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I boarded in Greensboro! First time visiting. Really nice town you got there! I visited the Civil Rights museum yesterday and saw the segregated schematic of the train station. Was interesting to see that in person today.

I’m on the 20 that left New Orleans yesterday. It’s running 4 hours late due to a freight derailment. North of Lynchburg they announced free Domino’s pizza and refreshments for everyone and apologized again for the delay. I thought that was a nice touch. Now if only the toilet in my VI...

Hey I see my office window. 😊 Thx for the nice photos!

Very cool - and not as crowded as the rest of it. Thanks for sharing!

Good morning from the Metropolitan Lounge at Moynihan Train Hall! Just taking a quick Acela down to DC for work but am wistfully looking at the departures wishing I were about to board the Silver Star or another LD train. 😊 Anyway, I just saw on the screens in the Hall that the Highline...

I take over 30 flights per year, mostly domestic. NYC is my base so I have my choice of carriers, but I choose Delta unless there’s no other option or unless there’s a huge difference in fares. I find that Delta has the newest, cleanest planes and the friendliest staff of any legacy. I used to...

Yikes!!! Glad I took the road and not the path! Very cool experience for you to have had though!

It’s lovely! One of my favorite places I’ve ever stayed. It’s rustic but so charming. The restaurant is excellent too. I had a balcony room and watched some trains go by. It’s not right on top of the tracks but there are some nice benches at the Belton station across the street if you want a...

Agreed on the car-centricism of the area. I took the EB to Belton and stayed at the Belton Lodge, which I loved. But the walk to the park entrance wasn’t much fun as there’s no sidewalk on the road and a grizzly had recently been spotted on the bike path!

I thought it a fitting locale for someone inspired by the Empire Builder.

This is amazing!!! A Compact Home Office With Something Extra: It’s Also a Train...

Thanks for the tip about the Gordonsville Marine! I was able to wave as we just passed him. I was even able to catch a pic. :-)

They seem to even be open on the 16th.

It's too bad that you would let that negative experience with a handful of people 50 years ago prevent you from getting to know one of the great cities of the world. I don't know what happened 50 years ago but I can't imagine such a thing happening today, nor have I ever seen something like that...

The "trendy" place you read about is called The Bar at Moynihan. It's the not Amtrak lounge. :)

Final update: My points - and bonus - finally posted to the correct AGR account after this last billing cycle closed. Yay!

Update: Still no points posted. I called FNBO again today and they transferred me to the AGR customer service line. The AGR rep confirmed that my AGR account was linked to the FNBO credit card. He said it might take another 1-2 billing cycles for the points to post. The waiting continues... On...

I didn't have the BofA AGR card but I got the new FNBO one which I've been using for the last month. My statement closed 5 days ago. It says on the PDF of the statement that I earned almost 40k AGR points (bought 3 LD Amtrak tickets and got my bonus!) But...the points didn't post to my AGR...

Yup. I'm prob overthinking this whole thing. I just want him to have a good time - and for ME to have a good time instead of having to hear complaints about sewer smells and clanging doors the whole trip! :)

Yes 540 is the transdorm. This was a last minute LD ride, returning from a just-scheduled business trip. As soon as I found out about the business trip (about 3 weeks beforehand) I bought a roomette. The website said "1 room left" and I grabbed it. It was #17 on car 540. I told my friend/work...