Recent content by wordsmith

@Exvalley Thanks for posting! I was having the exact same issue and tried everything. Was waiting for an Amtrak callback and then realized thanks to your post that you cannot book these low fares with points...despite the website allowing you to get to the very last "purchase" click before...

Has anyone actually successfully booked a bedroom for $389? I am looking on multiple non-blackout dates and see coach (no thanks) for $58 for two people and bedrooms the typical $1,300+

Thought folks might appreciate a recap of a recent, late November Auto Train experience. Round trip LOR>SFA and back. Have been on this train several times before but not since Covid. Masks enforced at the stations, which was comforting, but mostly waited outside. Still have to manually check...

Happy to report that I spoke with a very friendly and helpful Amtrak agent today. Given the circumstances, I had to cancel a long distance biz/pleasure trip for this month and wasn't in a position to rebook yet. Though the trip was imminent, she refunded all points to my account (one leg) and...

Wait a second...how come when I looked at cancelling the long distance trip I have planned for late March the website was showing me penalties applied? What were you able to cancel with no penalty? I have not called in yet because we are still on the fence about going but I assume it will be a...