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I lived in DC area for a long time (and still do) and many times walked from Capitol Hill and other DC areas to Union Station (or vice versa). The metro also connects right there as do numerous bus lines and DC metro is also right there to take you to various places in DC, VA, and MD. There is...

Not to mention the Connector bus svc if that is still running. correcton,I meant the DC Circulator not Connector. (I've been covid hibernating)

Autotrain 53 out of Lorton for 11/9 has been canceled, I was notified by phone. Autotrain 54 out of Lorton for 11/10 is also canceled according to "train status" on Amtrak site. If any of you are stilll traveling in Nicole's path, stay safe! I appreciate all the kind and thoughtful responses!

Thank you. I was considering changing arrival to the following day, but that might not help, if the worst weather is still occurring Friday. Appreciate your response. Thank you Palmland. I was considering changing my arrival to Friday a.m. in FL, but we may also encounter the storm coming up...

It looks like my Autotrain trip is likely to arrive in Florida right about when a hurricane or tropical storm is hitting the area. Does Amtrak do anything special or different under these conditions? Thanks.

Yikes! At this point I am...more confident than before but still hoping for the best and prepared (sort of) for the worst...

Thank you, UhClem! I am much less worried now, I also spoke with my mechanic who verified that on my car, if the doors remain unlocked, the alarm will not go off.

Many on this thread have mentioned leaving a "keyless device" or a "fob" in the car. I don't have either: what I have is two keys: a "plain old key" and a key that has some buttons on it. Both are usable old-style by insertion into the locks. So, I'm assuming I leave one of these in the car...

Thank you, that is a tremendous relief.

I don't have any advice on this but I have the same issue, having encountered on Amtrak's own website the warning that I need to deactivate my car alarm or my battery might be DOA. I have spent a good deal of time on this today trying to find out how to deactivate the car alarm. I have gone page...