Recent content by zetharion

The loaded baked potato was the best item on the menu for me.

With and without a companion coupon, one adult and one youth are the same price. Tried with two adults and same price with or without companion coupon applied. Tried in both the app and online. It says its valid on sleeper accommodations like the Roomette I was looking at. Is that something...

What a shocker, Texas Eaglette getting nothing this year.

Im one of the pickiest on Earth which is why for Flex Meals I stick with beef and taters! Not many veggies that I am a fan of. If I ever go to a fancy restaurant im ordering from the kids menu because the adult dishes have too many weird ingredients lol.

I myself dont mind the beef flex meal as its really not that bad and its the only one I ever get.

Yup, waiting forever on freight is probably the number one killer of those very mildly interested in Amtrak from ever doing it again. We need a separate passenger system but that will never happen. I havent actually ridden in coach but on my walk-throughs through them the legroom seems to be...

Cautiously optimistic about the future.

If it was through Amtrak Vacations that is NOT Amtrak. They just paid for the use of the name and Amtrak does not care what they do with it.

Would like to hear back if Amtrak actually covers your rental car and any hotel stays and meals you eat on the way home, as well as refund the part of the trip you didn't get to take. Im betting you only get the refund on the rest of the trip you didn't get to take as long as they dont consider...

I do wonder how much notice Amtrak had to at least prepare some options or relay options to passengers as they arrived at the station. Even if it was to tell passengers we can bus you to wherever but not starting until 8am or whenever. At that hour how much help is the Amtrak helpline? I...

That sucks but at least you got early enough notice to make necessary changes and were prepared for necessary changes. I have thought about a weekend type trip to OKC just to ride the Heartland Flyer myself.

Telling passengers to fend for themselves should never be an option for Amtrak. In this case Amtrak should have stepped up and taken care of the passengers that got the boot. The "Oh they will take care of you afterwards" is not acceptable. I wonder how many passengers did not have the...

Watching your train pull into Galesberg just now on Virtual Railfan lol

I would hope that since Amtrak is publicly funded that they will have zero choice in the matter and information would have to be forthcoming.

Nice trip report and some great photos! I definitely have the Canadian cross country train on my bucket list.