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About to book my 2nd trip on Amtrak. How many of you purchase the travel insurance offered? Is it worth it? Or one of those things of $27 for a $600 trip is not that much and good to if you needed but no great loss if not

I’m on silver 91 now. We are running on schedule. Hopefully we get on and off the west coast before weather gets too bad. I think the 92 train today and 91 tomorrow May have the bigger issue looking at timing of storm

I’m packing some extra snacks, battery chargers, and stuff just in case I have to wait it out at a train station or sitting on the train.

I have the same question as I am on a silver headed south to ft Lauderdale on Tuesday. I’ll be on Silver headed north as well on Friday. My first ever train trip and I have to deal with tropical weather. 🤦‍♀️😎. But it is what it is.

I received a text saying train delay alert. It had my train number and said expired in 2 days. Which is day Of departure. Had alert for my return trip as well and also expires in 2 days There was no other info. Did not say what the delay is. This is for the SilverStar 91 and 92. I assume...

So what happens if I’m already on the train and they cancel. I don’t think it’s supposed to be a severe hurricane. Maybe cat 1. I just got back from camping ocean front in tropical storm Claudette 🤦‍♀️😂 so the weather doesn’t bother me. Been in many tropical systems where I live. I just don’t...

My First Amtrak trip is next week. Question about weather. It I s 5-6 days away and a lot can and will change. But out of curiosity what impact does tropical weather have on Amtrak ? I’m traveling on SilverStar next Monday/Tuesday. I should arrive in Florida about the same time as Elsa, the...

I would have never have gotten that out of Trespasser incident 😂. I need me a train travel for dummies handbook to learn the lingo. Thanks for the info.

What exactly is a trespasser incident? Someone getting on board without a ticket? My first Amtrak trip is in July on silver star 91. I was concerned the other night when I saw the 9 hour delay due to trespasser and the train sat so long in NC. Now another trespasser issue on same train. Is...

Fixed the problem. I turned notifications allowed on my phone this morning. However I also had to turn my phone off and back on. Now the status and update on the Amtrak app is clicked to on

I have a trip on silver star in July. I was trying to turn on the train and trip status option in the settings on the app. That option is not working. It is gray. Will that be something that will start working closer to my trip? If that option doesn’t work then what is the best way to know...

Sorry for all the newbie questions. How reliable is WiFi on the Silver Star 91 between Columbia SC and Ft Lauderdale. I know it won’t be 100% but didn’t know if I should download movies or will WiFi allow streaming ?

Thank you for the info.

Sorry for lack of info. Will be on Silver Star 91 departing Columbia SC departure is scheduled for 1:30 am

I tried to find these answers in the current threads but either could not find or answers were over 5 years old so things may have changed if boarding in middle of night at a station that is unmanned how do you know where to stand to get on train? Do all doors open to both get off the train...

Thanks so much for great advice

I’m meeting my son so he may take a Lyft and wait for me at the station then we will get another Lyft back to his place. This younger generation that just takes Uber or Lyft everywhere vs having a car 🤦‍♀️😁. But to be fair his work is in walking distance of where he lives. I told him that will...

I am taking my first ever Amtrak trip to Ft Lauderdale this summer. I will be traveling alone (middle age female) and the person I am going to visit does not have a car. How safe is the station in Ft Lauderdale to wait at until a Lyft or Uber driver can pick me up? It will be early evening...