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Philadelphia has been our departing stop when we leave on long distance trips. To get to the lounge from the station you must haul your baggage up a long series of steps. We usually do that but this year myself and my wife are having back issues and am looking for an easier way to get to the...

I keep getting emails from the RPA about their Rail Nation Advocacy Symposium that will take place Friday Oct 6th to Sunday Oct 8th. in Meridian MS. According to RPA the conference will be filled with panels and presentations from local, regional, and federal speakers all discussing the very...

Michigan Central Station was once a hub of activity in Detroits Corktown area. It was an Amtrak stop until around 1987 when the railroad pulled out, left the station unused and it closed. During its years of abandonment thieves stripped out just about every wire, plumbing pipe and it was heavily...

Tried purchasing the RPA fare on a trip online today. Provided my RPA membership number and the agent asked for a "discount code" . I could not find this on the RPA site on my membership card or anywhere else. Does anyone know how you take advantage of that discount?

Booked some tickets today and was advised that a new cancellation policy is now in effect. If I understood it correctly if you cancel before 120 days of your reservation you get a full refund. Within the 120 days you will receive a voucher. If you cancel within two weeks there is a $250...

Received an email yesterday on Amtraks Mystery Bonus Points offer valid until 7/31/23. It looks like Amtrak is offering a "points boost" by providing extra points with each purchase. I purchased 20,000 + 6000 and calculated that the points cost .029 which is really not that great but when FNBO...

We have taken dozens of Amtrak trips over the years both for points and/or cash. The ones purchased for cash can be easily checked on the Amtrak website, but ticket reservations made for points do not seems to show up. Is there a way to check these reservations made using points?

I notice that Amtrak has a site or related sight for booking hotels and car rentals. On one reservation to The Spinghill Suites In Springdale UT that I checked they are offering 7000 pts for a three night booking BUT they require you to pay in advance but with cancellation privileges. My...

Many of you have used the Winslow station that is located behind the LaPosada Hotel (formerly the Harvey House) As lodging is right there its a convenient stop on the Amtrak S.W Chief. The difficultly in recent years at that destination has been the availability of rental cars. That is all...

With Amtrak going through a difficult period the last two years its seems that Amtrak management did extremely well. Judge for yourself but here is the chart.

I was watching a movie on Tubi (streaming TV) last night and several Amtrak Commercials came up during the break. The ad showed onboard pictures but then implied that wherever you want to go Amtrak can take you. The video later showed people in the outdoors in a boat in a remote setting not in...

We get quite a few questions on why Amtrak didn't pick up the midwest auto train route and there are many reasons why. For the curious I found a website showing pictures of the Midwest Autotrain terminal, its location and yard. Autotrain Old Midwest terminal pics If there is interest I can post...

We have planned a trip to the Grand Canyon North rim that will start in Winslow, AZ. The Amtrak station is at the LaPosda Hotel and we have lodged there before, Train arrives at around 8:30 PM so we will stay at the hotel for the evening. The next day we will will take a road trip to the North...

Recent derailing accidents on the EB and SWC have wiped out quite a bit of Superliner equipment of which Amtrak doesn't have a surplus of. It seems that to continue the Western routes either superliner equipment must be found, ordered or Amtrak must use what it has in Viewliners. My thought is...

Trying to book a trip Leaving May 2Oth 2023 and returning May 27th 2023 and the Amtak website will not accept my order. Trying to use points as I have 150,000 of them. What am I doing wrong?

I believe that higher gasoline prices could lead to shorter driving trips. Amtrak ridership could go up but the mentality of the American people would need to change into accepting passenger rail as alternative transportation. Most of the people that I speak with know nothing about it, and...

I was just corresponding with a friend who made a trip on the Autotrain yesterday. He reported that there was only one open cafe car, the train had no dining cars open and that meals were served in their rooms. Breakfast was a "grab and go" event. The staff told him all this was the result of...

For the past 18 years myself and my wife have mainly taken train vacations together. Next year she has chosen to vacation with her sister and that means I will take a solo vacation. While over the years we have met many solo Amtrak travelers and they seem to be perfectly happy. it would be a...

Just noticed that Amtrak now sends a security verification code so that you can get into the Guest Rewards and booking site. It accepts my user name and password but after putting in the verifcation code that they sent it says "Verification codes do not match" Tried this a few times without...

Will probably be taking a trip next week from NYP to AMS (Amsterdam NY) via Amtrak Empire Service. We have never taken the Empire service before. Coach fare is $76 while business class is priced at $181.00. For over double the price what extra amenities are included in business class? AFAIK...