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I'm on the Lake Shore Limited now. [448 (18)] The cafe attendant just made an announcement with lots of restrictions. I question two things: - FDA rules state that no personal food or drink can be brought into the cafe. - The cafe lounge is only for use of passengers who buy something in the...

Thanks so much to everyone who answered my pre-booking questions on this thread: Lake Shore Limited questions (Spring - Summer 2022) Now that the trip is coming up in two weeks, I've got more questions: - Any chance we'll get the new Venture cars on the Hiawatha either way? - What is the...

I'm about to book a coach trip for my family of 5 from MKE to BOS. On the Amtrak website, this trip is $725. But if I look up MKE-CHI and then CHI-BOS, the prices are $125 and $480, for a total of $605. What am I missing? What am I gaining by booking as one trip? I'd assume that Amtrak...

In late August of this summer my family will be taking a round trip Amtrak vacation from Milwaukee to Boston. We'll be travelling coach. I've taken several Amtrak LD trips and am familiar with the Hiawatha. But all the LD trips were in Superliner equipment. So I've got some questions about...

A few weeks before our trip, I asked a lot of questions in this thread. Thank you so much for all your help! I used the links to timetables and route guides to create a packet for each pair of seats. That was a great way to let the scouts see where we were going, how late we were, and end the...

In mid-July, I'll be traveling with a group of 23 people (8 adults, 15 scouts ages 13-17) from Milwaukee WI to Philmont Scout Ranch (Raton) in New Mexico. It has been over a decade since I last used Amtrak (SEA to MKE, coach; and MKE to NO, roomette) I'd like to get some information about what...

I was at the Wisconsin Connections 2030 transportation plan meeting in Madison tonight. There I talked to Ron Adams of WisDOT, who has been working on the Talgos and the passenger rail plans for Wisconsin. Here's some information that I got from him. Of course after the meeting I kept...

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/41608122.html State officials are seeking federal stimulus money to pay the full $519 million cost of a proposed 110-mph Milwaukee-to-Madison passenger train line, not just part of it, Gov. Jim Doyle says. If the grant is approved, trains could be...

A friend of mine is taking the Capitol Limited from Chicago to DC on January 5. He'll be in a roomette. I have a couple of questions: - Will the CCC still be the diner? - What is the normal CL consist? - What time does the train board (for the 7:05 PM departure) and is dinner served? Any...

I'm just thinking about potential rail station placement in Green Bay, and am wondering how long a train parked there would be. According the MWRRI, the Milwaukee to Green Bay service will be an extension of the Hiawatha, so I'm thinking the length of its consist is the place to start. How...

Tomorrow (Wednesday October 15) I'll be taking the Empire Builder from Milwaukee to Wisconsin Dells. The purpose of the trip is to pick up my car which broke down (fuel pump) there on Sunday. I just bought the coach ticket tonight for $33. Does anyone have any tips for this short ride? I'm...

My wife and I took a trip to New Orleans a couple weeks ago. It was our second Amtrak trip (Here's the first) and our first in a sleeper. We got lots of great advice from this forum and I'd like to extend special thanks to MStrain for his PMs. On Saturday June 7 we got dropped off at the MKE...

This Saturday (June 7) my wife and I will be going from Milwaukee to New Orleans. We rode the EB in coach last year, but this year we've got a roomette. I have a few questions. - What is the luggage situation like on the Hiawatha? We'll probably each have one suitcase, plus a backpack each...

My wife and I are taking a trip using Amtrak this June. We had been thinking of taking the CZ all the way to EMY (from MKE), but we've had a hectic spring and are just now ready to start serious planning. The one-way roomette cost on the CZ went from $590 to $947, which is too much for us. So...

On Monday January 21 2008 I was in San Antonio. It was my first time there and I was staying at the new Holiday Inn Express just down the street from the Amtrak station. After a good meal and some drinks on the Riverwalk, I walked back to the hotel, around 10:30 PM. Of course I had to stop at...

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=703666 John Gurda has a nice little story about Milwaukee's past rail stations. Three really good pictures, too.

My wife and I are planning our trip for Summer 2008. We've ridden Amtrak once, the Empire Builder between SEA and MKE. See the trip report here: http://discuss.amtraktrains.com/index.php?showtopic=21268 We've decided that we'd like to see San Francisco and also rent a car to make a loop from...

Just found this group a few weeks ago. Wished I would have seen it before our first and only Amtrak trip last June. Would have gotten many great tips! I just wanted to share our trip experience before posting soon about questions I have regarding next year's possible Amtrak trip. My wife and...