One thing I have not seen addressed concerning the BoA to FNBO transition is that we will not have any access to a physical bank branch. Last year the Amtrak reservation computer malfunctioned and caused my account to be suspended by Mastercard. Mastercard told me the only solution was to go...
My wife and I have done both. We decided the Bedroom was worth the extra, especially if one passenger has mobility problems. By myself I use the roomette.
Making a reservation from Los Angeles to Chicago and it won't show Southwest Chief or Texas Eagle. Only offers routing via Emeryville using Coast Starlight or bus. Had this problem before going VNC to CHI. Solved it by doing 2 trips, one VNC - LAX and then LAX - CHI. That doesn't work...
My question was answered when I called Guest Rewards to make reservations by phone. She tried routing me through San Francisco and the Zephyr to get from Van Nuys (VNC) to Schenectady, NY (SDY). Van Nuys station is in Los Angeles and only :20 from LAX. Her route would take an extra day and...
I guess it will remain a mystery. The SWC is not sold out, I can select it individually and get open roomettes. My workaround is to download the system time table and plan my trip on paper and then make reservations by phone.
When making a reservation on-line the system will select a route based on my departure and destination and not display any other routes. For example LAX to NYC, it displays Texas Eagle but not Southwest Chief, even though the Chief is shorter route. Is this the way it works now or am I missing...
I always start my trip from Van Nuys (VNC). It has a guarded park and ride lot that is free. Take the Surfliner to Union Station, 20 min. trip stopping at Burbank Airport and Glendale.
We were on the SWC on Fri 10/23 eastbound. It was raining pretty much the whole trip and the signals were unreliable because of the water so the train was pretty slow. Leaving Ft. Madison it was obvious we wouldn't make our connection with the Hoosier State in Chicago. This has happened so...