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    Your Experiences on Pre-Amtrak Trains?

    The Southern Railways, Tennessean, roundtrip at least a dozen times in the fifties and sixties from Knoxville to Memphis, my Dad's hometown. The Southern Railways, Carolina Special, roundtrip from my hometown, Clinton TN, to Cincinnati with my Little League Team to watch a Major League game at...
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    Favorite Train/Transportation Movies

    My favorite James Bond movie, "From Russia with Love" has a lot of train scenes on The Orient Express including one of the most famous movie fight scenes between James Bond (Sean Connery) and Donald "Red" Grant (Robert Shaw) in a sleeping compartment.
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    Switching Rooms -- A Challenge in Futility

    was able to change rooms by calling back in February, but it wasn't easy. My roomette was booked with AGR. At first they agent said there would be a charge, but then after checking with whoever, reversed herself.
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    Chicago-LAX-Seattle, May 9 thru 12.

    I went back and looked, but no Santa Barbara Station photos.............don't know why, I tried to get every station on the route, if I was awake.
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    Chicago-LAX-Seattle, May 9 thru 12.

    It is La Junta. I don't know where the conductor got on (could be Dodge City), but he was leaving at La Junta. (I tried to add greatcats quote, by clicking on the "quote" button under his post, but I guess I'm doing something wrong)
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    Chicago-LAX-Seattle, May 9 thru 12.

    It is Princeton, IL. Just added more photos LAX-SEA.
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    Chicago-LAX-Seattle, May 9 thru 12.

    Used the last of my old AGR points back in January to book a roomette for wife and me on the Southwest Chief, transferring to the Coast Starlight. We flew from Knoxville to Chicago on May 9, along with my sister who booked a roomette and had never ridden a train. Trip was on time and...
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    Cascade Tunnel Photos

    left one off that shows the Cascade Tunnel sign more clearly.
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    Cascade Tunnel Photos

    Drove from Leavenworth WA to Seattle today on US 2 and left the main road a few miles west of Stephen's Pass. I've been through the Cascade tunnel on the Empire Builder, but wanted to see if I could find one of the entrances for a photo opp. I was lucky as a BNSF freight came along while I was...
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    Agent changed One-way to Multi-City

    A couple of weeks ago, I booked an AGR roomette for 2 for Chicago to Seattle on the SW Chief connecting in LA to Coast Starlight. Because my sister decided to go with us, I called AGR to book her a paid fare and do whatever it took to get our roomettes across the aisle from each other. The...
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    ORD to Union Station

    So, exactly how do you get to the Metra Stop from O'Hare? We tried the Blue Line Clinton Stop last time, but the stairs were too much for carrying 2 large suitcases.
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    Joe Boardman to Retire

    How 'bout Amtrak Joe....Biden?
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    Chicago to Seattle via SWC and CS using AGR

    Thanks for the info, everyone. Just one more question. The "Redeem Amtrak Guest Rewards Points" webpage lists only the EB as the route from Chicago to Seattle. Will I need to call Amtrak in order to book the SWC and CS using AGR points? Thanks
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    Chicago to Seattle via SWC and CS using AGR

    My son is in Seattle and I have visited twice, once on the EB and last summer on the CZ connecting to CS. I would like to take another route this time, travelling from Chicago on the SWC to LAX then connecting to the CS on up to Seattle. Question is: I have enough AGR points for a 2-zone...
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    Luggage storage at Denver Union Station

    Just wondering.......Since Denver Union Station has re-opened, does anyone know if we can store luggage there while waiting for CZ #5. We'll be checking out of our hotel and arriving at Union Station in time for the scheduled departure at 8am, but wondering if we'll be able to store our luggage...
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