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My experienced with a "car GPS" is that they are typically set up to round-off their currently calculated GPS coordinates to, and therefore snap-to, the nearest roadway. I remember attempting to use my Palm OS (yes that old) based portable GPS, and it would correctly follow the shown railroad...

I been reading thru the pages of ideas here. Unfortunately, IMHO, many of them require developing a rail car where the interior is wider than the exterior. :D Or developing narrower Americans. Ones that can sleep comfortably in a 14" wide bed. I wonder which breakthrough will happen first?

Its tough for a lot of people right now. Not just Amtrak employees. As of this past Monday, my kid's hours were reduced from 8, per day, to just 2, per day. As of this past Friday, he was fully laid off. So yes, the COVID-19 pandemic is painful for him too. Please remember him, when you...

Do travel agents still buy up tickets at bucket lows, and then cancel those they haven't been able to re-sell? If so, that would create a false impression that more cars are needed.

I am sorry to read about your misfortune. Though, I feel a need to pose the question, how would the "bad guy" know there were was a substantial amount of cash in your daughter's friend's suitcase? Likewise, how would a "bad guy" know there were valuable CD's in your bag? Even though I feel...

It must be pretty daring to rob someone on a train, that is between stations. There is no practical exit, and there is usually enough time for the police to arrive to meet the train at the next station.

My employer already recalled every employee traveling in Asia, and ordered them to stay at home (work from home) for at least a week upon their return.

Delray Beach station destroyed by four teen arsons. Amtrak Silver Meteor and Silver Star trains stopped at the station https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/delray-beach/fl-ne-delray-beach-train-station-fire-20200225-qz75q53mznasrpnx5fqyw6kj4e-story.html

So, you all are saying that the reserved coach seat you purchased, includes claiming a seat in the café cars as yours? Personally, I would feel that seats in the café (or lounge) are intended to be shared equally by all passengers. Basically, that there is some kind of reasonable usage...

From what I am reading, it isn't wheelchairs, but instead larger power scooters. These people can be easily accommodated in regular seats, but don't want their power scooters put in with luggage or baggage because they claim the power chairs can be (will be?) damaged.

https://www.amtrak.com/onboard/meals-dining/special-menus-special-dietary-requirements.html Is this not applicable to the Auto Train? It does mention "Customers traveling in Coach class on the Auto Train who request a kosher meal will be charged a $40 fee."

Is this new?l

(whoops, misread that the thread went back to NYP after a detour to PHL)

I would venture a guess that even though the Silver Meteor reaches your station at 2am, most of its passengers would have already boarded much earlier. From my experiences, if the car is only half full, those people will all be sitting (or sleeping at 2am) in a window seat. And at 2am, I...

Not even any milk for the cereal? We're expected to eat it dry, or using a bunch of half&half "creamers" ? Give me a break! :mad:

So, intended or unintended, as the result from your rant here, the day will come where you will no longer be able to refill your cup at Dunkin, Starbucks, QuickChek, 7-11, etc, just like at Amtrak today. And so will no one else, but they will know that it was all due to Jersey Jeff. o_O

I was on a Silver, that was stopped for 24+ hours. Sleeper passengers were still fed in the dining car, though as time went on, the selections dwindled down. Coach was a mess. They only had what ever food they brought with them, and the coach common bathrooms became a mess (passenger's...

From the consist info, 5240 is suppose to be a Deluxe Sleeper, which has only bedrooms and no roomettes. So, I have to wonder how you ended up with Roomette 14? https://discuss.amtraktrains.com/threads/line-numbers-consist-listings.32610/

In a similar reasoning, I have a GPS Alarm app on my phone, and would set it to go off at JAX. Basically, I find this app very helpful since over night, Amtrak's progress can be all over the place. I don't want to woken too soon, nor too late. And I hate to add it that I am not all that...

Yes. Of course. They have yet another Coach passenger who repeatedly refuses to follow instructions. Unlike you, I don't think they deserve a hug instead. While I haven't ever seen an uncooperating Coach passenger in, like, Orlando, I would not hold it against the Amtrak employees on...