I am now in Washington Dc after leaving New York's Penn Station earlier today on the 147 Regional. My first experience of Amtrak after a few days in NY.
Thanks to kind people on here I managed to get my tickets from the Quik Tickets machine the day before and knew what to look out for in Penn...
As I ordered my tickets through Trailfinders in the UK I've only just got my Amtrak reservations.
NYP to WAS on the Regional 147
Capitol Limited Bedroom D and
California Zephyr Bedroom E
Just a couple of questions on the codes with the reservations:
What do these mean?
It says Class Y on...
I see theres a store for Amtrak merchandise on their website but I was wondering if anyone knew if these things were available anywhere else, such as the lounges or on any of the trains. The lapel pins look like they'd be great presents.
Does anybody know of anyway of seeing Amtrak routes on Google Earth? I see roads are an option but not railways.
I suppose someone could have made their own Google Hacks of routes but I am yet to find one. Just thought it'd be interesting to see :)
I've just taken a look at the Amtrak pages for the regional service for Boston - Springfield/Providence - New York - Washington, DC - Newport News. And it says this:
'The trains that run the Regional line have been redesigned to make your onboard experience the best ever. You'll find...
Hello all,
I was wondering how big a bag can you store in the overhead space in coach.
On my other trips I'll have a sleeper so it won't be an issue but I'm taking the 147 Regional service between New York and Washington DC and don't want to be causing problems with a bag that there isn't a...