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  1. dart330

    Guests allowed in bedrooms

    I was on the sunset limited in a roomette across from a grandmother whos daughter and 2 grandchildren were travelling in coach. They kept coming back to visit in the room and were very loud. I'm not sure why this was allowed, but they all 4 ate a couple meals in the roomette, constantly asking...
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    Advice for 421 versus 1 ?

    Yes take the lower price but if equal I'd go with 1. I really dislike being in a sleeper at the rear of the train. It has a lot more motion which makes it harder to sleep. The walk to the diner is much longer and you can easily miss out on good reservation times as they usually start at the...
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    TX, LA Consider Closing I-10; Flood delays?

    Just got the cancellation. No trains into Houston on 3/25.
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    TX, LA Consider Closing I-10; Flood delays?

    Found a couple related articles. Still no service disruption on the Amtrak website. http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2016/03/17-sunset-limited-flooding http://www.up.com/customers/announcements/customernews/generalannouncements/CN2016-6.html
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    TX, LA Consider Closing I-10; Flood delays?

    I checked the website today and did not see a service disruption listed for the SL even though it is turning in SAS. They are saying I-10 is going to remain closed at least until Sunday. Once the waters receed how long will it take to reopen the tracks? Imagine it will take a while to inspect...
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    Sleeper Car "NON-BERTH" Service

    When we have done this in the past, the easiest way was to book 2 adults into a bedroom and then buy 2 open sleeper tickets for daytime configuration. There is no discount, but you can get 4 in a bedroom this way. The reservation agents do struggle with this as most of them have never heard of...
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    TX, LA Consider Closing I-10; Flood delays?

    I am more curious about the rail infrastructure in the area than my personal trip being impacted. How well protected are the tracks and bridges in this area? News is saying it is the worst flooding in the area since 1989. Were there any tracks closed back then? They have announced I-10 is...
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    TX, LA Consider Closing I-10; Flood delays?

    Just saw this posted today by TXDOT: http://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/media-center/statewide-news/08-2016.html Any chance the flooding along the Sabine River could impact the SL? We are planning on taking it next week to NOL.
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    Amtrak Guest Rewards 2.0 Coming January 2016

    This is exactly how I feel. I was willing to spend the time on a train when I could get a roomette to anywhere in the country for 20k points and not have to worry about paying for meals. Now those trips are looking like they will be much higher. We will burn the remianing points we have on one...
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    News on daily Sunset (incl older east of NOL discussion)

    I will be pretty bummed to lose sleeper service on the HOS-NOL route, a roomette works great on this stretch. 9 hours in coach with no diner does not sound like a nice way to kick off a vacation when we can drive it in 6 hours. I may be willing to do business class, but then again there won't be...
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    Arcadia MO has been approved for a new Amtrak stop.

    Arcadia may have Amtrak stop by end of summer (2015). http://dailyjournalonline.com/arcadiavalley/news/arcadia-may-have-amtrak-stop-by-end-of-summer/article_ac82d03a-d072-5ef6-87f4-ec315b2f0174.html
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    Liquor in coach

    Drinking in coach is pretty common. If you are going to do beer stick with Budweiser as they are guaranteed to have it on board. Buy the first from the lounge and the rest from your stash. For wine, take the bag out of the box and keep it in your bag. Again buy a little bottle from the lounge...
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    The "Bedroom" - 2 or 3 people?

    Be aware that they aren't accustomed to selling many suites. I have had quite a wide range of experiences when booking one on multiple trains. The Viewliner's doors work the best (and can be opened without a key) while the Superliner's are hit and miss. On some they had the suite prepared, while...
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    The "Bedroom" - 2 or 3 people?

    We did 4 in a bedroom using the non-berth policy from FTW-SAS RT for New Years as we wanted to bring our own booze. They booked 2 of us in the sleeper and the other 2 as an open sleeper ticket. Wasn't too bad, but the TE dining crew would only give us 3 meals included. Had to call customer...
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    FTW-NOL questions

    Why we didn't feel unsafe walking to our hotel from the SAS station, there was a man murdered there not too long ago waiting for a train. There are bums around the area, but once you hit the river walk it is smooth sailing. This transfer had a lot better timing before they re-did the schedule...
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