Recent content by Randall

I was on 28 / 8 eastbound EB from PDX to CHI on Jan 20, three weeks before your trip, Trampy. Same thing happened to us - No sightseeer lounge in the consist, so deprived of the main reason one makes this trip, especially with a daytime transit of Glacier National Park. As we were in a...

Had plans to take 14 from VNC to SEA on Jan 14, 2023 but it was cancelled due to the storms in SoCal. Successfully took 28/8 from PDX to CHI on Jan 20, 2023; great trip but the consist did not have a Sightseer lounge. It could have been anarchy feeding the coach passengers, but to their...

All - thank you for your considerable responses. I eventually raised customer service and the agent offered a 100% value voucher for the room portion. I accepted. Already cashed this voucher for another try at #22 DAL > CHI in a roomette in October. Wish me luck. #gluttonforpunishment

On May 16, I rode the TE from DAL to CHI in a roomette. An otherwise great trip was ruined by the lack of working A/C in the entire sleeper. All other cars had a proper temperature. The stifling heat in the room made the trip unbearable. I tweeted @Amtrak which led to a back-and-forth via...

This summer, I will be taking 4 different trips on Amtrak and would appreciate any words of guidance on things to watch out for, pitfalls, lessons learned, etc. from the experienced readers in forum. In order, my 2 sons and I will be on the following trains in late June / early July: SW Chief...