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Yes. I have done so. The Mac n' Cheese was a good lunch option for me during one multi-day trip on the Sunset Limited followed by the Southwest Chief.

Good to see flowers on the tables again, but, the one shown in your photo is really a bit too large and bushy to be really appropriate, in my opinion.

Maybe the gentleman didn't know that his speakerphone was on. I have been surprised when I somehow hit the button to turn the speakerphone on and didn't intend to do so.

In a hotel of this type, be it of whatever hotel consortium, this is what I expect for what I am paying. I have had only one experience with a Hampton Inn and it was positive. My January, 2019 pre-Covid experiences did not reflect your experience. All of the expected breakfast amenities...

I don't higher gas prices will have much, if any, impact on Amtrak. I voted stay the same.

I have had Roomette 13 and like the location. Didn't have to haul my carry-on up and down the narrow stairs to get to/from a roomette on the upper level. Having the shower and more restrooms on my level was a major plus for me. Noise? Didn't really notice anything much different between the...

Thank you. I misinterpreted what I read. That does make more sense.

If there was a National Timetable, as there once was, all of the trains in the East would be there and very easy to compare routes and the trains' schedules.

Thanks for your report. Oh, how much I wish I could hop on a train for such a day trip! Dayton to Cleveland, Columbus, or Cincinnati. Maybe in the future?

I recall reading about how the Pieta was packed just in case the Christoforo Columbo met the same fate as her sister ship. Did not know that one of the test containers still remains. An interesting artifact; thank you for sharing that information.

Seeing the type of ceiling, is it a noisy restaurant?

You are remembering more than I am! Some of the exhibits that you mention just barely strike a cord in my memory. The Fair was so huge. My family only attended it one day. Riding the subway to get there was a "biggie" for me, I do remember. For a young person, lots of sensory overload!

I remember seeing those, too. Most striking was how the Pieta was presented. Many years later, when I saw the Pieta at St. Peter's, behind a plexiglass shield, the sculpture seemed less impressive.

A childhood memory of pleasant station experiences: Chicago's Union Station and the Chicago & North Western Stations Arriving in Chicago on PRR's The Ohioan (later called The Buckeye) from Columbus, Ohio and before boarding C&NW's Dakota 400 (later called Rochester 400) for Rochester...

As a result of a very long layover after arriving on the Sunset Limited and before boarding the Southwest Chief, I had quite some time to wander around LAUS and soak up the atmosphere. While the station was busy, I enjoyed imagining those past days when there was even more train activity...

You write very interesting reports and your pictures are very good. Thank you for your efforts.

Why should I spend money using my paper and my ink when Amtrak ought to be doing this in order to encourage possible customers to use their services?

I have a Nephew who auditioned at a University in Illinois. (Tuba is his major instrument.) Since his family lived in a Maryland suburb of D. C., his Mother and he stopped here for an overnight stay. He wanted to practice, so went out on my balcony to practice. Not very long after he...

Yes. The Turquoise Room, as I recall it was named.

One of the reasons I like a bottom level roomette is that I don't have to deal with the steps in the early morning to get to/from the shower. I am more likely to be "stiff" in the morning and the steps can be an issue for me to use. When I am going to the dining car, I am likely to spend much...