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    How to get seats together

    We are going from Reno to Denver in July. Any suggestions on getting good seats together?
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    Baggage Service Oakland Connecting to Fisherman’s Wharf

    The idea of "self checking" sounds much better to me. Having bags where you can get to them is always nice. Also, assuming you may have to drag bags at some or all points on your trip helps set yourself up for a GOOD trip. Some folks take so much crap, and often can not manage it, they just...
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    Washout between Provo and Helper. Based on info from train orders

    So, it was stuck in Helper, UT starting at 12:33am and left at 10:40am this morning. On those long stops, do they let people wander off the train into town, etc? Of course, with that timing, there would be few options, but... I did notice there are a few options to resupply food close by...
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    Calif Zephyr Arrival in Calif vs Departure Next Morning Delays

    Am I making a correct assumption that the train gets into Emeryville and sits there until it leaves at 9:10am the next day? We are staying Sat night at the Hyatt House across the tracks, so should see it sitting there. Maybe on a side track? Also.... if it is leaving late, I assume they do...
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    Washout between Provo and Helper. Based on info from train orders

    Oh Oh We are taking CZ heading east on Sunday 11th. Updates?
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    Calif Zephyr Arrival in Calif vs Departure Next Morning Delays

    I get that trains get delayed and will live with that. CZ is scheduled to leave heading eastbound at 9:10am. I assume the actual equipment for that trip is the westbound #5 that arrives at 4:10pm the day before. So, a pretty good amount of time for the turn. Looking at the last week or so...
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    Traveling With a Kid...not your own?

    What sort of problems? On Amtrak or the plane? I am going to guess air travel since Amtrak does not seem to check IDs and therefore would have no idea about last names, etc.
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    Will LD on time be changing?..

    No idea what the "outcome" was and what was in question. But I doubt anything can change how Amtrak operates.
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    Booking Amtrak tickets with Amtrak credit card sends me to fraud dept

    I know this is common practice for folks, but I have stopped doing it. In fact, I can not remember the last time I did it within the U.S. I have done it for intl. We travel just about monthly somewhere across the country. We never notify anyone. We each carry 2-3 different credit cards as...
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    Booking Amtrak tickets with Amtrak credit card sends me to fraud dept

    Not sure why there is a worry if someone gets your CC number?! If they do, you just get a new card. We do everything and I mean everything possible online giving out various CC info daily. Sure, fraud has happened, but we have 30+ CC's. Never been an issue and never had to pay a dime.
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    Newbie traveling LFT - LAUS

    Took awhile to figure it out... are you coming from Louisiana to LA? The LA is a rather common abbreviation, but the rest? LFT, LAUS, SSL To assume everyone understand what and where... well... it took me quite some time. Best of luck. Your biggest issue is going to be what you have to carry...
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    Same Fare, regardless of day

    IF that happens to be the lowest fare, and nobody (or very few) has booked it yet (9 months out)... then I guess it could be accurate. Let me add.... I just looked at 30 days in Aug/Sep and the fare you show is well above what any day is showing. So, wondering why that fare is so high. Just...
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    Delays on #6 - California Zephyr - Bus, etc (also, vacating Roomette Midtrip)

    On our trip on the Empire, we had friends with a roomette directly across the hall. While in the room, we both kept the curtains open so we could see scenery out both sides of the train.
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    Delays on #6 - California Zephyr - Bus, etc (also, vacating Roomette Midtrip)

    Since we may be in our roomette during part of the trip, how do we know which side we are on. Do sleepers always head in the same direction? We are in roomettes and using this as a reference.
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    Delays on #6 - California Zephyr - Bus, etc (also, vacating Roomette Midtrip)

    Or just pull it down yourself. On one trip, I was a bit travel weary (motion sickness) right after breakfast. Went back to roomette and pull the top bunk down. Then I stayed in the bunk until lunchtime, then I was okay.
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    Delays on #6 - California Zephyr - Bus, etc (also, vacating Roomette Midtrip)

    Came across the delay in another thread, but that was a bit off topic, so starting new one here. We taking #6 from SanFran (Emeryville actually) to Denver in mid August. While looking at the schedule from past trips, I see it often is a few hours late into Denver. No big problem for us. We get...
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    Meals in the room?

    So, maybe we should tip the engineer too?
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    Fewer sleepers on California Zephyr?

    Tell me more about #6 on 7/11. We are taking this train from CA to Denver the middle of August. While checking past stats, I noticed that train seemed to start in Reno. What did they do with the folks that had planned to board in CA?
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    Meals in the room?

    In tipping threads here (and many other non-train boards) often ends up with this sort of statement. I find it of very little help for those trying to understand what they should tip. What that statement says is that no tip is totally okay. Many people do not have a clue what would be normal...
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    Charlotte Gateway Station

    FYI - the connection between a city building a new station and Amtrak running/ADDING multiple trains is a real stretch. Just a reality check.
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