Recent content by mattnorris75

Yes I was just reading that! I can’t imagine the backlog of trains after an event like that. I am very grateful I got through and was able to complete my trip. Following my post we were served wine in our cabins which was nice, and finally arrived into LAX at 7.14pm.

Hello, I’m writing this from my Roomette on the TE. I’m here in the USA on vacation from Australia, doing a 5 week trip. This journey on the TE is the first leg of my adventure. We departed Chicago on Sunday 03 April a little late, but made most of the time up by shortening our stops at...

Thank you so much for that, hope you have a great trip.

Thanks everyone for all the replies and advice! It’s made me very excited for the trip again. I never thought about having the chance to clean my window at stops and having all the amenities at my door. I’m keen to try it now and compare. It’s just so good to be able to travel again!

Hello. Due to another cancellation, I have been rebooked onto the Texas Eagle from Chicago to LA but my allocated Roomette is room 11 on the lower deck. I have travelled on about 5 long distance journeys in the past and have always had a Roomette room on the upper deck. I would love to hear...

I don’t mind as long as they don’t go to waste.

It let me register without an address. I’m normally there each year or so, so I was happy to join and redeem the points whenever I could. But then COVID changed all that!

First time poster here. I live in Australia and regularly travel to the US. I joined up for guest rewards and earnt just over 10,000 points on some travel I did a few years ago. With the lockdown and ban on travel from Australia, I can’t get back there to keep earning or to redeem these...

Thanks for the replys and advice. Yep I’m aware of the change of trains in Los Angeles to San Diego. I’ve booked it as a through ticket. Shame about New Year’s Eve but I’m complete fine with a low key night. I’m looking forward to escaping phones etc and watching the changing scenery from my...

Hello, long time lurker and first time poster here. I’m travelling over to the USA again in January 2019 to complete more of my Amtrak travels. I’ve already been on a few trains in the past but this one will let me see a whole new range of sights. I’m travelling the Coast Starlight from...