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    Recent Trains Opinion piece on freight mergers

    A commentary in the last issue of Trains "Uniting East and West to boost traffic" urges consolidation of the other class 1s to get transcontinental freights. Of course, this is at the expense of megamergers and anti-trust issues IMHO. Anyone else read it? My suggestion: Instead of allowing the...
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    Do you have to request in advance that the wall be opened when getting the two-room combination?

    For the first time in our lives, we are getting two attached bedrooms. We're doing it on both directions on the Chief. After I had to change dates because our March train was cancelled, the agent asked me if we wanted to have the wall opened. I told her "Of course". She said that was not...
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    Will using upper bed mattress on lower bed work?

    On our last trip, we were in a bedroom. The biggest limitation is that when the bed is in use, getting to the sink is a tight fit so my wife came up with the idea of not putting the bed flat but having the SCA make it up in the reclining (i.e. not the straight back but not the fully extended)...
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    Amtrak can be so good and so bad - all in one day!

    First, they cancel ONE of our four trains (return from ABQ to CHI) on our March trip with no explanation. This is to visit where we got married 50 years ago this year. They sent me a notification on my phone with no explanation. So I click on the link and it brings up the app which says the same...
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    Sky Railway is running from Santa Fe to Lamy!

    There used to be a tourist railroad that ran between Santa Fe and Lamy called Santa Fe Southern". They died off a number of years ago. They have come back from the dead as Sky Railway and my brother in Santa Fe says they run regularly with dinner trains and a lot more!
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    Two different headlines on Brightline accident

    NBC News: Two killed in Florida train crash after car ignores crossing gate Fox News: 2 killed after Florida high-speed train hits car on railroad crossing north of Miami One makes it clear where the fault lies. The other does not. Sad that some companies mislead the public so often. One has...
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    Amtrak Silver Train leaving Denver after Rocky Mtnr meetup?

    The latest AAA "Go" magazine just arrived. It had a hype article on the Rocky Mountaineer in Colorado. Right in the first section, it mentioned that while the Mountaineer was in Denver, the "Zephyr pulled alongside". The RM customers made comments about better food and windows then, per the...
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    Hinton WV station platform - big mistake?

    Hinton, WV station is getting a new, much extended, platform and it looks just about finished. UNFORTUNATELY, this might be a major screwup. When we returned to Hinton, I mentioned to the conductor about the new platform. The whole thing is on a big curve and he said they built all the new part...
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    CPKC and Amtrak. A possibility?

    I was looking at the latest Trains Magazine article on the KCS and CP merger. What if, as part of its approval process of the CP and KCS merger, the STB required that the new company provide Amtrak with access to run trains between Meridian and Dallas and NOL and Dallas? The Crescent w/o...
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    Amtrak coupons a real scam?

    I just made Select and got 2 upgrade coupons. They are good only within 12 hours of travel and are space-available. They are not good on discounted fares such as Senior, Disabled or Military discounts. So a few months ahead, I buy a Senior ticket. Then 12 hours before travel, I try to use the...
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    Trip Report to Grand Junction

    So we're on our way to Grand Junction. We drove 4 hours to catch the Cardinal. Two coaches, one sleeper, one transdorm, one engine. The best Viewliner SCA we've had. Between the conductor and her, they loaded our bags on the train for us without our asking. Wonderful. She then offered to store...
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    Saving big money on upcoming Amtrak trip (but not on rail fare)

    Lately, it has been my habit to check reservation prices on my trips, not just on my Amtrak fares which I have been doing for years. For my upcoming trip to western Colorado this month, I have been checking prices at hotels and rental cars. I have saved close to $750 since originally booking...
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    Only first passenger sees reservation?

    Facts: I made 4 reservations (overnight stops both directions) for a single trip and all at the same time with a single agent and using points for one segment. One segment has my wife first (and listed as primary) showing her to be disabled (non-disabled room) and me to be a senior and the...
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    Change in fare for disabled. Did I miss discussion?

    Back when we made a reservation for June, Amtrak was still giving 15% to disabled passengers and a companion. No longer. It is now 10%. Did I imagine that or has Amtrak decided to cut their discounts.
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    Another bug on Amtak site?

    I tried to make reservations for two people in two roomettes where it said "Only one room available at this price" and even though, in one instance, the room was cheaper than any other day, it would not allow me to add a second room. I can't see that if there were only one roomette left, that...
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    Approximate cost of a private car trip on Amtrak?

    I know I probably can't afford it but I have always dreamed, for our 50th Anniversary next year, of taking a private car trip to El Paso or Albuquerque from Atlanta. We could easily get down to ATL (in the car or on our own) where our son, D-I-L and 2 grandkids would get on) board then on to...
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    Parking in Hinton, WV?

    We've been to Hinton, WV a long time ago and are planning to take the Cardinal to Chicago then west in June. I remember there were not a lot of parking spaces and we can't afford to not get one. Does anyone know how crowded they get and, if full, where there might be other nearby free parking...
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    A week to pay? Something new?

    Just made a reservation last night for June for a trip to Grand Junction (we're going to Moab, Glenwood Springs and more without the Rocky Mountaineer). Anyway, I called Amtrak because we wanted two roomettes across from each other for the Cardinal and you can't get them online and changing...
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    Found this deal on dealnews.com!

    Amtrak deal but no email to me about it. Anyone get an email from Amtrak on this buy 1, get 1 free on Northeast Saturday travel?
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    Hopefully Amtrak will follow this idea

    American Airlines has just made changes to crack down on Emotional Support animals. But more important, per CNN, they have made the following change for Service Animals: "Starting February 1, American will require passengers traveling with service animals to electronically submit a DOT form in...
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