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Grew up outside of downtown Chicago. Stop for a couple days every summer on way back home from Wy to Fl. Great museums. This year I went to Shedd Aquarium. Very cool. Love the Adler Planetarium and especially the Science and Industry Museum. I stay in hotel just off Michigan Ave and use my...

Try again with the answer. Viewliner, bedrooms have toilets and shower. If in a VI roomette it has a toilet. If in a VII roomette no toilet.

Two of the last three summers (early Sept ) I had a bedroom from Chicago to DC and second bedroom was empty. SCA used it to relax during the day.

I'm in West Palm Beach. There were around 30 tornado warnings in a 2-3 county area with at least 8-10 on the ground. Plenty of damage. In Palm Beach County it is said 8-10 homes were hit directly. My daughter took a video of a tornado passing close to her home. We have never seen anything like...

Silver Star Comments: My first train on my way back to Florida was CL which I posted positive comments a few days ago. Star was my Sunday train back to South Florida. It arrived in DC around 2:30 ish and I boarded shortly thereafter in a roomette in car 9110 a VI. It wasn't as nice as the...

After yesterdays difficulties with getting trains, 5,3 and 21 out of the yard in Chicago my Cap Limited was called to board about 6:10 for on time departure. Everyone went down to the south area to board but we were stopped and told to return to the Great Hall or lounge. It was train 307 not 30...

Sitting in Metropolitan Lounge at CUS. My train is Cap Limited later this evening. So far as of 2pm train 21 Eagle, 5 CZ and 3 Chief are all delayed with no explanations?? A packed lounge of unhappy people.

Always liked Amtraks grits!

I used to have the paid card. I reapplied two weeks ago and got approval in seconds. Even adding the 40,000 in a few months to my existing points doesn't get me too far.

My last two summers I had bedroom B in Cardinal (1st week of September) Chicago to Charlottesville 2022 and Chicago to Alexandria 2023. Bedroom A was not taken but was used by my SCA to spend a lot of time on her cell phone.

The bathroom door does not open fully. You are correct as its only about 70%. It could be a tight squeeze for some folks.

That's so cool! I miss my O gauge model train room I had in my last house. I recently set up a nice size layout in my townhouse living room and my 5 year granddaughter was so excited. She was working the Z4000 transformer in no time!

Science and Industry Museum is a cool place.

On my September trip on the Star from Was to Wpb I was told to expect to sit with others. Seated alone is nice but most of my LD trips have been seated with others. When I arrived at 6pm I was the only one in the dining car the whole time. LSA and I chatted a bunch. She was nice. At breakfast...

My last several trips in a sleeper have been comfortable to chilly which is ok for me. I'd give a lot to just once have a thermostat that worked :)

You do get two carryons free which can both be standard size suitcases. Lots of overhead room.

I took the Cardinal last summer from Chicago to Charlottesville. Stayed at the Omni and enjoyed downtown that evening. Next day I spent the day at Monticello. Took an Uber. Yes this town should provide transportation service to Monticello. Great place immerse yourself in early American history...

Thats a bit of a broad stroke. Ive ridden WPB-MIA and WPB-FTL several times in last 36 months and all on time or close enough it didnt matter. Dont know if you have taken a ride but its a good experience imo. Then again there have been lots of incidents which skews performance.

I made a roomette reservation in April for this September 8 and selected 9110 DC to WPB as I wanted a Viewliner I. All posts here since then seem to confirm that so far 9110 is a Viewliner I. I called Guest Rewards yesterday and asked how many roomettes 9110 has total. I was then going to ask...

Agree thats a good description!