Recent content by Amtraknofly

So, do y'all think it's safe to book for first week in October?....Is the deal done for sure? I haven't seen the news today. Need to go from Charleston to DC or Philly and rent a car from there to enjoy some fall:)

The next day mine was there

Sooo...I got on chat with Amtrak today at work and at first I got an agent who said I needed to call the 1800 call center #. I was about to end the chat and call when another agent came on the chat. She asked me some questions about the situation and then said she was refunding my money with no...

I booked a trip to NYC and we cannot go next month and can't re-book right now. It was for biz class up and roomette back. I am trying to cancel online and it will let me but it's charging me $207. Does this sound right? It's booked for 3 1/2 weeks out now.

We're booked on 10/15 Car 9710 - Room xx......what do y'all think about that one?

Ok, thank you all. I was just wondering if it would be faster. I agree that if we changed there might be a delay. I just hope we can get there in a timely manner. Like I said, I keep hearing sooo many bad stories it makes me nervous.

So, we are leaving Charleston, SC going to NYC in October. Has anyone gone to DC on Palmetto then from DC by Acela to NYC? I have taken Amtrak many times but only as far as DC. I am wondering if it might be worthwhile to take the Palmetto to DC instead of paying $$$ for the room overnight on the...

Native Charlestonian here. Traveled via Amtrak many times to VA/DC. Going to NYC in Oct. Glad to give advice to anyone travelling to CHS.