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LSU Fans have reserved a entire Amtrak Coach and be traveling on the Cresent from New Orleans to Tuscaloosa for the LSU, Alabama Game November 4. One fan said they can drink and not worry about driving.
College football fans reserve entire Amtrak coach
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I know a lot of LSU fans were on the Crescent in 2018 at this time of the year. I don’t know if they reserved a car as I was in a sleeper
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The article said they have a entire car
I wasn't saying that they didn't have an entire car this year ... or in 2018. I was just saying that I was on the train in 2018 with a bunch of LSU fans heading to a game.
This would be a good marketing area for Amtrak. The SEC championship game is in Atlanta. So fans could take the Crescent to Atlanta in December.
Anyone thinking of the infamous Ale and Quail Club in Preston Sturges's terrific Palm Beach Story?
https://obscuretrainmovies.wordpress.com/2019/06/01/the-palm-beach-story-1942/
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I think an official bar car would be a good idea for many/most trains, both for the people who want to drink and for those who want to be away from the people who want to drink, but it seems that's no longer possible. In the case of a Superliner I always thought the lower level lounge could be the bar area but I guess it's better to mix drinkers and teetotalers indiscriminately for reasons that elude my comprehension.
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We've had a few teams charter "specials" for games at MSG where the next stop (or home) is Boston/Philly/DC and MSG to NYP and Amtrak is easier than bussing to the airport.
Roll Tigers!!!
In the days when there was spare equipment this sort of thing was quite common.
Wow! They're booking an entire coach!
This was how The Standard Railroad of The World did it...
https://www.steamlocomotive.com/GG1/army-navy.php
SubwayNut
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The South Shore Line (when it's not being partially busituted) has booster clubs that charter entire trains for trips from Chicago to South Bend for Notre Dame home football games. An open bar on the train is normally part or the package (that are in the $100s just for the round-trip train ticket)
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I was just clarifying what was said in the article
MikefromCrete
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Reserving an entire coach doesn't seem like that big a deal. Now if they reserved a whole train or ran a special train, that would be something.
42-28 Bama
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About 20 years ago a group of motorcyclist rented a whole train set. It ran from Michigan or Wisconsin (I think, it was a long time ago) to my home town of Newcastle Wyoming for the annual Sturges Bike week in early August.
They had lots of sleeper and box cars (back when Amtrak still had that service). They put the bikes in the box cars and rode out to Wyoming. They slept in the train and it worked out great for them.
The best side note is that the dining car chef opened up for local's for lunch every day since the bikers were off having fun. Newcastle is a small town of about 3,000 people and having a new restaurant open for a week was a big hit. My parents went most days. All were themed. The Chef had a Cajon day as an example.
Jim
They had lots of sleeper and box cars (back when Amtrak still had that service). They put the bikes in the box cars and rode out to Wyoming. They slept in the train and it worked out great for them.
The best side note is that the dining car chef opened up for local's for lunch every day since the bikers were off having fun. Newcastle is a small town of about 3,000 people and having a new restaurant open for a week was a big hit. My parents went most days. All were themed. The Chef had a Cajon day as an example.
Jim
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This is a rare occurrence. I played football in college and this only happened 1 time. Of course it lifted our spirits before the game.
That’s a smart move on Amtrak’s part. If things get too far out of hand they just detach the whole car.
In 1973 the Shriners from British Columba came down to Portland on a long weekend to visit their Childrens Hospital. They had four ex-Santa Fe leg-rest coaches which were switched from the Pacific International to the Coast Starlight in Seattle, so they didn't have to change trains. They were kept in their own cars. I don't know what they ate, but they definitely had enough to drink.
I organized the hotel transfer for the Gray Line of Portland, which we did with three buses. The group took long enough to unload that the first bus was back for a second trip. One of the group asked me how to get from their hotel to a liquor store and I explained that getting through the Lloyd Shopping Center was too convoluted to explain, so I would be on that last bus and would walk them over to it on my way home. When I got to the hotel, a platoon had already walked over to it. They had found the way through the underground garage and level change and were restocking.
Despite the liquid entertainment, they stayed out of trouble and had a good time the next day with the kids in the hospital.
In motion if need be.
Talking about sports; I believe the New York Rangers hockey team on dates that they play the Philadelphia Flyers use to or still reserve two Amtrak coaches for the team and the staff. Don't know if they still do it but MSG is at Moynihan station and easy access for the team.
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I rode the Hawkeye Express train once before it shut down:
https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/s...nger-option-rides-kinnick-stadium/7127110002/
https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/s...nger-option-rides-kinnick-stadium/7127110002/
