Recent content by Raoena

Thank you...your answer was a bit reassuring but then I found this and it seems like there may not be attendants at the station on weekends at all... I don't get how they expect people to ride the train if there's no way to find out where to board. I'm worried about my mom. I just don't get how...

Hi guys, My mom lives in Mendocino County but is staying with me in Santa Cruz to rehab from shoulder surgery. She is planning on going home by taking the 8:05am Capitol Corridor on Sunday from Diridon to Martinez and then taking the Amtrak bus from Martinez to Ukiah. She's delighted to have...

So as itturned out we were not allowed to check our bags, even though the Centralia station is listed as having baggage service. They just said there won't be anyone available at that time. I think maybe the southbound train gets into Centralia in time. I wonder if we could have checked them...

Got it! That makes much more sense than closing for the day right before the last train arrives. Thanks for clearing things up.

Thank you but that's not quite the same. In my situation the train won't make it to the station before closing time even if it is on time. The station closes at 5:15 pm and the scheduled train arrival is 5:30 pm. It seems like this train isn't in their normal service window, in other words.

Hello! My northbound #14 Coast Starlight train is scheduled to arrive at Centralia 5:30pm Monday, and the station is scheduled to close and stop baggage services at 5:15pm. Will I be able to get checked bags off the train or do I need to carry them on instead of checking them? Thanks...

@Bob Dylan, I did put my reward number in when I bought the outbound tickets (although I was only able to put it on my ticket not my 2nd passenger's ticket even though I paid for both). But since I wasn't logged in to the website when I bought the tickets, the purchase doesn't appear in my...

Hi Joel, the coach tickets for two people are $200 one way and the roomette is $700, so it's a big leap. Thank you for the tip about checking back in to see if the roomette fares have dropped. If I see the roomette fare has dropped for the way there or back, is it better to cancel and use the...

Thanks Pennyk. I got all my questions answered from searching so far, but if I can't figure something out I'll post there. I just bought some tickets! Using the info gleaned here I bought advance tickets from San Jose to Centralia and then Centralia to Seattle a week later for me and my son...

Hi, I'm here because I'm interested in taking Amtrak back and forth from San Jose, CA to Seattle WA, where my cousin lives and one of my kids is planning to start school in the fall. The only Amtrak I've taken before was the Capital Corridor, which is a lovely ride through the Sacramento Delta...