Recent content by sporksradiant

Ah. That makes sense. For some reason I thought the sunset limited was flex dining as well. I agree - it should be called something else from SAS to LA to make that distinction clearer. Maybe the desert flyer?

Unless the chef gets off at San Antonio and waits for the train to return, he'd already be on the train as long as you selected one of the ones continuing on to LA. I don't know for certain this also affects the 21/421, but it likely does. Just don't have any data points to say yet. It's also...

I'm aware, it switched from traditional to flex in San Antonio. That said, it doesn't make sense to stock flex for two meals given the train is now turning in ftw instead of San Antonio. I'm hoping Amtrak agrees and just does traditional to ftw northbound and ftw southbound as an exception

I was thinking about that too. There's no way to restock food in San Antonio right? How will that work out? It also puts a big wrench in meals. Southbound you're on a bus from 8:30am to 2 pm, meaning you almost certainly miss lunch and potentially breakfast as well. Northbound you're on a bus...

Just saw this on Reddit. Can anyone explain this? How would it affect coming from SAS?

No car unfortunately. Can't drive due to disability. Wish we could. If it were using UP lines from Houston, we could sit at the park near my house and watch it, as we did with Big Boy when it left San Antonio

Interesting. Texas route for it shows it going East and avoiding San Antonio 😕. Wonder if the flooding might make them detour west and we'd be able to see it passing

What's Amtrak policy re: sleeper's and bus substitutions? Seems to happen often enough from sas to DFW that I'm wondering if I should just book coach to DFW then sleeper on to Chicago

Quick question - is it possible to stay on the trains levels rather than going up to the lounge? And is there any seating there? We'd be coming in on the Texas Eagle, catching the Blue Water. It's only about 3 hours, and both myself & my daughter are train enthusiasts who kind of just want to...

Local San Antonio person here. I concur - if you don't particually have a reason to want San Antonio, I would recommend Austin instead as posted above. The downtown San Antonio station is okay, but even I as a local & used to the rougher parts of town would not want to wait in the station all...

Yes and no. There are vegans who only eat beans, or who forego the faux meat all together because they don't care for it or are allergic. But it absolutely limits options when dining out, often to just a salad or vegetables. Most end up carrying food or simply eating before / after, but that is...

The issue with vegan proteins is the variety of sources for said protein. Common sources in commercial vegan meats are soy, peas, beans, mushrooms, mung beans, or vital wheat gluten (otherwise known as seitan). The most “advanced” plant-based meats are often a mix of some of those proteins plus...

Honestly not thrilled with the changes. Less variety, more vegan protein which is problematic for many allergies. Yet again I really wish they had an option to do sleepers without the meals, as outside of breakfast I'd rather eat something I brought, especially on a long go as I only have one...

I use this one as well. It's a little better for military traffic, which we get a lot of.

Love the new site. A few issues though - 1. When I'm trying to view different sleeper options beyond the lowest, it displays a white screen that requires a refresh to go away. Never was able to compare roomette to bedroom or family bedroom because of that. Could we get a options breakdown for...