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I'm booked on LAX->SAS departing Jan 8, 2016 and also just received an email from Amtrak with a new e-ticket showing departure at 4:00 PM instead of 10:00 PM. Rather short notice for such a drastic change and I'm lucky I noticed as I tend to ignore emails as much as possible. That's why I...

I called AGR to book my trip and was told about the new policy "because your trip is after January 1, 2013". Sorry I did not read all pages of this thread to learn the policy was rescinded ... apparently my AGR rep didn't know either.

I booked an AGR reservation a few days ago on the Sunset Limited for late January and was informed of this new policy. I asked if I could still change (not cancel) the reservation within 15 days and was told yes. Begs the question ... just change the reservation to say 2 months later then cancel...

Thanks for the advice. I ended up booking a 1-zone bedroom from Flagstaff to East Glacier Park for 20,000 points (actually 19,000 because 5% rebate using my Chase/Amtrak credit card). This trip, if booked without reward points, has a price of $2,501. The Amtrak rewards program is just...

I have about 85,000 points to burn and I'm ready for a train adventure this summer! The trip I have in mind is Flagstaff Arizona to Portland Maine but I want to go up the western coast on the Coast Starlight to Portland/Seattle then east on the Empire Builder to Chicago and beyond. This will...

I'm planning a relatively short one-zone trip this summer (San Jose to Salt Lake City) and would like to introduce two of my friends to train travel. A Bedroom would be perfect as we can take turns napping/sleeping while waiting for the scheduled 3:45 AM arrival time. I have about 60,000 AGR...

No problem. I've booked this from San Jose to Las Vegas (but subsequently had to cancel) which included bus San Jose to Stockton, San Joaquin Stockton to Bakersfield, bus Bakersfield to Las Vegas. There is also an option to bus into Santa Barbara and take the Pacific Surfliner to LAX then bus...

I called today and confirmed that everything is in order. Was told to wait another 1-2 weeks and then call back. The agent claimed rewards are posted by first-in first-out order and my third qualifying stay was on September 8 so they haven't got to me yet. No offer to apply the points...

No big deal, but today (12/9/2008) shortly after entering Louisiana, the New Orleans bound Sunset Limited was stopped and boarded by Border Patrol agents . They went through each car asking each passenger their citizenship. I’ve been on enough long distance Amtrak trains to know that coming to...

If I wanted to bring a bottle of wine on a cross country sleeper car trip do I need to be sneaky or is this no problem? Funny the last minute details I’m starting to think about as my Sunset Limited trip quickly approaches …

"Register now to earn double Amtrak Guest Rewards® points on every single Amtrak® route. Travel between September 15 and December 12, 2008 will qualify, and your double points will automatically post to your account with your travel ..."...

I just looked up San Jose to Las Vegas. There are two options: 1) - San Jose to Stockton - bus - Stockton to Bakersfield - San Joaquin - Bakersfield to Las Vegas - bus 2) - San Jose to Santa Barbara - bus - Santa Barbara to Los Angeles - Pacific Surfliner - Los Angeles to Las Vegas -...

Interesting that the conductor is top dog in the hierarchy, trumping even the engineer. Next time I’m on the train and see someone in uniform wearing a hat I’ll salute! ;) Tom collected tickets outside the sleeper car as we entered the train. On at least two occasions he assigned people to a...

I just completed a very enjoyable ride on the Coast Starlight from Eugene to San Jose. This was my first roomette trip. I look forward to many more. So is the guy who greeted me when I first entered the sleeper car and later showed me how everything works and makes my dinner reservations and...

I passed though Martinez today while on a bicycle ride and stopped to ask about parking. I can confirm that there is no limit. If I had a car I wouldn’t hesitate leaving it here. The Martinez Amtrak station is about as nice as they get. Having said that, it did appear the lot was pretty...