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It would be the same city pairs, but trips in the Pennsylvanian between Harrisburg and Philly (and intermediate stations) were also unreserved. You only had reserved tickets if you were traveling either west of Harrisburg or east of Philly. Not sure if that is still the case or not.

For Gracie’s sake, I would either check with your SCA or find a timetable on your own (others can maybe help with this?) and find out when the longer scheduled stops will be. These would be a good time to get Gracie out of the train to “do her business”. You would probably not want to venture...

https://nypost.com/2024/08/22/world-news/labor-dispute-stops-canadian-freight-railroads-and-could-cause-major-economic-disruption-in-us/ Saw this today about lockouts on Canadian railroads, including Canadian National. I know CN has track in the US and IIRC some Amtrak routes use this track...

I’ve only ever has one bustitution and it was very minor, so I can’t really complain. We had booked a Pittsburgh to Norfolk trip with connection at Union Station in DC. Our train got cancelled and we were rebooked onto a DC-Newport News regional instead of a Norfolk one, with the bus connection...

If you do get seated separately, keep your eyes open for the seat tags on your fellow passengers’ seats nearby. Often, especially at intermediate stops in larger cities, passengers around you will be getting off the train, leaving empty adjacent seats. If that happens you usually will have a...

For those whose plans include driving to a location where there is an Amtrak station and parking your car during your trip, I have found a lot of success with stay, park and fly hotel deals. These usually are at airport hotels. I have used this when driving to catch a train at Baltimore or...

How long was “a long time to get our car? On a busy train, it can take 1.5-2 hours to unload all of the auto carriers. If you are one of the unlucky people whose cars are unloaded last, wait times of 2 hours or so are perfectly normal. There is really no way to prevent this possibility other...

Seems odd that the website won’t allow priority offloading for only one leg of the round trip (but Amtrak’s booking interface is not great and weird things do happen). I have done priority on one leg on past trips and have always booked it online. It may be a bit confusing, but did you...

If you do choose a roomette instead of coach, be aware that the berths in the roomette are bunk beds. Either you or hubby will have to climb into the top bunk to sleep. At 73 and 65, this might pose an issue. You can book two roomettes if available, but that would obviously add to the expense of...

I did some dummy PHL-BOS bookings and it appears that, depending on the day of travel, the last direct departure from PHL is between 5-7 PM. If OP wants a later departure then a layover in NYP is necessary. However, from OP’s description, it seems he /she is connecting to train 66 at NYP. This...

Unless you have items that are external to the car (strapped to the roof, hanging out of an open trunk, etc.) Amtrak will not limit what you can pack in your car. Just be aware that you will have no access to your car during the trip, so make sure to carry on anything you expect to use while on...

If the only reason you are going to Orlando is to catch Brightline to Miami, then staying at the airport probably makes sense. Exiting the Star at Orlando will require some transit or and Uber/cab to get to the Brightline station at the airport, so it might make sense to just stay there. There...

emw5108, I have never ridden in a family bedroom so I can’t answer your question. However there is another currently active thread on this forum called “Family Bedroom Discussion”. It seems that there are a lot of posters on that thread who are knowledgeable about the family bedroom on that...

As for alcohol, the policy is supposed to be that you can consume your own alcoholic beverages only while in a private sleeping accommodation (roomette or bedroom). Alcohol purchased on board can be consumed in coach, but not alcohol you bring on board. Like most Amtrak policies, I’m pretty...

https://triblive.com/local/regional/deal-will-bring-added-passenger-rail-service-between-pittsburgh-nyc/ Looks like it’s now official; there will be two Pennsylvanian departures each direction. Per the article departures from PGH would be at 7AM and 12:30 PM. Arrivals in PGH would be at 3PM and...

It was nothing fancy, but we have stayed at the Red Roof Inn near BWI airport. They have an airport shuttle there, and they had no problem dropping us off and picking us up at the BWI Amtrak station.

On the Pennsylvanian and Keystones running backwards is unavoidable. NYP is north of Zoo Interlocking and PHL is south. A train from HAR stopping at PHL must proceed south on the NE Corridor to get to PHL then north to NYP. Since the stop at PHL is only about 25 minutes on the Pennsylvanian (for...

Also might be that there is only one room let in the fare bucket and the system can’t handle two rooms with two different fares

Just so you know, on the app, if you book a roomette two adults there is a selection labeled “room count”. It defaults to 1, but tapping the plus sign next to the 1 increases the room count to 2 and it will allow you to book two roomettes

Amtrak provides towels and soap for the showers, but not shampoo. If you want shampoo you will need to pack it. Other than that, a normal overnight bag is all I typically take. Things like deodorant, toothbrush, toothpaste, and a change of clothing. Meals will be included, including an adult...