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    Amtrak dining and cafe service

    It's current information. "Traditional Dining" is the name for the full sit-down meals that are served on certain long-distance trains.
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    Amtrak dining and cafe service

    The Auto Train has traditional dining, so the dining car is open but you have the option of having it delivered to your room.
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    Amtrak dining and cafe service

    I rode the TE a few weeks ago and the CCC was closed unless you were eating a meal. They didn't make any announcement that it was closed and there were no signs but I was told to go back to my room when I tried to sit there to see St. Louis.
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    Amtrak long term service cancellations and restorations (2022-2023H1)

    Amtrak has published its cancellations/modifications due to the 1/29 winter storm. I was supposed to take the Cardinal eastbound yesterday but canceled because of the weather. My would-be return flights have already been canceled with no alternatives unless I got off before PHL so looks like I...
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    Amtrak long term service cancellations and restorations (2022-2023H1)

    That’s “normal” for the new schedules. The Empire Builder is canceled Thursday and Friday every week and the Coast Starlight is canceled Tuesday and Wednesday each week. Almost all long distance trains are being cut back to 5 days a week until at least March 27th. A few pages back on this thread...
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    Bid Up questions and experiences

    I’ve only used BidUp once, and it was from a roomette to bedroom on the Empire Builder. Minimum bid price was $270, so I did that and got it.
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    5(23) Stopped at Winter Park Resort

    Definitely not the worst place to spend a few hours! We are allowed to get off, but we can’t leave the platform, which isn’t surprising. We’re leaving Winter Park Resort soon to pull into a siding, wait for the freight to clear, back out of the siding, and then pull into Winter Park-Fraser...
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    5(23) Stopped at Winter Park Resort

    I’m onboard the Zephyr right now and we are stopped at the Winter Park Resort due to a disabled freight train closer to the Fraser station. The freight train is waiting on a new crew since their time expired. ETA is about 3 hours. Conductor said he’s going to call the resort and Amtrak to see if...
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    Possible trip to New Orleans in July

    There is a city bus but it only takes you about half the distance if I remember correctly. You would have to walk the rest. It’s only about half a mile though.
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    Silver Star/Silver Meteor combined train (Jan - Oct 2022)

    From what I could tell from my trip on 92 yesterday there was only one attendant for the dining car, but barely anybody actually sat and ate in the dining car. Most people ate in their rooms..
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    Silver Star/Silver Meteor combined train (Jan - Oct 2022)

    I’m on the same train and from what I can tell there are at least 3. I haven’t seen 9210 or 9211 but there were attendants standing at the 12, 13, and 14 car when I boarded in Tampa.
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    Silver Star/Silver Meteor combined train (Jan - Oct 2022)

    We've only seen one of the new 91 consists, but 9111 was a Viewliner I. 9811, assuming they keep the same previous 97/98 consist when the Silver Meteor restarts, is also a Viewliner I.
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    Silver Star/Silver Meteor combined train (Jan - Oct 2022)

    You can call and ask for the 10, 12, or 14 car as it seems those are consistent Viewliner II’s as of right now. Keep in mind you may get an agent who doesn’t know how to switch you without charging the current bucket fare, so you can either ask to talk to a supervisor or call back later and see...
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    Silver Star/Silver Meteor combined train (Jan - Oct 2022)

    5 coaches, cafe, diner, 5 sleepers has been the consist for 3 days now on 92.
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    Silver Star/Silver Meteor combined train (Jan - Oct 2022)

    Passenger. The titles beneath the names are just forum ranks based on the # of posts you make.
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    Silver Star/Silver Meteor combined train (Jan - Oct 2022)

    Looks like we'll be on the same train! I am on 92 tomorrow to NYP.
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    Silver Star/Silver Meteor combined train (Jan - Oct 2022)

    92 has 4 engines again today. I wonder if they experienced problems only running 2 engines when they first combined the consist Monday and decided to run 91/92 with 4 engines for the time being. Either that or they are moving spare locomotives up north. They are also towing an Amfleet coach...
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    Silver Star incident near Lakeland (1/18/22)

    9213 is a Viewliner I painted in the Phase 3 livery if I'm not mistaken. It has a rear window (unlike the VL2's) and no underskirt protecting the car components (at least from what I could tell from the camera)
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    Silver Star/Silver Meteor combined train (Jan - Oct 2022)

    Today's 92 consist: 4 engines 5 coaches 1 cafe 1 diner 5 sleepers: 3 Viewliner II's (9210, 9212, 9214), 2 Viewliner I's (9211, 9213) 1 baggage Identical consist to yesterday (other than there being 2 additional engines)
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