Recent content by SweetSue

This post is about what caused the delay of this train and it has become an argument about what I should call a "younger than me" male passenger. Unbelievable!!

It was definitely cigarette smell.

Ok, I changed it to boy,instead of young boy and put teenager in the context. He was far enough away that although I could tell he wasn't younger than a teen I also cannot be sure that he wasn't older than a teen. He could be in his 20's. I did not have binoculars but wanted to relay the story...

DH and I are traveling home from vacation on the CZ today. We boarded this train in Emeryville on Tuesday, 6/21. It was supposed to leave at 9:10am however we were informed when we arrived that it would be at least an 11am departure because it arrived about 11 hours later than expected yesterday...

The parking lot is finished and available.

We leave out of the Toledo station tomorrow morning. We stopped by a couple of weeks ago to check out the parking situation as the last time we were there it was not finished. The new area is now available. It looks like it is supposed to be for the new building that was put there but the...

My husband and I agree that Vincent on the SWC has been the best SCA we've had so far. He always keeps fresh coffee brewing and the bathrooms are cleaned frequently throughout the trip. Always there when we needed him. Brought us a bucket full of ice for the wine we brought along to have in our...

I have been looking at prices for roomettes on the SWC for September and playing around with booking two roomettes for four people. When I go to book the roomette for the round trip, it shows that the price is $281 but once it totals it at the end the first leg of the trip shows the total of...

Thanks for the info everyone. It isn't a matter of what to do for the four hour wait, it is just wanting to get home before midnight due to working the next day. Figured we could be home by the time the train is getting ready to leave Chicago. But.... since parking is expensive and a hassle...

We are possibly taking a (round) trip on the SWC in September. We normally leave from the Toledo station to go to Chicago. Problem is that when we arrive back in Chicago we have a 4 hour or more wait to catch the LSL or CL back to Toledo which gets us in near midnight or after. I'm wondering...

I remember reading your trip report also and we discussed netbooks and internet usage before I left. Our trip was everything I hoped it would be. The few inconveniences did not dampen our mood like the guy who complained about the KFC. We were just so happy to be on the train.

I've only been in coach on the LSL. We were in a roomette on the SWC two years ago. There is much more room in a bedroom. A roomette is okay for one person or if two of you don't have a lot that you carry on with you. When the bed is made up, there is very little room between the bed and the...

Sunday, Sept 26 - Time to head home. My aunt and uncle dropped us off at Los Angeles Union Station. I went to print our tickets at the kiosk to board the Coast Starlight. This part of the trip was actually booked separately as it was an AGR reward. I got in line to check our luggage while Bob...

We booked our three week vacation last February and finally the day arrived for our long awaited trip. We left our house on Sept 11 at 4:45 am and arrived at the Toledo Amtrak station by 5:30 am. Since the long term parking is unavailable at this time, our son dropped us off. The lady behind...

Just finished a LD trip on CZ, CS and EB all in a bedroom. No sign of bugs anywhere I'm happy to say! Trip report to follow soon.