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"Speedometer ... drains the batter" ... I wouldn't know ... I kept it plugged into power all the time :) I kept it open and on that screen the entire time sitting on the little seat back table in front of me. A couple of times people walked by and asked about it ... or, said, "I've got the...

Oh come on ... what's not to like about crazy? :-) "I'm not crazy, I'm colorful!"

Ok ... Since I'm a newbie ... Why? Please expound on why it "Just doesn't get any better".

Just rode the SL in Sept. Yes, the "Eaglette" Coach and Sleeper are added to the back of the SL in San Antonio. Two Coaches together then the Sleeper at the back.

Ummm ... I don't know. I had the Signature Flatiron Steak as well. My wife had the salmon as was quite pleased. While the flatiron was good to Ok it wasn't impressive. And I've only had the one dinner experience. I would never order a steak at a Denny's so kinda hard to legitimately...

I really appreciated ALL of the information shared here. I ended up not getting a scanner ... however, it would've been helpful several times. - Train forced to stop as we were almost hit at a crossing. The engineers got out an inspected the train and then we moved on. - 1.5 hr wait in...

My promised Trip Report can be found here ... Sunset Limited trip report

SL Trip Report. Just rode the Sunset Limited (Sept 2023) - MRC to HOS ... Roomette booked, force "upgrade" (room change) to Accessible Room due to equipment change (car removed) - HOS to MRC ... Coach booked Booked the accommodations by specific choice as this was our first ever Amtrak trip...

I'll be able to provide a first hand report a week from today, next Monday.

@texline :) And ... if they reroute the train through Phoenix (which I doubt will happen in my lifetime) ... that probably means there won't be a stop in Maricopa. So, a new station would probably be a waste of money.

Well that then begs the questions ... Has anyone ever left their vehicle in the Maricopa Amtrak parking lot for a trip? How have the rest of you handled catching Amtrak at Maricopa?

Good point. Appreciate the "Devil's Advocate" observation. We're travelling for a wedding in Houston. This is a trial run trip of Amtrak to see what we are able to handle. I'd like to travel Amtrak around the country as we are heading into retirement. I intended to try out the...

Got it ... monitor the Amtrak tracking map. And ... at best, 2h 15m to get from YUM to MRC. Thx!

This is our first ever Amtrak trip. We are taking the Sunset Limited to Houston in mid-Sept. We live in Phoenix and it is a 1 hour drive from our house to the Maricopa Amtrak station. I've seen that the Amtrak train has been on average 2 hours late departing Maricopa (in the last month) ...

Well .. I'm guessing it is lack of equipment. Just got a call yesterday and they had to reassign me from a roomette to an accessible bedroom (for a trip 2.5 weeks out). They had to take the car I was in out of service. That signals to me that they have a very limited availability (or...