Recent content by jmgummerson

Yes, I booked the connection together online.

Traveling soon from El Paso to Milwaukee - Texas Eagle 422 (hopefully) connecting to Hiawatha 337. Will have a roomette & travel with one large suitcase and one airline carry-on sized. Thinking it would be really nice to check the larger bag so I do not have to lug on and off / between trains...

I have an upcoming trip in October on the Texas Eagle ELP-CHI booked in the thru train 422 (roomette). With reports of abysmal on time performance of all Western trains as of late, I'm wondering if there is much history of the Eastbound Sunset Limited arriving in SAS too late to catch the...

We will be driving to MKE so I think dropping our bags off at the full service station the previous day would be a good idea. I assume we'd need to have them there to meet the previous day's Empire Builder?

Will be connecting from the Hiawatha to the CZ (bedroom) at CHI first week of June. Not a frequent traveler so have a few questions: 1) If we want to catch an earlier Hiawatha to leave extra time to explore Chicago do we need to call ahead or can our tickets be used on any train? 2) We are...

Thanks all for your comments. Will be on train 2254.

Thanks again to all of you for the advice. Booked my ticket today on Acela first for end of April. Any specific advice for the trip? Is first actually a separate car? Is the attendant service comparable to first class airline where they are in the aisle most of the time? How about tipping? Thanks.

Thanks for the advice. Sounds like the experience will be worth it so Acela it is!

Long time "guest" here, new member. I am Midwest based so have no experience with Amtrak in the NEC. Need to travel from DC to NYC soon. I'm sure this topic has been addressed here in detail but looking for some advice for my particular situation. I have an upgrade certificate obtained from the...