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Jjpakala replied to the thread The Cardinal from CHI to NYP. What to expect.The Viewliner I accessible bedroom has the shower, toilet & sink in one sizable room and there also was a window (with a shade when...
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Jjpakala replied to the thread Lower priced Sleeper for single travelers.We will reserve an Amtrak Viewliner roomette for two but not a Superliner roomette because its lower ceiling means very tight space for...
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Jjpakala replied to the thread Ethan Allen schedule change.A fine Hilton hotel close to the station is $185 per night. I'd love to visit via the train.
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Jjpakala replied to the thread What does your Forum User Name mean?.I'd had "Parlor Dome" as my forum name but at some point that went away. I wish it had not. I love "Dakota 400" and speaking of "The...
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Jjpakala replied to the thread My trip on the Zephyr.The Pennsylvania RR had at least a 5-track mainline through Wilkinsburg (just east of Pittsburgh), for example. It is down to 3 at most...
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Jjpakala replied to the thread Comparison of Amtrak "Never Again" with "Never Again" on other transportation.First, our flight was St Louis to L.A. with an en route stop in Phoenix. They gave no reason whatever. We just would have to get off and...
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Jjpakala replied to the thread First time on California Zephyr in Roomettes in Transition Car: Questions.No I would say, except on the single-level Viewliners serving trains that go to NYC. Those roomettes' upper berths have considerably...
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Jjpakala replied to the thread Comparison of Amtrak "Never Again" with "Never Again" on other transportation.We flew to LA with a stop in Phoenix, but owing to not enough passengers continuing to LA or boarding to go there, the airline...
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Jjpakala replied to the thread New Chicago - Kansas City service via St. Louis.Such nonsense vaguely resembles the apparent inability of a postal carrier to read even a well-written cursive, so when a letter came...
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Jjpakala replied to the thread Brightline Florida update.Why should taxpayers pay hundreds of billions for climate damaging transportation? As to toll loss, who's to say the increase in...
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Jjpakala replied to the thread Brightline Florida update.It's outrageous that environmentally friendly transportation is required to help fund what is not.
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Jjpakala replied to the thread Sunset Limited - any interesting scenery, specific side to look out?.In early March on our Alton (IL) to Tucson trip a highlight was a vast orchard of pistachio trees (no foliage at the time). We a bit...
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Jjpakala replied to the thread Sunset Limited - any interesting scenery, specific side to look out?.Yes, I remember a friend who had a roomette from a city in New England (CT or RI) all the way to LA.
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Jjpakala replied to the thread Lower priced Sleeper for single travelers.I'd never realized any airplanes were all frist-class, but I do remember late 1950s United Airlines timetables showing flights only for...
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Jjpakala replied to the thread New member from Germany traveling on the Southwest Chief.I found the Amtrak agents (by phone) very helpful in booking the trip (I'd reported on) this March from Alton, IL to Tucson for my wife...
