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Do what we did. Take the dimensions and tape them out on your floor. Even so, the room will feel smaller when you get there. We used the Family Bedroom when we traveled to Glacier Park - it was significantly less expensive to do this than to get two roomettes (by almost the price of a...

Q: What is the only mammal that could become completely extinct and repopulate itself within 5 years. A: the Mule (which is a cross between a donkey and a horse)

We just received a survey for our trip in June. It's in the envelope on the way back now. No mention of any prizes, though.

The Como-Harriet streetcar is a fun afternoon activity for my family during the summer. Since it runs right by a cemetery, they do "Haunted" rides in October. Of note, the streetcar station in Como Park has been renovated and is now used by the city as an activity space. (My 10 year old will...

Hmm - after reading trip reports, it seems that there are quite a few people here who win bottles of wine (myself included). This was fun and my wife and I met a nice couple from Chicago. The wines are the same east- and west-bound but the cheeses change. Fortunately, I won a bottle of wine...

I decided to pull the responses together into one post. Everyone on this list has at least one vote; more if indicated. (I'm sure I made an error - my apologies) Auto Train Champagne California Zephyr Rob?/Bob? Richard Reggie Howard nathan Lamar Julio? Maldanaldo Lawrence Janelle...

I've been enjoying reading about your trip, but I musk as a question, based on what you wrote. Are you a "Prairie Home Companion" fan? I work a block away from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul and have been fortunate enough to attend one of the shows.

Yes - I received a refund and a $400 voucher. I should see the voucher in the next week or two. We might use the voucher to cover rail fare to Chicago for a couple days, or save it for a trip to Washington, DC next spring. If we use the train for DC, we'll probably take the train out and fly...

Resolution: I talked with Amtrak Customer Relations today. I gave positive feed back for Darryl and Megan and then discussed the situation with the canceled train. Very pleasant representative on the phone. She said she'd forward the comments appropriately and offered me a $400 voucher. I...

Part Three of three: The first thing the agent at GPK told me was they were rerouting people at no extra charge. The reroute would have been to Seattle, Sacramento, Chicago, and then St. Paul; and it would have taken five days. After checking availability, the earliest we could have gotten...

Part Two of three: We got out to stretch our legs in Minot and Havre as well as take pictures. In Minot, we were already a couple hours down and we needed to wait for a new crew, so that put us an additional hour behind. The Havre stop was shortened, but not enough to get us back on time...

Part One of three: I think the best title for our trip is "It was an Adventure." Our train wasn't scheduled to leave until 11:15 pm, Saturday, June 18, which made the day really move slowly. The whole family was waiting to get going on the trip and we had to wait all day. The Empire Builder...

Spoke with Amtrak Customer Service about 30 minutes ago. Empire Builder is now scheduled to resume on Friday, June 17. I'm supposed to be on the train on Saturday, June 18. The closer I get to my trip, the further delayed the train becomes, the higher the probability that I won't get to...

I just talked to a ticket agent at MSP (I walked in), and he said the EB is now cancelled through Wednesday.

I've ridden this too. Family vacation with the parents to Mackinac Island - we did this on our way home back in 1982. (I was in high school). I have also ridden several steam excursion trains. Unfortunately, I have only ever ridden on Amtrak passenger trains: mid 70's from MSP to Duluth...

I'm watching this very closely; I leave MSP for GPK on the 18th. (Still three weeks out, so I should be good.) I'm not sure what I'll do as I have deposits on hotels in Glacier Park. Cancel the Trip? Drive? Time will tell. Though - like I said - I still have three weeks to go, so I'm...

For those not in the know, Philmont Scout Ranch is one of 4 high adventure bases in the US. Most of the scouts heading to Philmont are at least 13 and will be hiking and camping through the mountains for about 10 days and cover between 35 and 80 miles. My older son will be heading to Philmont...

I managed to get $274 between East Glacier and Minneapolis St. Paul for the Family Bedroom this summer - both ways. The roomette charge was, iirc, 120. I decided I wanted more room and didnt want to be on different levels.

This story made the evening news in Minneapolis-St. Paul. I applaud Amtrak from removing annoying cell phone users. Apparently, she became verbally abusive to nearby passengers when they asked her to talk a little less loudly. What is it about cell phones that makes people think they need to...

I know of several friends who used the South Shore Line to get from South Bend to Chicago and then to one of the airports. It was much cheaper than flying from South Bend or using a shuttle bus.