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I took my daughter and two grandchildren to Washington DC this past week. On the way from Atlanta to DC we had two roommettes but I was being stingy with my AGR points and since both children liked riding and sleeping in the coach seats, I reserved coach for our return trip. The trip there was...

Parking at the Atlanta station, or the lack thereof, has been the subject the of several posts in the past. I knew that when I had travelled in the past, we had parked short-term across the street at the Kerbela Temple so I called there to ask about long-term parking. They were extremely nice...

We recently had an accident here which involved a car crossing tracks in front of an oncoming freight train. Two young people were killed and two more severely injured. According to witnesses the train was visible and blowing the horn. Anyway, in the many reportings by the local news they have...

I am planning a long distance trip with my grandson this summer using my points. I have been on several long distance trip but I have never used my points (yes, I have many). According to the zone map, Atlanta to Seattle is a two zone trip. So, when I entered Atlanta to Seattle into the...

A couple of years ago I took my granddaughter who lives in Atlanta on a little train trip from Atlanta to Birmingham.....just to spend a little one-on-one grandmother-granddaughter time. It was also an introductory trip to the train before I took her and my oldest grandson overnight to DC. I...

I boarded the Coast Starlight on June 9 in Seattle and noticed that there were three private cars attached. I was with a rather large group and none of them had ever been on Amtrak before. It was interesting to see their reactions to the roomettes. Most were not happy because they are older...

On June 1, I'm leaving on a cruise that includes Amtrak travel from Seattle to Martinez. Anyone know how I can get my AGR points for this trip?

I was eating with my grandchildren at a pizza place in Vinings Friday evening and noticed that several freight trains passed just on the other side of the patio where we were sitting. Sorry to seem to ignorant but although I normally catch the train in Atlanta, I don't pay that much attention...

I'm looking at a New Orleans to San Antonio trip for my daughter and grandson and, of course, me :lol: Grandson and I have been on train trips before but daughter is a little unsure of it. The problem is that the Sunset arrives in San Antonio at 3:00 AM. I'm wondering how other people have...

Last Sunday afternoon, I called Amtrak to change the first part of my trip (Atlanta to San Francisco and Back) and add a sleeper. "David" was very courteous to help me cancel the first part but when it came to re-booking for the next day and adding the roommette, he quoted me a price that was...

In June I'll be on the train :D for a coast to coast (almost) trip. I'll be taking the Crescent from Atlanta to NOL; the CONO from NOL to CHI; SWC from CHI to LAX; Pacific Surfliner from LAX to Santa Barbara; Coastal Starlight from Santa Barbara to San Francisco; CZ from San Francisco to...

I've been looking forward to a LD trip for a while and finally, the time is right. So far the longest trip I've taken is Atlanta to Washington DC so I'm really excited about this. Now my problem is where to go this June??? Option 1: The Crescent from Atlanta to New Orleans; the City of New...

I've been looking at the Eastern Seaboard and French Connection by Rail trip for next June. Anyone ever use take this trip? I'm also looking at the Southern Heritage by Rail for me and two of my grandchildren during Fall Break in October. I would really appreciate anyone's thoughts on these...

Took my 10 year-old grandson to DC last October on the Crescent and he loved it. Now it's the granddaughter's turn. Since she just turned 5, we are taking a much shorter trip to Birmingham. The Crescent leaves Atlanta around 8:30am so does anyone know if we would be able eat breakfast on the...