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They need to have some warning light that informs them there is a malfunction. Imagine if the door did not shut and prople were still boarding when they saw an open door. Then the train began moving.

"even five hours into the delay, passengers still had to pay for snacks. (CBC)" Totally unacceptable!

Following is what I read above and there was discussion to the effect that coach passengers need a place to get away from their seats in coach for a break. So it leads me to believe that sightseeing car privileges are on tap to be taken away from coach passengers. I wondered if yhat extended to...

Yes, I realize that coach passengers can use open lounge. I have ridden these trains for 30 years. I understood the issue to be that on some trains coach passengers will no longer have access to any sightseer car. So back to square one: will the routes I mentioned above still have access to a...

If I have understood things correctly the coach lounge will not be going away on the SWC, the EB, the Zephyr and other trains west of Chicago?

Thanks for the suggestion. I don't like the prospect of navigating regional services in towns i am unaquainted with. Trust me, there was a time I did a lot of that back in my hitchhiking days, but I am older now and want things to be a bit simpler. It isn't off the table by any means. But this...

I just trashed my plans for a Rail Pass vacation from Las Vegas to New Hampshire and return by way of Empire Builder. Due to connections I would have to spend a ton of money on hotels unless I wanted to Uber a ways from the stations. The cost would be two to three times the cost of the Rail...

My bustitution was in '93 when the old Desert Wind broke down on Barstow, Calif. going East. They bused us to Las Vegas and put us up in a hotel until the next train at 6:30 pm next day. I think they gave us meal vouchers as well, but no gambling coupons! Lol.

Thanks for your reply. I am also not happy that the sightseer (dome) car is being taken away from coach passengers. Yes there will surround-type windows but where does one go for a break from ones coach seat or if there is a screaming child in your car? And yes I understand they can upsell...

I do not fly so I was wondering what is airline type seating and how does it differ from the train? Dont tell me they are making seats closer together so we be stuffed in there like sardines for a cross-country trip!

Thanks for clearunf that up. I like the LSL especially out of New York City.

What's going on? I thought buses were used only in event of breakdown. When I buy a train ticket I want to ride a train the entire jouney, barring emergencies. and not be bustituted. If lack of enough cars is an issue then add more cars. If the routing is a problem alter the route. If i have...

I cancelled plans to use the Rail Pass on a trip from Vegas to New Hampshire this fall for two main reasons: 1. The exorbitant price of Hotels in four cities where I would be forced to stay over due to connections. 2. The shoddy service and equipment issues that seem to be causing more than...

Look at the email from sender. If it doesn't have Amtrak in the e-dress then it is likely spam.

I liked the Viewliners when I last took one in 2014. Except for the ensuite toilet. Anyway, on that trip I learned they have a nickname for this train: The Late-For-Sure-Limited. And it was! They had to hold the SWC an hour in Chicago so we and others wouldn't miss our connection.

Thanks. Btw part of my trip takes me on Lake Shore Limited. Flex or trad?

The couple at Grounded Life travel does Amtrak videos and has one on equimment to bring with. They travel in Europe and use one you can use in both places. Look them up on youtube.

For years I traveled Coach between the west and east coasts on the SWC. Then one night after boarding back in 2010 I became aware that I could book a roomette on the train at lower price. (I boarded in Kingman Ar.) I had a great time and the food was great considering this was a train. In the...

"Right on track" "ahead of the curve"...rich!

We need railroad people in executive positions. People with "tracks" in their blood. People who actually love the railroad and are not merely paid managers whose sole objective is profits. In like manner baseball players should own franchises.