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Yeah, some days it's hard to tell the Canadians from the USA'ers, (especially if they can speak Spanish, eh?). Just ask 'em to say "out and about" - that's the real test! As far as a Via operating Amtrak's routes, more power to them. I don't care if Osama runs the railroad as long as the...

In many Starlight trips, I've had one item "liberated" - a CD player I left visible in a roomette. The velcro that should hold the curtains closed has long since perished. Carry a couple of big safety pins for privacy and to block daylight if you want to sleep in or nap. Pilferable items...

Regrettably, no. I only knew her first name, so I couldn't check the area L&D facilities.

Southbound from SEA to LAX about two years ago, we had a young woman board the coach at Emeryville bound for Santa Barbara, in early labor with her first child. Because we were already about 2 hrs late, we had to hold for a launch at Vandenberg - pretty spectacular - and of course, the lady's...

AMTRAK diner food has been nothing to crow about since I've been riding the Starlight sleepers over the past ten or so years, with one cross country (Zephyr & Lakeshore). But the experience of "dinner in the diner" - white tablecloths, silver, decent dinnerware and good if harried service -...