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Frankly, on Tuesday it seemed almost as if we were being aided by trainees or something. Several people pointed to those of us sitting together as Legacy boarders and they seemed confused about why we were sitting there. It's entirely possible that someone didn't realize who we were. But we...

I was just in that Legacy Club on Tuesday. The priority boarding wasn't anything too special. As a senior, you'd get on before the Legacy Club boarding. I thought it was worth $20 for me because I had six hours to kill (it was raining). And that got me comfy chairs, tables, complimentary snacks...

Well, except that I'm a bit phobic of flying... and my trip is about riding the train cross-country and writing a book about it. My stop choices were somewhat random and malleable. No real point to flying to Seattle just to say I did. :) :) So now, it's just out to California via one train...

For me they simply called and emailed me saying those two legs (from LA to Seattle and back) were cancelled, apologizing for any inconvenience. That's it. I had to call and reschedule the rest of the trip after that point since the dates were all now three days earlier... and cutting out two...

I'm just going to be in Emeryville for 12 hours, so I'll just have to make do, I suppose. And since I'm going to be writing a book about the trip, this might end up its own chapter. :) I installed the Uber app on my phone, so perhaps I'll just do that to get back and forth. (The hotel was...

The motel is prepaid and I will not get a refund if I cancel. Frankly, at this point, I'm willing to just chance it and use an Uber driver if possible.

Ugh, I'll try to change it! I'll reread this thread and see if I can find suggestions. The trouble has been finding something cheap since I just need to sleep there, that's all. But adding in a large cab fare -- twice -- sounds like a nightmare now. I used Expedia and read reviews of more than...

I have a quick question about Emeryville. I'm staying there overnight one night because my previous train arrives at night and the next one doesn't leave till the next morning. I'll be at the Highlander Motel, which is a few miles from the station. Will there be taxis there at the station...

I'm sorry, too, but such is life. The rates I got in January were amazingly cheap. Now? Not even a room available on those nights coming up. I guess this means I'll just have to take more train trips. :)

Aaaannnnddd... two legs of the trip cancelled due to service disruptions. Meaning I have had to cancel the great Metro Plaza rates I booked in January. Nothing open on the new dates I will be in LA... so now I scramble to book something else. If I book something 1-2 miles from the station...

Had a helpful agent, but I'm not overly thrilled with the result. I'm just heading to LA on the SWC and then up to Emeryville and back east on the CZ. Skipping everything north of that into Seattle. At this late date, shortening the trip and cutting out two legs ended up costing me $110 more...

I've had my morning coffee and I have the Amtrak route map open... I think I'm ready to call customer service and see what they can do for me. Wish me luck! :)

I got similar emails from Amtrak today and will definitely be changing my itinerary tomorrow on the phone with them. Not happy about this... mostly because now I don't see a way to get to both Seattle and LA without a convoluted path in between. And now I have to reschedule hotel reservations...

RE: the rail pass idea. Not going with that option. I don't want to be in coach at that point. I'm doing a coach leg or two back east but then am going to be in sleepers so I can have more privacy, more room, etc. So that idea will have to be out for this particular trip. :(

I currently don't see any way to see both LA and Seattle on this trip... not without adding some ridiculous money and extra legs to the trip, which I don't want to do. I am starting in Pittsburgh, going to Kansas City (via Chicago), and then I had hoped to head west to both LA and Seattle (in...

Thanks. This is a lot to take in for a total train newbie like me. I'll have to do my homework tomorrow and then call the Amtrak reps and see what they can do.

CCC007, what is a California Rail Pass? Without getting into details, I'm taking this journey precisely to be on the train, in sleeper cars, to write a book. I can be somewhat flexible on the West Coast portion of my trip, but I don't want to rearrange my entire trip at this point. I booked it...

I'm going to piggyback on this topic. I came home just now and found two emails from Amtrak. Each one pertained to a separate leg of my cross-country trip starting next week. The emails mention cancellations of entire legs due to 'service disruptions.' Here's the exact text of the emails: "Our...

These options above are helpful. I'll send my friend a link to this discussion and will also make sure to see what info I can get while I'm on the train myself, as suggested.

Hi, gang! Next week is my much-anticipated cross-country train journey! I'm beyond excited at this point. A friend is picking me up at the Kansas City station one evening. Arrival time of the SWC is stated as 10:11 PM. I remember waiting to pick up friends for an extra hour when their train...