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I haven't visited this forum in awhile but have taken 17 long distance trips over the years. I am going to NOL from CHI. I want to park at Union Station and I want to know: is the parking garage really close to the station? Are there always available places to park? And how much per day? I'll...

I recently asked some questions about the Galesburg station and received some good information. I am now asking the same about Ottumwa, Iowa. Is there long term free parking at the station? I do know there is an AmericInn only a block or two away...Thank you.

I have a sister-in-law who lives in Sallisaw, Oklahoma near the railroad tracks and says the Amtrak passes by her house. I can't believe that is so. Could it ever have been rerouted through Sallisaw?

Forgive me if this has been covered. Two things heard while riding the Chief and Coast Starlight to Carmel CA which I would like to clarify. Can anyone tell me about the new digital tickets and how they will work? A fellow diner who seemed a bit of a know-it-all says there will soon no...

What is the best way to take the train to Carmel CA? I will be taking the CZ to Emeryville, or could take the SWC to LA, but after that I'm open to any public transportation to get to Carmel. Also any suggestions for lodging in Carmel.

Planning a trip to San Diego in January. Don't know anything about the city. Is Old Town the best area to stay as a tourist? What hotels would be closest to the Amtak Station? Thanks in advance.

I am going to Dallas to see my son and was thinking of making a mini vacation within a vacation by taking the Trinity Rail to Fort Worth and doing some tourist things there. Would like to know of a hotel close to the station in Fort Worth and also some suggestions of things to do for a day...

I just now booked a trip to Denver. I am scheduled to come back on a Sunday morning via the bus to Raton and then picking up the Chief. I am staying at the Comfort Inn downtown and didn't have any fears of walking down the 16th street mall at probably about 4:30 in the morning to get to the...

I recently started using the AGR points, probably several thousand dollars late but nevertheless. Now that I am participating got confused and found they were not showing up after I did take trips and realized or maybe they told me- that you have to let them know you were in the program...I...

I have reservations to stay at the Comfort Inn in Chelsea in a few days. I will arrive at New York Penn at 6:35 PM on a week night. Google maps show the distance to my hotel as being .7 miles and taking 13 minutes to walk. I will have one piece of rolling luggage and will be alone. I have no...

On the Amtrak Status Maps when you look at the details sometimes it says CT by a station. What does that stand for?

Forgive me if I have asked this before but its time to get serious as I am making reservations to be in NYC the last week in May and I have no idea where to stay. I didn't hear alot good about the Pennsylvania Hotel and I had considered the Best Western Convention Hotel but sometimes the...

Home from New Orleans and planning my next trip. Joining my brother and wife in NYC via KCY last week of May. I have long wanted to ride the Cardinal but it seems that the roomettes are usually sold out plus I would stay an extra night in CHI so as not to be bustituted from GBB as I have seen...

"Riding on the City of New Orleans" and staying in a guest house reputed to be the legendary "House of the Rising Sun" Just returned home from a round trip ride to NOL. I live in Arkansas 10 hours from NOL, but drove 5 hours to KCY taking the Chief to CHI another 7 hours and another 17 to...

Planning a trip to New 0rleans aboard the City of New Orleans. When trying to use the status maps with the dixielandsoftware I find that it works fine on my PC but not on my ipad which of course travels with me. Does anyone know why this would be so?

This may be a "dumb" question to some and maybe I should ask USARAIL. Suppose you have made several different reservations for several different trips. You choose to pick your paper tickets up at the ticket counter before you depart. Can you pick them up separately -each one at the time of...

Does anyone have any advice, caveats, or experiences to share while riding or making connections during the night the time changes especially in spring. This year it will be March 13th.

Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced hotel in the French Quarter?

http://kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_3192.shtml This is a story which happened in my home state of Iowa. The track crosses this man's driveway and apparently according to the story the train is not even required to whistle.

Am planning to book a trip in near future which will involve leaving KCY on the SWC and arriving in GBB and waiting the afternoon for the CZ to DEN. I often look at the Amtrak status website and map and I don't understand the service disruption part of it. When it says a service disruption...