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If you take a trip that involves more than two segments within three days, pay particular attention to your AGR account transaction dates. For example, I rode on two segments on 20 March and arrived in San Antonio. Then on 22 March I boarded the Sunset Limited for a segment to New Orleans...

I have been looking forward to ordering Train Dispatcher 3.5 since I read about it here a couple of months ago. Now that I'm getting around to it, I just read the fine print (not exactly fine print... in fact it's in parenthesis right under the title) that it is for microsoft only. Does anyone...

A few weeks ago there was a thread about gps apps different members were pleased with. I finally broke down and got a new phone. I have searched every logical word I can think of to bring up that previous discussion... but no luck. Can anyone give me some help... thanks.

The Illini (392) departs Carbondale, Il @ 5:15 pm Arrives Centralia, Il @ 6:08 pm. The Centralia House restaurant is a storefront eatery that faces the tracks and sits about 50 yards from the station. The service dates back over 100 years to the days when the trains stopped here for meals and...

I have been reading the advice to the topic "First timer nerves" and realized I might need to fix a connection. I have a res from SEA to SAC on the Coast Starlight with an early morning arrival in SAC. Depart SAC on the Ca Zephyr five hours later, theoretically, for CHI. The problem: a...

I really enjoy riding trains. I really enjoy watching the thoroughbreds race... they are majestic animals and they love to run. I try to combine these two passions. Most who read this on this board don't need a further appreciation for trains but maybe a few will enjoy learning about...

I am hoping to make my reservations in a roomette for the Seattle Gathering by the end of this week. I have a friend who wants to go along but cannot commit to the trip for a couple of weeks. I am not having any luck finding the procedure for adding another person to the roomette after I have...

I have planned a trip this May that involves 6 or 7 segments. When I price out the segment fares, a Rail Pass is the cheaper option. Are there pit falls to the Rail Pass option? I t appears pretty straight forward... 15 days, 8 segments, $389 for the coach portion of the fare. But I know...

New guy coming aboard today. 30 years seeing the country from 35,000 feet... retired. Took up bicycling and saw a lot of the country at 15 mph... got fat, tired, and mostly lazy. Took a couple of train trips and figured out I really like seeing the country from the window of a train. Just found...