Recent content by MsMinotaur

Yeah - the thought of an extra 50+ people is both interesting and terrifying. It's hard enough organizing almost 350 people coming from all over the world to all get on one train.....but I guess there's not actually THAT big of a difference between 400 and 350! I'll check the baggage this year-...

Yeah - Amtrak has been super good to us and very accommodating. I really like the size we're at, so I don't even really have a desire to get any bigger...I just don't want to get any smaller either. From what I understand, we can't really get any bigger on this line, but perhaps I'm mistaken?

I've been thinking of looking into it, but I'm more curious what the capacity of private cars would be. Every time I've looked into it, it seems like the capacity is smaller than what's in the regular CZ setup. Between the 3 sleepers and 3 coach class cars (again, limiting sleepers to 2 per...

I've thought about it (and, honestly, because of Train Jam, a lot of developers from LA and Seattle/Portland area have started taking the train to the Game Developer's Conference). However, Train Jam is based off the idea of a Game Jam (which is basically a hackathon for video games)- and most...

I've ridden the Empire Builder before (it's actually the trip that inspired the idea of Train Jam, initially), however, I sync the trip up with the Game Developer's Conference, which takes place in San Francisco, so CZ is the perfect choice every year. We've never really discussed it, though...

Hi, Train Jam organizer here! We do a lot of things just to keep the organization simple since a lot of the folks who come onto the train have never ridden a train before (let-alone a long distance Amtrak train, specifically), and many are traveling from abroad (so they aren't familiar with...

I start talking to them almost immediately after Train Jam is over, and lock in my group reservation's dates dates right away...so, that all gets finalized (with a deposit paid and everything) about a year in advance of the next year's Train Jam.

Hey everyone - I'm Adriel, the founder and organizer of Train Jam. I've seen these threads pop up over the last few years, and I just wanted to finally say hi and see if you all had any questions for me about Train Jam! Train Jam has gotten so much larger over the last few years than I ever...