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you had me till you said they keep the lights on in the dome all night. wonder why they are able to dim the lights in the sleeper domes but not the coach one?

true but there are some examples where its 99 percent certain a certain car will be placed in a specific location on the train...ie the Portland sleeper on the EB is always on the end...short of a private car or a freight car of some sort or car Amtrak is moving to a different point in their...

oops sorry didnt see that other thread. I think its possible Amtrak is now charging different amounts for different roomettes but also possible that when I first gave the agent my travel info, the computer assigned me a room thus taking one out of inventory and when i asked about a different...

So I booked a trip from LAX to St Louis for next month. Online it showed 1 roomette available at the 20,800 point level. I wanted to book before the points required went up so I called and booked the roomette this evening. The agent I spoke with said that roomettes 9-14 were available. I prefer...

i almost always get "call for price" if a trip involves at least two segments, whether its by train to train or bus to train or train to bus. Very annoying to have to call to find out the required number of points while I am searching for different routes.

Yes I thought that was interesting--id think that by November of 1956 most people in the country would have known who Elvis was including the telegram operator (November was after Elvis was on the Ed Sullivan and Steve Allen TV shows). Im not an expert on how telegrams worked but im thinking its...

Thank you very much for the very thorough response! I was hoping for such good info when I posted in this forum. I assume Elvis was coming from Memphis but small chance he started out somewhere else. He was known to ride the train often in the 1950's rather than fly. I know that when he...

I am a big train buff and also collect Elvis Presley memorabilia. I own a Telegram from 1956 that Elvis sent to his manager. From what ive read, Elvis took a train from Memphis to Las Vegas at this time. The person I bought the telegram from told me he thinks Elvis sent the telegram from Las...

Thanks everyone for the responses to my comment/question. Where are the delays mostly occuring? It appears that there is already a lengthy delay in the train leaving Portland headed east. I assume thats because the incoming train was so late? Why doesnt Amtrak just bus passengers between SEA/PDX...

so what are they doing with all the passengers who are missing connections to eastbound trains? putting them up in hotels and having them catch the next day's train? Im looking at going from SPK to WAS in the middle of next month and wondering what will happen if miss my connection to the...

this sure looks like a troll, a post to try to inflame others and get some folks here riled up. I have to admit, some of these tips really got me laughing though....

theres at least one Amtrak bus that leaves in the middle of the night--1:45 am for Bakersfield.

re the texas eagle--I thought the through Chicago-lax sleeper was on the rear of the train, but consist info on this threat appears to me to show that the through sleeper is towards the front of the train with other sleepers until san Antonio, then moved to the rear. can anyone confirm the...

does anybody know about the westbound EB that arrived in portland today? according to amtraks status page, it was running over 5 hours late. Last time the train was that late amtrak bussed passengers to and from spokane to points west instead of running the train the whole way. I hope my train...

i take the bus tonight. ill catch the westbound builder from shelby at 522pm tomorrow evening. ill have six hours in portland on sunday.

well guys i am off on my cross country adventure. first bus from livingston to shelby montana, then EB west to portland and then eb east to chicago, connecting to the cardinal and arriving in DC on wednesday. ill try to give you guys a trip report when i get to DC!

thanks for the great info guys!

i cant seem to find a model of the amtrak sdp40f loco. do any of the major manufacturers make one?

is the northwest rail museum in portland anywhere near union station? i hear it has some great ol amtrak locos, including a sdp40f and a f40ph......

ill be in portland for approx 6 hours in between trains in portland on sunday. is there a left luggage office there that i can store my bags at so i can go outside the station? how much is it? also does anybody know if there are any internet cafes or someplace i can log onto the net near to the...