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When visiting my daughter in California, if AGR points are needed, I partake in a five mile trip from Fullerton to Anaheim on the Surfliner. $18 roundtrip that takes a little more than an hour to perform.

I would say the sooner the better when making AT reservations during peak travel periods such as your February departure. With that said, I am a frequent AT traveler and have been able to make sleeping car reservations less than two weeks out from departure dates. I find cancellations occur...

You can not request a specific SCA but can request to be assigned a specific sleeping car if you call in with your reservation request. You would have to ask the OP what car he was in. Even then, knowing the car number, you will have to hope that particular SCA is working that trainset. There...

Thanks for providing this up to date information. Reluctantly I have to agree with you and Mr. Norman as well on the amenity reduction. I am a frequent AT rider having 14 trips under my belt. With the exception of one ride all of my travels have been in sleepers. The removal of the sleeper...

Former OBS---Thanks for the history lesson on the AT lounge cars. It was quite informative.

Can you confirm that you were in car 1910 when you returned home to Louisiana? If so, Rob more than likely works car 2010 on northbound trips and car 1910 on southbound trips. You will have to call to make a reservation and specifically request those car numbers for the chance of getting Rob...

Welcome back Bill! Hope you are feeling better. I have had Rob on a number of occasions and wholeheartedly agree with the OP. Unless his assignment has changed he works the 1910/2010 car. Whenever I make a reservation I specifically request this car and hope he is on that day. Rob is...

Welcome back Bill. We surely missed you. Hopefully you will recover to the point of riding the rails again. Hope to see you at the station the next time I travel on the Crescent.

Traveling cross country on AGR points is the way to go! Thanks for the informative report.

Very enjoyable trip report and glad to see you took all of the delays in stride.

I totally agree with your comments and find AmSnag as a good resource to view the various buckets. Preparing a 15-20 day itinerary usually reveals multiple buckets.

So in conclusion, the key point in making this reservation is to request train #421 (westbound) and train #422 (eastbound). With this request, the sleeper car assignment will be 2130 (wb) and 2230 (eb). Thanks for these responses.

I am assisting a friend with an itinerary from Tampa to Palm Springs. This will will be on an AGR redemption. From what I understand choosing the correct sleeper car is critical on the Texas Eagle to/from California. Can someone please confirm that car 2130 should be chosen on the westbound...

Thanks for the informative trip report. Was there any word of how the guys going to Detroit made it home from STL?

Here is to a speedy recovery Bill! I always look forward in seeing and chatting with you when I travel out of Atlanta.

I travel on the Crescent a fair number of times. The most impressive SCA's on this route have been Claude and Rob. Did you have one of those? Regardless, happy you enjoyed your trip.

I did a short point run back in early December from Fullerton to Anaheim and back. On the southbound 572 the consist was as you described. It was a surprise to me to see and travel in this consist. Now I know it was not a fluke!

As others have posted, getting a hotel in the Buckhead area is a good choice but do not expect to get an inexpensive rate. It is fairly close to the Amtrak station. The last time I was checking possible establishments on a overnight stay there were some places that offer nearby transportation...

I would say Anderson your are dead on with this analysis having traveled on the Auto Train five times this year. Two of these trips were during the height of the snowbird season. Those prices never fluctuated so instead of paying top of the mark prices my AGR points were redeemed. On the...

The lounge car had WiFi on my last AT trip this past September.