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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 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...

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...

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!

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...

Now i am not your average amtrak rider.... i dont live where amtrak goes. First friday night i will take a bus overnight, arriving in shelby mt on saturday morning. I will spend the day in shelby (where i hope to get some good photos of the eastbound empire builder) before leaving on the...

im thinking of first taking the west bound zephyr from salt lake city, then connecting to the starlight (same day) then connecting to the empire builder in portland on the same day. i know i have brought up the subject before, but what do you think are the chances ill be able to make the...

Anybody here ever ridden a freight train? my grandpa said that back in the good ol days many people did this. but these days, it seems all the railroads have police who will arrest people riding on the trains. I also have heard about freight railroad gangs. they sound pretty dangerous. if it...

Hey, can somebody tell me how the thruway bus services works? lets say for example i want to take a train from salt lake to emeryville. i want to catch the thruway bus in idaho. do i get a ride on the bus for free to connect to the train if i buy my ticket in advance?

Hey, any of you guys got any good ideas for possible changes to amtrak's timetable? I think it would be good if they delayed the start of the empire builder by an hour. that would give passengers 2 hours to connect to the builder in portland from the coast starlight. also delaying the...