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Just to note I was not calling non-airport rental car locations, but I was ACTUALLY attempting to call 2 airport rental car locations for Enterprise. One in Jackson(JAN), and the other in Memphis(MEM). Makes me think lower of Enterprise, since their airport locations were VERY stupidly not...

I finally did decide to go to Memphis, Greenwood(MS), and Jackson for my trip. I will let you guys know how my trip goes, when my trip finishes. I'm really disappointed that literally NOONE answers phone calls, to rental car offices. UGH. So not sure if I'll rent a car at this point.....

Good question. I hope Amtrak is serious that one day, they want to bring traditional dining back to all trains that are still flex dining.

Do y'all think there is a chance Amtrak might ever upgrade all remaining routes still using flex dining, up to traditional dining? I wish they'd do that one day, but I wonder if that hasn't happened due to Amtrak only having so much funding. I mean it is nice that with the new temporary Floridan...

BTW it's funny I am bumping this thread back up, since I am about to do an Amtrak trip south to Jackson, MS. When I finish the trip, I will do a post here to let you guys know what local places I find to do while I am in Jackson. If time and finances allow it, I'm also hoping to rent a car to...

The times I've ridden Amtrak long distance trains, usually they weren't enforcing a lot of rules on the sightseer lounge car. That said I hope employees do remind passengers not to hog time and seats too much, if someone tries to do that. But to not overpolice doing that, but just to give gentle...

It's really sad Amtrak removed the sightseer lounge car, from both the *Texas Eagle and Capitol Limited trains. Anyone know if City of New Orleans still has a sightseer lounge car? I wish Virtual Railfan would set up at least one camera(maybe in Memphis? but it'd probably work in another...

If you're talking about expanding Michigan passenger train service, I'd add considering doing a train from Grand Rapids to Traverse City as well. Heck, even some in Michigan Department of Transportation have thrown that idea around, as well. And flight costs of flying into TC are sadly absurd...

I wish the National Limited could be brought back. That way, Dayton would have service again. Ditto with Columbus, as well.

I thought when I traveled through there on the Cardinal, that Crawfordsville, IN deserves a new station. It had a similar and older outdated shelter building, that believe it or not had a similar design to the one in Elyria. Also, I'd say Benson, Lordsburg, Deming, and Sanderson on the Sunset...

The Amtrak Track Your Train map, also shows a good idea of the Crescent route into New Orleans. Plus of course, shows the track route that all other Amtrak trains run on, shaded in red. Anyway: https://www.amtrak.com/track-your-train.html I really like these pics the most, from this post...

From riding the Empire Builder through Minot last summer (this was while riding #7 going west, didn't see this while riding #8 going east), I can confirm they do have a drug dog and cop who boards the train briefly to sniff for drugs during the (about) 25 minute smoke stop there. Seems like a...

I was wondering seeing this post, is the CZ going to be rerouted through southern Wyoming on the UP route(paralleling I-80 for the most part) through this state in late August? That would be an interesting time to ride the CZ, since I've never seen the southern Wyoming Union Pacific route.

Speaking of Florida Amtrak routes, what was the reason Amtrak stopped running through Ocala, FL? It's too bad you no longer can take a train, to there. And also to a station (I think Waldo), which wasn't too far from Gainesville. Am I right in think Amtrak no longer doing train service to Ocala...

It kills me that I never got to try riding the Iowa Pacific Hoosier State. :( Also it's weird I never realized Pullman Rail Journeys briefly operated a car, on the rear of the CONO train. Was that also an Iowa Pacific operation years ago?

I would say from the times I've been in various stores(and live in Chicago myself), that it hasn't been 100% compliance with mask rules. Weirdly enough, at times I'll see occasional employees at various places not wear a mask. Not often, but a few times I've noticed that, and it surprised me...

So Bakersfield-LA buses will still run, to bridge the gap in train service between those 2 places? If that bus didn't run, I'd be really surprised. Too bad Amtrak probably won't get approval anytime soon, to run trains through the Techaciapi(sp?) Loop. And that's a heck of a letter that was...

Thanks for mentioning what you thought, of flex dining. Since I think I could deal with flex if it was only for one night and 2 days on the train, but that I worry if flex food would start to get to me after 2 nights and longer on a train? Typically I bring some amount of non-perishable food of...

I'm glad you did complain. Fingers crossed you do get something, out of complaining. And it shouldn't matter if you waited a little while after your trip to complain, since IMO it's still important for Amtrak to hear about service issues with their trains.

Do you or anyone else have any idea if flex dining will be done on long distance trains (other than Auto Train), in September? I was hoping Amtrak would restore the regular dining car menu by then, but for whatever reason sadly am not holding out hope myself the regular menu will be restored...