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It is a few years since I was there, but I never felt there were safety issues in Emeryville? Certainly it is not much of an interesting destination. I love San Francisco, and as mentioned above, there is a lot to see, with bus, metro, tram and cable cars to get around. I can't offer any...

Once you are aboard your train in coach, you can simply ask the Amtrak train Conductor if any sleeper rooms are available, and take it from there. At one time, unsold sleeper rooms could be bought aboard the train from your Conductor at a reduced price, but as mentioned above, they are now sold...

It could be a "glitch" in the computer, or maybe only one coach seat on one of the trains was still available in the "lower bucket". Maybe run the booking test again on a slightly different day to see what that throws up?

I have done this type of thing in the past. More to save $ than because of non availability. I book a coach seat for the first part, then book a roomette and move to the roomette at the appropriate station. No need to contact customer services. The attendant let me move early each time, but of...

Nice to see "The Great Indian Railway Atlas" getting a mention. I bought the previous edition from the India Rail Museum in Delhi a few years ago, very detailed indeed. I used to like to purchase "Trains at a Glance", a comprehensive India timetable available from most station bookstalls, but I...

Bengaluru is the "new" name for Bangalore. India is replacing many of the old colonial names. Can be a little awkward to locate the correct train stations under their new names! Bengaluru is one of the big IT places in India for call centres, etc.

The Autotrain is not something I will ever need to use, but this video popped up on my youtube feed, thought it might be of interest? It shows the whole set up from loading to arrival, with a good amount of the train facilities as well.

I almost always enjoyed two coach seats to myself on my earlier Amtrak trips, but recently the trains are much more full. I guess most folk hope for two seats, but do we really want to be unable to travel at all because trains are "full", but with only half the seats occupied? My feeling about...

I prefer a bit of time off the train. I love train travel, but I also try to make the most of the sights at journeys end. I guess it depends on the purpose of your ride, if you need to get somewhere asap, then short connection times are best, but if it is a leisure trip, then a longer break...

This Youtube channel has some very clear info on Amtrak coach seat travel, albeit about 3 years old, pricewise!

I am guessing it will in fact be a tad quicker than that 325 hours? ;) :cool:

Is there any "lounge / observation car" on the Lake Shore Limited?

I have taken the Grand Trunk Express from Delhi to Chennai, although sadly, it was the one train in India that I had items stolen while I slept. I so liked the train name, I chose it over the faster Tamil Nadu Express on a similar route. Certainly I enjoyed very many other long rides too, but...

On my recent visit to the Isle of Wight, a large island just off the British mainland, I saw what was said to be the last hovercraft operating a passenger service anywhere in the world. I was quite surprised by this information, as at one time they were seen as a modern mode of travel, here in...

Good to know you recovered well after some weeks. My own vision is fine now, related to a small issue with blood supply to one eye muscle. Probably caused by high blood pressure, or cholesterol restricting the flow, or both. To avoid a recurrence, I am on new medication, which hopefully will...

Glad to know you made a good recovery yourself Jim. Keep up the healthier lifestyle, even if it's not quite so much fun! ;)

I awoke about 6 weeks ago with double vision, and after a hospital visit and MRI scan, I was diagnosed with having suffered a minor stroke, or TIA as it is known. Vision all good now, efforts underway to reduce cholesterol, etc.. Long story short, all okay but instructed not to fly anywhere for...

I was wondering more with reference to the original proposition above, where the lead loco has "failed", possibly with the PTC or the other problems you mentioned, on the main line, and the two locos need to be moved on that main line, to a place they can be "swapped over"? Will a third loco...

Assuming that the leading loco was at fault as above, would they be allowed to move only the two loco's forward, as the same fault would still be present after they were uncoupled from the train coaches? I wonder if a third loco would be needed with correct working equipment to lead in that...

Okay, well I guess something is "unique" or it isn't, so maybe "most unique" is wrong, I will go for unique, as only two of these were built, plus one prototype. Hmm, now as there were two built, maybe I should settle on "unique train service". ;) :D The Stourbridge Town branch line is the...