Recent content by egurbi

Thanks for all the helpful responses. As to the differences in the sleepers, the only other thing besides the bathrooms I noticed was that the Empire Builder sleeper I was on had a closet in the roomette, whereas the Capitol limited roomette had a tuck space for a thin bag, no closet. So I am...

My son and I took the Empire Builder from Seattle to Chicago last week, and the Capitol Limited from Chicago to DC this past Sunday. Wanted to post a quick trip report on each, hitting a few points. Empire Builder: 1. Seattle King Street Station: We left on time from Seattle. Station...

Thank you VERY MUCH for all the replies. Extremely informative. Off we go soon!

I have searched but haven't been able to come up with answers to the following questions. Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you. 1. Is there an Amtrak baggage check at King Street Station in Seattle where one could leave bags for five or six hours prior to departure of the Empire Builder...

Depends what you mean by "gifts'? I've purchased many nice housewarming items at the Nuts on Clark store near the food court.

Just a guess, railiner, but having traveled with "three small children" before on the Auto Train and elsewhere, the OP may be looking for "things to do" with them rather than sitting around the station for 3 hours from 11:30 to 2:30 waiting to board. Or not.

From experience, I can tell you that it is not possible to check in at Lorton Station for the auto train without also leaving your car. You pinpoint 11:30 AM, which is normally when they begin accepting cars, however double check to make sure they will receive cars this early on the day you...

Thanks for all the replies. Great forum, as always.

Usually take sleeper service on the auto train but won't be able to do that this time for a trip on short notice. Does anyone have any sense of the ridership in coach on the autotrain these days? Specifically, would I be better off in lower level or upper level coach seats in light of whatever...

I would like to thank everyone for their extremely helpful replies. This is a wonderful resource and you are all to be commended for responding so quickly. I will be calling the dedicated AutoTrain line to make sure the rooms open. Thank you.

And Ryan wins the prize again! I will go with D/E just to be sure and report back on my experience. Thank you again!

Well, thank you to EVERYONE who has replied! (but special thanks to Ryan who replied first!) I called Amtrak. Interestingly, the agent told me that they did not believe the Deluxe Sleepers on the Autotrain had bedrooms that connected. I pressed her on this and then she said she was unsure. Her...

Ryan -- you absolutely rock! Thank you.

Thank you. So I assume that means that J and K do not connect? These are the only ones available for my trip. Also, is it correct that they run different type of sleeper cars on the autotrain? Superliner I and Superliner II? Is there information you can point me to on the web with the layouts...