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Well, I applied and was approved. Thank you for your input, everyone!

Is there an phone number that can be called to make automated payments for this card, or do they insist on paying through their website?

Thanks for the replies. Regarding the annual fee, I seem to remember reading that the first installment is added to the first monthly payment, but I can't seem to remember where I saw that at. Is that correct?

Well... my trip is scheduled to start on train 5 out of Chicago on June 12 in car 0532. I'm wondering if I should try to contact Amtrak at the Select member phone number or just wait it out and keep trying to rebook in a base car. Does anybody have advice on this?

Has anybody heard any updates on possible plans to add the 32 sleeper back to the California Zephyr? I have a reservation that was made back in January in both the 0532 and 0632 in bedrooms in mid-June of this year. I have been consistently checking, and there is no bedroom availability in any...

Hello, I have been looking into the Amtrak Guest Rewards Preferred Mastercard due to the fact that it currently has a 40,000 point bonus. I was wondering if anybody here had any input on good or bad experiences with the card, and if people generally recommend it? I like to take long-distance...

Hello all, I'm thinking of planning my next long-distance Amtrak trip next summer, but I'm not sure if I should wait a few months before booking, to see if buckets drop, or if they're more likely to rise over that time period. I was wondering if anybody has any idea on when the buckets may be...

Hello, My brother and I recently took a round-trip on the City of New Orleans and Capitol Limited, and I thought I would post about the experience. Our itinerary began with the CONO on the 8th of this month. We took it north to Chicago, and then spent a couple of days at a motel in Aurora. We...

I completely agree. The biggest issue I had with this ordeal was the fact that I was only given a week's notice. Had I been notified earlier, I may have been able to book something on another train to LA a few days earlier or later. Speaking for myself, I don't have the app, but haven't really...

Well, I ended up booking a trip on the Capitol Limited from Chicago to Washington DC, for better or worse, so my brother and I can have some sort of summer train trip. Due to him being in college and me not being able to reschedule a vacation from work very easily, next week is about our only...

I'm not sure. The only information anybody could give me was that it was due to an equipment shortage, and that the car I was in (331 and 431) was unavailable.

I have submitted a complaint email to Amtrak, for what it's worth... not that I expect anything out of it. After doing some thinking, I don't think I'll be able to reschedule any time soon, so I may try to book another trip so the vacation is not a total bust. The only train that seems to have...

Thank you for your reply. The trip was intended as a vacation for my brother and me. We didn't so much care about going to Los Angeles, we just wanted to take the Chief for the experience of the train trip. I'm not sure that I can reschedule anytime this year due to my work schedule. Now with...

Hello all, I just received a phone call and email from Amtrak stating that my round-trip reservation on the Southwest Chief next week has been downgraded from bedroom to coach accommodations both ways due to what was described as an equipment shortage. I was issued a refund in the amount of the...