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We are traveling on the Capital Limited from WAS to CHI tomorrow. We arrive at WAS on a regional train. Am I correct that we can check our bags and get our bedroom assignments in the lounge at WAS? Or do we need to go to a ticket window? Thanks?

We will be leaving the BWI Amtrak Station for our trip to East Glacier (BWI-WAS-CHI-GPK) shortly. My wife and I are booked on the same ticket for the duration. Will we each get a "boarding pass" at the BWI station? Or do we get on the train with the one ticket we have? The same question applies...

We will be traveling to Glacier Park later this month and we have a layover in Chicago. We are scheduled to arrive at 8:45 AM and will be departing again at 2:15 PM. Where would be a good place to have lunch in the vicinity of the station? Thanks for your assistance!

I remember seeing a link to a website (I think it was a website) that showed the historical on time performance for various trains. Could anyone give me some direction as I can't seem to find it now. It would be appreciated. I am particularly interested in the Empire Builder arriving a GPK...

My wife and I are planning a trip from Florida to BAL in February. I went on line to start the booking process and noticed the red triangle stating that there is no dining car service available on the "Silver" trains. Somehow I missed hearing this news. What's going on with the dining car on...

We will be heading south on the Autotrain on 1/26. I know there have been some changes relative to dinner service. Are the dinner times still 5, 7, or 9? Also does anyone know the menu offered? Thanks!

I've been reading a lot about the delays on the EB because of freight congestion, etc. Which prompts my question. Are the delays typical for both going east and going west? Or does one direction have better OTP? The west bound EB is to arrive at East Glacier at about 6:45 PM (IIRC). If one...

We have reservations for the Auto Train heading north tomorrow. We received an alert letting us know that the train will be departed much later then scheduled. I would assume it is late heading south today. Anyone know what is happening?

Is Wi/Fi available on the Auto Train? If so is it everywhere or just in certain cars, like the lounge car? Thanks!

My son and his wife and his son are planning a trip to FL on the AT. My questions, "Can a four year old sleep with his mother in the lower bunk and father in the upper bunk in a deluxe bedroom". Reservation on line cannot be made with this configuration! As always help is appreciated!

I am currently on the Auto Train heading south. After a relatively good night of rest punctuated with the faint sound of the persistent horn blowing at crossings, a question comes to mind. Does the engineer have to manually blow the horn at each crossing or is it done automatically, perhaps by a...

Hello, Could anyone tell me if there are any rental cars available near the Tampa station? As always any help is appreciated. Thanks!

Today I booked a trip on the Empire Builder from SEA to CHI. I've been wanting to take this trip ever since my father (now deceased) made it in the late eighties. Also, I will get to visit North Dakota, which is one of the two states I've never visited (Hawaii being the other). And to make it...

It appears as though Amtrak management is failing to deal effectively with a substance abuse problem within it's ranks according to this article. Is this a cause for concern?

I recently saw a video about Acela which included an interview with the engineer. It made me curious as to what the pay scale is for an Acela engineer. Does anyone have any information?

According to this article a man falls from a train on his way to Chicago. The article does not say but I assume it was the Empire Builder. IIRC there was another case about a year or so ago where someone fell from the AutoTrain. To the best of my recollection that case was never solved. This may...

Thanks to the input from many of you we have decided to change our minds and take the CS and CZ from SEA to CHI instead of the EB this coming July. Many, many good suggestions which are always appreciated. For the last leg of the trip we need to get from CHI to BAL. My orginal plan was the CL...

Does the CS use the same tracks as the Cascade? Is there a sightseer lounge? Thanks!

My wife and I will be flying to Seattle this July to take a vacation with some family members. I have always had a desire to cross the country by train so we have decided to take the train home from Seattle to Baltimore. My father made this trip (although his trip took him to Harrisburg on the...

A very nice trip report here. Makes me want to go!