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I cant find the crescent running from newark to new orleans in February is it going away?

Does anyone know how soon they open the dining car for breakfast ? The train departs at 7am my daughter and I have a cab scheduled to pick us up at 5.45 in the morning and im thinking we wont have time to have breakfast before leaving. Or does anyone know if the subway at the nola /...

So many years the weather has been bad between New Orleans and the upper metro dc area , and I see so many accidents along the road .. I really am glad to be taking the train to new jersey this year for Thanksgiving. Its such a long drive from here to Jersey .. Taking the train I will be able to...

My daughter and I will be on the train coming home on Thanksgiving day does anyone know if the menu changes and has a special that day ? We have a roomette for the whole trip home thank goodness :)

Ok since this is my first coach trip I have some questions. My daughter and I plan on getting to the station plenty early so we can be at the front of the coach line. Will I be able to ask to sit in the back close to the bathroom? Having Diabetes I use the bathroom alot also I have to take my...

What have you found to be the easiest foods to bring with you on a long train ride? I normally bring tuna and instant oat meal and my daughter likes me to bring crackers and ramon noodles in a cup. Everyone has their own little secrets and things they find work care to share ?

Hi everyone my daughter and I are heading to New Jersey for thanksgiving We are riding coach for the first time. I am fretting ! Anxiety sucks :) Since we will be over night I was wondering does the number 20 have good leg rests I am going to bring an extra pillow for both of us. I am also...

does philly have a vip lounge? for sleepin car passengers? Also does washington dc

at first they told us that they would get us as far as jackson then we would have to find our own way the rest of the way. my daughter and i started crying and i told amtrak i have no other way to get home. they acted like it was HUGE hassle but they changed our tickets to memphis tenn. and...

two questions / Do you think that it will still run smoothly to new orleans with the tropical storm in the gulf? next meals we leave chi at 8pm and arrive at 3.30 we have a roomette so meals are included just not sure if its dinner , breakfast , and lunch

I was trying to use search to find other post about the train but search says i cant use words that only have 3 letters :( Anyway my daughter and I had our first train ride Aug 6th on the crescent , our next trip is to Chicago for the day to go to the American Girl Doll store. we have a...

I am taking my first trip aug6th on the crescent and im very excited.. But my daughter and I decided to take The City Of New Orleans to Chicago For my birthday in October. We are going to go spend the day in Chicago and go to the american girl doll store. Then reboard the train that night and...

when you get a rail pass can you upgrade to a sleeper when u get on the train?

has amtrak gone digital? or can i use a non digital scanner ? and anyone know the frequency codes amtrak uses?

Has anyone ever traveled in the 11th car room 5 ? I am thinking it will be at the very end of the train. Is that far from the dinning car and showers ?

I know that meals are included in my room , but are the meals included if you ask to have them in your room ? Or are you allowed to order your food from the dinning car and ask to have it boxed up to take back to your room. Of coarse still tipping the attendants. My daughter eats very slowly...