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The Texas Eagle stops in San Antonio for 2:10 going east/north, and 4:50 going west now.

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/manchin-says-deal-reached-to-resume-new-river-train-details/article_fdbe99b5-d929-5c7f-acf4-d3d362f1ec4d.html?fbclid=IwAR2bgATddJevClhUymzzOxhSOI2y9pFKQEa8Wj60fndUgXVcEfH6nMjSwS0 Let's hope it happens!

Someone posted a file of all the VIA 4 letter station codes on Github. They're pulled directly from VIA's website, so they should all be right. They can be verified with these links (also in the github repository): https://reservia.viarail.ca/GetStations.aspx?q=<enter code>. The link to a...

I still can't figure it out. I'm doing some test bookings, and the regular fare for two people shows up all the way to the payment stage. I tried a test booking with 1 person, and nothing happened then either. Does the discount get applied right at the end, or am I still doing something wrong...

Amtrak is advertising a Mother's Day sale for this weekend, but I can't figure out to do it. I'm testing a reserved train as it specified. I tried using a promo code I found on a 3rd party website, but that didn't work. The results always just show double the price of one person. Has anyone...

If you skip the LA-SF part of the trip, you will miss the namesake California coast, but you'll still ride through the great Oregon Cascades, and possibly the Puget Sound, if the Point Defiance Bypass isn't open by then. You might see the scenic Sacramento River valley and Mt. Shasta too if the...

I believe so, 4 meals for the entire NYP-CHI (or reverse) trip on the Cardinal.

You can leave LA 4 hours later than the CS on a Thruway bus, go to Sacramento with a bus-train-bus double transfer, and still get to Sacramento an hour and half before the Starlight arrives. The San Joaquin is a fast route.

Wow, I've never had a wave crash onto the train for me before. Maybe I could time it with a really high tide some day.

Metrolink only has a 7:58am departure from LA that stops at San Clemente. All others (4 more) through there leave in the evening after 3pm. I think these would be the only options if you miss the 9:55am Amtrak. You could theoretically catch the Metrolink Inland Empire line train #815 (operates...

How important are LD-LD connections anyway? They seem to influence a lot of LD schedules, sometimes to the detriment of other potential passengers (e.g. Sunset Limited, Cardinal).

Can't they at least allow people to stay until 5:35am? It'd be a bit mean to wake everyone up at 3:45am an early 4:30am arrival.

How did you figure out those departure times?

#7 is 15 hours late in clear weather, and #27 is 16 hours late in some snow. It looks like they were delayed while detouring in ND, but what were the other causes of the delays? Most Builders make it through the usual cold weather on time, so that shouldn't be the issue. Also, I'd have thought...

Just saying, but couldn't they maybe have attached 14's cars on the back of 508, and maybe put another engine on it? Maybe having the train 'separated' by an engine in the middle would create problems?

There totally isn't a yard there with maybe a P42 or two. Sent from my SM-J320P using Amtrak Forum mobile app

https://mobile.twitter.com/AmtrakAlerts/status/1086062874143977472 It was apparently due to engine issues. Oh well.

What are some good breakfast places in LA that's worth going out of my way for? I know of Philippe's, but I'm wondering if/where there's better or awesome places in the LA area (that I can preferably reach by public transport). Thanks for any suggestions!

We live in California, so we drove up in our car to the Caves and Klamath Falls, then left it at Klamath Falls until we returned from Seattle on the train, then drove back into California. The Caves don't have public transport to them, so driving was the only option. I'll upload pictures soon!

I rode the Coast Starlight 14 northbound with my family from Klamath Falls to Seattle on Independence Day (Wednesday July 4th), returning by 501 and 11 on Saturday the 7th. The previous day, we were at the Oregon Caves in southwestern Oregon, and stayed at the magnificent Chateau, opened in...