No, we weren't on the train that hit a deer west of Milwaukee, but on the way back prior to picking us up in Montana, rocks got under the train and set it to a screeching halt. Never did hear the full story and wonder what really happened.
Not sure how we ended up in the transition sleeper...
A week ago we were in a transition sleeper (#17) on the Empire Builder. It was quiet because people were not going past our room to get to the dining car. The only folks to travel past it were employees.
On the way back, we had #2 which was by the bathroom (a smorgasbord of smells came our...
We took the Empire Builder last week Friday to go to Montana. We'd called about a week and a half ahead of time to request vegan meals (web site said they were available and that we should call ahead of time to request). The person who answered the phone said they were no longer available but...