CHI. Seems like the new...

I parked my car there recently the week between Christmas and New Years and it was fine. I usually travel out of Memphis a few times a year and my car is usually parked there for a week to a week and a half and have never had any issues. They are doing construction and it is a bit of a mess...

Birmingham has a brand new station now with Amtrak and Greyhound under one roof. The old underground station is no more. 

The Crescent is cancelled as well according to the website if you try to book a ticket, yet it is not listed as cancelled in the service alert.

I am booked on a round trip on the empire builder the week between Christmas and New Years. I was originally booked in cars 0730/0830. I just received a new ticket in cars 0731/0831. Wonder if they are removing the 30 car or why would they move me? No reason was given in the email with the new e...

See Trains News Wire article: http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2018/08/27-amtrak-says-it-will-not-run-trains-on-routes-without-ptc

According to Amtrak Alerts Twitter, there will be no caretaker and passengers will not have access to the building. https://twitter.com/AmtrakAlerts/status/1031977600023977987

Im on 7 (21) we were 35 minutes early into Minot yet will be several hours late departing waiting for the inbound crew off of #8 that will be almost 13 hours late. We were moved off of the main line onto a side track where we sit waiting on a new rested crew.

Just a note to those that utilize the Memphis Amtrak station, upon leaving this week there was a note on the door saying that the parking lot will be closed and all cars must be moved by 7/29 or be towed at owners expense. There was no indication as to how long this is supposed to last or if...

Looks like Amtrak has launched a new twitter page for delays and service disruptions for LD trains and other service outside of the Northeast. https://twitter.com/AmtrakAlerts

Wonder if this would be why Amtrak is running its first ever sleeper sale that I can remember? They know the fallout that would happen and want to lock in as many reservations as possible before the announcement.

Anderson has said in a he past that Amtrak needs to be a good steward of the money it receives from congress. Yet they spend millions on 70 baggage cars then immediately start eliminating checked baggage stations. Spend millions on 25 new diners. Yet immediately removing full service dining on...

I guess that means when you call in and request specific rooms or two roomettes across from each other or three people in a bedroom or routings that are not on the website etc... it will cost more. If that is going to be the case, then the website is going to have to be greatly improved from...

I have a reservation leaving PDX on July 27 and I got a new e-ticket indicating a new arrival time into CHI of 4:55 instead of the usual 3:55. No reason why and the phone rep did not know either. I have a connection to train 59 in CHI. She the 4 hour connection has been reduced to 3. Does...

I also like the wording in the service alert that Amtrak posted on their website: "Customers with reservations on trains that are being modified will typically be accommodated on trains with similar departure times or another day. Amtrak will gladly waive additional charges for customers...

Here we go with more cancellations. Thursday and Friday eastbound and Friday and Saturday westbound. This is getting ridiculous. These cancellations over snow are gonna kill this train.

Was checking the price on an upcoming trip in May and noticed that business class is not listed as an option on the Crescent after May 1. Last day available to book is April 30. I am booked in business class to NOL on May 25th and returning a week later in business class. Was wondering if it...