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    Two Week Amtrak Vacation (4/9-4/22)

    I don't have pictures downloaded from phone yet, but you've seen similar pics, so not really necessary. Trip Agenda: Buffalo to Chicago (LSL) (4/9) Chicago to Seattle (EB) (4/9-4/11) Seattle to LAX (CS) (4/12-4/13) LAX to New Orleans (SL) (4/15-4/17) New Orleans to Chicago (CONO) (4/20-4/21)...
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    Amtrak #2, departed 4/15/22

    I'm currently sitting on the #2 which departed yesterday (4/15). We departed 45 minutes late of the scheduled departure time of 10pm, due to some equipment issue. I awoke at just before 6am and we were/are stopped about 100 miles West of Maricopa. We have been sitting still since I awoke 3...
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    Sunset Limited/Texas Eage bridge fires causing service disruptions

    Sunset Limited Train 1 which departed New Orleans (NOL) on 4/6 will now terminate in San Antonio (SAS) due to a bridge fire east of Alpine (ALP). For further assistance please call 1-800-USA-RAIL. Sunset Limited Train 2 which is scheduled to depart Los Angeles (LAX) on 4/6 is now cancelled due...
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    Difference in Duration of Same Route in Opposite Directions

    So, small thing but something I just noticed. The longer Western Routes are all under an hour difference in duration depending on which direction you are taking it (EB, SWC, SL, CZ). Yet the much shorter trip the Coast Starlight has an hour and a half difference; it is an hour and a half...
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    Where is #8 departing on 3/7?

    I have been following the map and for some reason this train isn't visible anymore... https://asm.transitdocs.com/map It should be near Chicago, though last time I saw it, it was 4+ hours late, I believe in Minnesota... Amtrak train status says is was delayed...
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    Seattle Baggage

    I am arriving on the #7 at 10:25am from Chicago. I'm staying at the Embassy Suites right next door. I won't be able to check in that early and want to explore Seattle during the day (Pike Market, Smith Tower, etc.). Is there a metropolitan lounge at King Street Station where I can store my...
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    How Often Does This Happen: trains over 24 hours late?

    Checking out the Amtrak live train map and strange things are happening with #7 (Empire Builder). First of all there are 4 trains for route #7 all on the track. The 1/4 train is 33 hours late and motionless a few stops from Seattle, the 1/5 is 13 hours late, only a few hours distance behind the...
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    Amtrak Station to Hotel

    I'm going to be doing Empire Builder from Chicago to Seattle, Coast Starlight from Seattle to LA, Sunset from LA to New Orleans, and CONO from New Orleans to Chicago in April. I'll be staying 2 nights each in Seattle, LA, and New Orleans. I'll be staying right next to the station in Seattle...
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    Amtrak Ticket Details Added

    I have looked at my tickets after signing in at amtrak.com. Today I looked and when you click on your route and then view details, it now has the detailed schedule with all stops listed (I'm 99% sure this wasn't previously there). For instance on the Empire Builder, it reads as follows...
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    Bedroom Orientation for Coast Starlight

    So, I've been devouring posts here and on YouTube to prepare for my April trip...one of my US loop segments is the CS...headed south from Seattle to LAX...I've got bedroom E... I've seen a few posts in the last 24 hours saying that southbound the bedrooms are on the east (non-ocean view)...
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