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That’s disappointing, particularly as that would mean you miss the Gathering. Wondering why they would cancel your trip in the first sleeper, particularly as the train is still running as of now - only things I can think of is the room itself is unusable for some reason, they need rooms for crew...

I think it’s probably 351 and 352 - saw this: Unconfirmed, of course, but subject to change.

I think they’re probably on 351 and 352 - saw this: Unconfirmed, of course, but subject to change.

An update on the Wolverine Venture cars: Though that doesn’t exactly make sense - 352 and 353 wouldn’t share a consist…

By the way, I got an answer on the Venture cars question: Though that doesn’t completely make sense - 352 and 353 wouldn’t share a consist.

The Ocean is something I had thought of - did not know there was a ferry I could use to do a loop involving the Lake Shore Limited. Would be basically the East Coast version of what I did going West. If I did that I’d probably start with 48 since I’ve never done it eastbound (I’ve done 49) and...

So the rest of the Wolverine trip was rather uneventful - we stopped to let 351 and 353 pass, but that’s about all. 351 went by too fast to tell if it had Venture cars, though 353 definitely did not. I did end up going to the cafe car for a coffee, which had a pretty long line. As to the Venture...

350 is running with Horizon cars this morning, so I guess they aren’t running the Ventures on 350/355 anymore. Not sure if they’re on another train set or withdrawn entirely - saw 351 pass us, but it was too fast to tell for certain what it was using (though I believe it was Horizon). Had...

Yeah - I actually saw a lot of suitcases there, so I’m guessing a lot of people came over there to eat during their Chicago layover or before an evening train. Also, I forgot to mention that I saw someone with a Detroit Tigers hat there - looked up the schedule and they were in fact playing in...

This is a good point - I actually encountered this in the US with VIA. I booked a trip on the Corridor back in June and wanted to change some of my trains. As their website assessed the change fee (rather than give the COVID waiver that was in effect until July 31), and cancelling gave a full...

We arrived into Chicago early last night, which was nice - everybody made their connections, and I would have made 354 with enough time to grab dinner. Though I wasn’t riding 354 - I had planned to stay overnight due to this not being guaranteed and the opportunity to ride new Venture cars on...

I’m happy that I was able to take the Empire Builder without any issues (in 830). Not sure if I feel like playing sleeper roulette again though - even if you get the base sleeper, there is the chance they decide to go to 3 or 5 days/week service and you book one of the unlucky days, or of random...

I’m actually taking the Wolverine, which is one of the Michigan services. Will be on 350, the early-morning run out of Chicago, heading to Ann Arbor, MI. The interesting thing about this train (as well as 355, the late departure on Michigan) is it is one of the first with the new Siemens Venture...

Slept better last night, and ended up being woken by an announcement that the dining car was open for breakfast around 7:45am. Was glad I didn’t set an alarm - if I had, it would have gone off underneath my bed with no way to silence it without putting it up since my phone fell there down...

Are they still letting BC passengers on the Coast Starlight buy meals in the dining car? If so, it would be a good alternative to playing sleeper roulette, particularly on long day trips (like LAX-EMY/SAC).

Glacier Park had some great scenery to offer, and I was glad that I had viewed it from the lounge car. While perhaps not as good as the Rockies scenery on the California Zephyr or the Canadian, it still was quite neat to see. Also, as seen frequently on the Zephyr, we did see one person moon the...

That’s pretty bad - and this far in advance as well. Glad my sleeper on the Empire Builder was fine, though not sure I want to chance this going forward. The safest thing might be to book a refundable flight in addition to any sleeper if that is a viable alternative for you - currently those are...

Slept OK last night but not great - there was a lot of noise in Spokane when our train combined. Woke up at 4:15 and had trouble sleeping - went to the bathroom, came back, and went to bed only for my 6am alarm to go off way sooner than anticipated. I’m guessing the time change happened in that...

Looked out the adjacent roomette’s window for the Puget Sound view until we got to Everett, at which point we turned away from the sound and that roomette became occupied. Stayed in my roomette until the 6:30 dinner time, at which point I made my way to the dining car. The first thing I noticed...

At King Street Station, I was surprised to find no signage for Empire Builder boarding - a far cry from the large crowd in the Toronto business lounge for the Canadian. Ended up just waiting in the general waiting area until they made a boarding call, with sleeping car passengers first. Had my...