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  1. Cristobal

    Puzzle me this...

    I was a little bummed out to see my fav points-run return train showing sold-out(???) for this coming Sunday so I started looking at alternate plans. Then, curiosity got me looking a bit further and for some strange reason the Amtrak website is showing #733 as 'sold-out' every Sat and Sun for...
  2. Cristobal

    Chicago transportation options

    I'll be killing a few days in Chi-town during an upcoming 'CZ r/t & Chicago layover' vacation. I'm looking for some advice on the best/cheapest way to get from the Magnificent Mile area (where I'll be staying) to the Museum of Science & Industry on one day and to Wrigley Field on another. I've...
  3. Cristobal

    A real live 'Julie' call...

    My very first trip on Amtrak (over 2 yrs ago) began a month or so before with an automated 'Julie' message informing me of a route change (CZ #5 going thru WY instead of the Rockies). I more recently had another automated 'Julie' call informing me of a bus-bridge being utilized during a recent...
  4. Cristobal

    An interesting twist to rewarding AGR points...

    Taking advantage of the NTD triple points promotion I did an overnight run from SJC to LAX on the CS leaving on 5/7 and returning on 5/8. When points for that trip posted they showed a 'transaction date' of 5/6 for the first leg giving me only double points and not the triple points that I was...
  5. Cristobal

    An unusual consist on a very late #5 (12)...

    This train had me 'sweating bullets' in Reno waiting for it's delayed arrival because I needed to be able to catch the last CC in EMY to get me back to my truck parked at GAC. Amtrak Status, when checked late Sunday night, was showing a 4 hour delay into SLC for the 5. :o Checking early...
  6. Cristobal

    A temporary southbound CS (#11) detour...

    ...is sounding like a 'for sure' thing. :huh:
  7. Cristobal

    Close connections...

    I'm making a trip up to Reno and back in a few weeks time and I just find it kinda funny that Amtrak offers up a connection between the CC and the CZ of only 7 min at EMY (a weekend trip, arrive EMY 9:03 AM, depart EMY 9:10 AM). I've ridden this CC train (#724 which overnights at SJC) many...
  8. Cristobal

    My first online reservation modification...

    Earlier this week I had made a reservation to make a 'snow run' trip to Reno and back on the CZ. A number of things made me reconsider the timing so I went to Amtrak to check fares for a r/t one week later. To my surprise the fare was less so I first thought of booking a new trip and then...
  9. Cristobal

    Have new AGR rules killed my fav points run?

    I just got off the phone with an AGR rep about missing points from a points run that I took on 10/24. GAC to MTZ MTZ to OKJ 1 1/2 hr layover to get some lunch and do a walk-about OKJ to GAC It's always been counted as three trips in the past. However, after about 10 minutes on hold the rep...
  10. Cristobal

    This could impact the CZ and CS as well...

    The verdict is supposed to be read here shortly. I'm afraid that regardless of what it is there will be trouble in Oakland. :(
  11. Cristobal

    TAC to SJC on the Coast Starlight

    ...a more detailed report when I can find the time. ;) Some quick and random observations: The only real bad thing about the whole trip was that it was simply too short. At just a little under 24 hrs (10:30 am Monday to 10:00 am Tuesday) there just wasn't enough time on that wonderful...
  12. Cristobal

    I experienced the limitations of the cab-car today...

    Riding back from SAC on the CC 729 this morning we lost HEP somewhere between MTZ and RIC. Since this is a 'pull' direction for CC it didn't do much noticeable besides kill the A/C and the overhead lights. There were still sparse lights on (battery-powered DC I'm guessing?) and the doors still...
  13. Cristobal

    No more AAA discount on weekend CC trains?

    I'm sitting here trying to book a multi-city trip for this Sunday and it's not letting me use the AAA discount. However, if I pick a train for Monday it does and I also did a test booking on the CS which also let me apply the discount. A Saturday CC train is a no-go for AAA as well. What's up...
  14. Cristobal

    Hell, I coulda done that...

    I have a trip coming up late May where I had originally booked the CS, PDX to SJC. I've decided for a number of reasons to start that trip in TAC instead. My original reservation had me in room #4, car 1132. While indeed farthest car from PPC, Dining car, and SSL I had decided that the lesser...
  15. Cristobal

    How I spent my Sunday...

    I'm posting this as a continuation of the thread I started in the general discussion forum. I started thinking about the trip I took yesterday a few weeks ago after I learned that one could earn up to 400 AGR points/day by riding 4 different segments. I was also aware of the upcoming...
  16. Cristobal

    What a relaxing way to spend the day...

    Took a little trip today on 4 different trains. I sat in 3 different style coach cars including an old Superliner that they are using on the Capitol Corridor as a cafe car (downstairs). I also had a chance to check out a real cafe car (upstairs) with some neat little booths and cool little...
  17. Cristobal

    Amtrak America 2010/2011 edition

    I got mine in the mail yesterday and I must say that there is a lot more info to be had in this edition than there was in the one that I got last year before my very first trip on Amtrak. This edition even includes the floor plans (with room numbers in the sleeper cars!) and sleeper room...
  18. Cristobal

    Cancel & re-book online or modify by phone?

    I've decided to change my planned trip on the EB from a November date to a September date. I already know that I'll be paying a bit more since I had been lucky enough to get the lowest bucket roomette price in November but that price is already gone for the September date that I'm looking at...
  19. Cristobal

    I'm hooked...

    I lurked here a bit before my first Amtrak trip last year on the CZ and I've been back since booking another trip later this year on the EB. I'm getting so antsy for another train ride that I've decided to take the CC to Sacramento on a Saturday just to see the Railroad Museum, have lunch, and...
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