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I was in Roomette 11 in the 830 car last week with no issues.

I was able to find "low bucket" prices for a roomette on the Southwest Chief and California Zephyr with a booking made on June 22nd for a trip starting October 26th. So right about the 4-month out point. I snagged them while they were still there. I just checked pricing for the same dates and...

I just left the California Zephyr yesterday after riding from Chicago to Emeryville. The observation car was very fill for extended periods during the most scenic parts of the journey. After about 2 hours climbing the Rockys out of Denver, the Conductor asked anyone who had been sitting there...

The most recent posts being commented on (poster = Rizla Ronnie) were added to this thread today. They are traveling on the CZ in August 2022. So the comments above are relevant at this time. But Rizla Ronnie is not the original poster (OP) of this thread.

Roomette 3 would be on the upper deck of the Superliner car. The link below shows you the layout of various cars. https://www.craigmashburn.com/amtrakcardiagrams.html

I also just took advantage of low buckets in the fall. I just booked Southwest Chief from CHI to LAX, Coast Starlight from LAX to EMY, and California Zephyr from EMY to CHI. Dates are 10/26 to 11/1. Roomettes for all 3 segments. Low bucket pricing for the long segments. I didn't pay...

October 18th has roomettes for $804 right now. That’s the only date I tried in October.

Tip to try when faced with a website that wants you to pay to read an article. Try viewing the page using your browser’s “reader mode”. I’m not sure if all browsers have it. Apple‘s Safari does and you can enter the mode with a button click. Reader mode strips out all the added garbage often...

The second link works for me. I had to turn my adblocker off to see it, but that’s common. T hanks for sharing it.

The link requires you to create an account to view the article. I can’t tell if it is free to read or not.

You can book sleeper car tickets yourself online. I booked 3 separate legs, all in roomettes, all on one ticket, without ever calling Amtrak. I used Amtrak.com. The current price of the total ticket (fare and room) is shown as you search and then book.

When looking at the minimal details under “My Trips”, click the “share trip details” button and it will ask for an email address. Send it to yourself. That email will contain all the current details of the trip to you. it is essentially a duplicate of your ticket.

I'm excited to have 3 different roomette locations to try out on my upcoming trip on the CZ, CS, and EB. From Chicago on the CZ, I'm in #21, which I understand will be on the upper deck of a transition/dorm car. Then I'm in #7 on the CS from Emeryville, which I understand to be an upper room...

I think that for just about every rude customer service person that I see in action, I have seen an equal number of rude and obnoxious customers treating a customer service person like dirt. Not always at the same time and place, but it's a 2-way street out there.

At least it's still ON a track of some sort. Ha.

Through the years, I've read stories about members of the airlines Frequent Flyer program being stripped of their status for doing this. If you have no status it may not matter. Either way, you can probably do it once, twice, who knows how many times. I suspect you might eventually be added...

Good point. I now see the membership guidelines say for US and Canadian citizens. OP, you may still qualify for the discounts. It's worth a try to get them.

As for the Senior Citizen rate, I don't think you will have any problem getting it if you are over age 65. In the US, it's not usually a hassle to get senior discounts as long as you have government ID proving your age (passport, driver's license, etc.). A lot of places never ask you to prove...

In this 2018 video at the 8:20 point there is a view of its exterior doors and signage about who the Hiawatha Lounge serves - not everyone. And it looked like it was closed at the time. Perhaps because the trains it serves were not around or due at the time.

You can see the location of The Hiawatha Lounge on the station map found on Union Station’s website. The attached picture is zoomed in on the Lounge. https://chicagounionstation.com/information/station-map