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We recently rode the Crescent from PHL to NOL in roomettes. After ATL it's all daylight - train not too crowded - and I think coach for that part of trip would be fine. Plus, lunch and abreviated dinner menu were nothing special. But when I went to book next year's trip - same run - I discovered...

Hi all. We are going PHL to NOL and back over the next few weeks. I'm wondering if the AC is working on the Crescent these days? Anyone taken the trip lately and care to comment? We are getting excited about our upcoming vacation - so any comments about the Crescent are welcomed. Thanks all and...

Riding the Crescent next month PHL to NOL and return. I want to check the bags (luggage, not wife and kids) a day early when we return. Will they let me check our party's luggage on Sunday so we don't have to be at the station so early for our 7:05 a.m. departure? And who does the best Orange...

We are taking the Crescent rt from PHL to NOL in a few weeks. What meals can we expect? I read here something about a quick or limited dinner menu pulling into NOL? Is that abbreviated mwnu posted anywhere online? And coming back to PHL we arrive at 12:30 p.m. Do they serve lunch in the diner...

We rode TE from CHI recently and had roomettes in the George M. Pullman. It was in great shape - clean and sparkly. I suggested to sister it was possibly brand new or most certainly a recent rehab. I wish all the cars were as nice. Anyone familiar with this car I'd love to hear about it. How can...

We have a total of 4 roomettes reserved on the Crescent. I was looking through the Timetable and read somewhere you can take two rookettes and make a suite out of them for four persons. I didn't see this option on www.amtrak.com. Does anyone here have experience with making a suite with two...

We are making reservations for a trip coming up this summer. We are booking 4 roomettes for 5 adults and one child. If we purchase the tix at one time on one reservation, can one person with the AGR account get the full credit points for the entire purchase? That is, when we enter the pax info...

We are planning a trip for this summer - 6 persons, 4 roomettes - from PHL to NOL. Coming back 3 persons and 2 roomettes. I know there is more storage space in Viewliner bedroom than in Superliner room, but I'm trying to get a sense of how much room we have for bags in the Viewliners? Having...

I am looking to book a trip his summer from PHL to LAX and am considering USA Rail Pass - 3 adults and a 15 yr old. If we buy the four passes - and sleeper accomodations are available on a train we want to catch, is it easy to make the arrangement? I was reading somewhere there are limnited...

We boarded car 3000 on the Capitol Limited in Chicago last Sunday. Lots of lightning around Toledo, midnight. After a most restful sleep, I woke at 7:30 expecting to be a few hours from Harper's Ferry. A terrific rain storm had come through I guess between Toledo and Cleveland, and flooding was...

On CL and TE routes are there any mail boxes on the platforms, or postal services in stations? A neat collection would be postal cancellations from every stop along the way. Here's an eBay link to train-related US postage items...

Hi all. Do lower lever sleeping pax get first crack, for example, in the showers? When accessing the baggage area and rest rooms down below - any heightened considerations the norm? I wonder are bedroom pax more exclusive, if you will, of expected or hoped for personal courtesies and...

We are going WAS - DAL and back over the next few weeks and have the opportunity to enjoy lots of meals in the dining cars. Some people rave about the steak - is it usually outstanding. I like railroad toast, and read lots of postitive comments about the Angus Burger. What are the favorite meals...

Sister and I ready for Capitol Limited and Texas Eagle this weekend, and return next weekend. I frequently see AU references to 79 mph. Is that the top speed these trains will make or do they sometimes go faster? Other than Acela, what are the fastest routes running these days?

Next Friday, we are booked on regional rail out of PHL arriving at WAS at 2:59 p.m. and catching the CL which departs at 4:05 p.m., a little over an hour later. Do you think that's enough time to make the connection? It's about a 2 hour trip out of PHL to WAS.

Hello all. Thanks to all who are so helpful on AU. Have you ever seen or participated in playing poker in the lounge car? I'm thinking about bringing some cards and poker chips on my upcoming trip and hoping to get a few games going. We can keep the cash out of sight. Strictly low-stakes, maybe...

Hello all. We have a SL roomette for part of our trip, and a SL family bedroom for part of the trip. I'm 6' tall. When the top bunk is down and ready for sleeping, is there enough headroom that a person can sit up in bed? I read suggestions for using tape to mark out the roomette size on the...

Hi all -- I see the youtube videos with GPS systems and scanners travellers set up in their rooms, but I can't tell what kind to buy? That is, the GPS units I see only have the 12 volt car accessory outlets. The trains have the wall outlet - do people use an inverter, or is there a GPS unit...

Travelling on the CL roundtrip at the end of February. There's the four hour layover Saturday a.m., and four hours a week later Sunday p.m. Sister and I looking for suggestions on what to do, where to go, and how to get there?