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Taking 29 out to South Bend for Michigan State-Notre Dame this weekend. The hotels in South Bend require a minimum stay of 2-3 nights during Notre Dame football weekends, which we were not willing to pay for when we needed one at most. So we'll be getting off 29 in the morning, spending the...

My mom has 3 one class upgrade coupons (all with her name on them) that she received for reaching Select status this year. Would it be possible for me to use one of her upgrade coupons on the Acela, provided that she buys me the ticket with her credit card, and, if necessary comes, to WAS with...

We're taking the regional in coach up to NYP tomorrow to connect to the LSL. We have a sleeper on 49. Can we use the Club Acela in DC or just in NYP? Hoping we can use it in DC because the train is going to be packed with Capitals fans headed to NY for game 3, and being able to use the CA...

Has anyone at Amtrak given any thought to gutting the 2 prototype Viewliner sleepers and sending them up to Elmira to be rebuilt (similar to what Amtrak is doing with 8400 at Beech Grove)? CFA is going to be building 130 Viewliners, so one would think they could outfit the gutted shells of the...

I'm 17, and like most 17 year olds, I am strapped for cash. I live less than an hour from DC, which as we all know, is Amtrak's national headquarters and home of Union Station and the fairly large Ivy City maintenance base. I've been considering contacting Amtrak Human Resources in D.C. for a...

We're headed to ORL on 97 later this week. If we decide to check bags to Orlando, how long would we have to wait to claim them? I know Orlando handles a lot of bags because it's such a popular destination. We'll have a bedroom suite on 97, so our other option would be to utilize that storage...

Found this documentary on youtube from 2006 that apparently was never released. Good interviews, interesting C-SPAN footage, much discussion of Amtrak's troubles during the Bush era. Keep in mind this was before we had the stimulus and Obama's passenger rail-friendly administration...

With the world series being played along the NEC this year, I would have to imagine the Yankees and Phillies will be using Amtrak to travel between NYP and PHL. What kind of equipment does Amtrak have in reserve for charters for world series teams? GO YANKEES! :D

With the heritage diners set to be replaced within a few years, is there any possibility of a small fleet being kept around (say the 4 or 5 in the best condition)? Suppose Amtrak rebuilt the interiors, making them similar to those of the Pacific Parlour Cars. The kitchen could be removed and...

Nice look at how train travel used to be. Kid appears to be riding the Super Chief from Chicago to Lamy.

Sorry if someone else has brought this up already. Amtrak intends to issue a competitive Request for Proposal for a vendor to design, manufacture and deliver 130 “Viewliner 2” Long Distance Single-Level Passenger Cars, with an option for Amtrak to purchase up to an additional 70 cars. The...

Could someone please post the Silver Service schedules for 1998, if possible? 1997 or 1999 would also be fine if no one has 1998. The Silver Service trains were among the first Amtrak trains I was exposed to, so I've been wanting to find out a little bit more about the service in those days...