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Back on June 3 I along with my sister took the California Zephyr from Chicago to Sacramento. We each had our own roomette on the car closest to the dinning car. This was our first time traveling this way and I thought I would share my thoughts on this trip. *The staff could not have been more...

I know it's pretty common for amtrak to run behind on most lines especially those have chicago to the west. My question is there a website that tracks and explains what has caused a delay?

My sister and myself will be taking an upcoming Zephyr from chicago to sacramento. According to the website our train is "sold out" which I guess is a good thing and shows folks are traveling. I have printed out the email that amtrak sent us when I purchased our tickets (2 roomettes). I was...

In june we are taking the zephyr and will have a roommate. I have seen the cup holders in those are poor. My question is if i brought my own with it being the type that hangs on your car door would it work in a roommete in front of the tray. Is there space to slide the holder between the tray...

Well I can now say I have ridden Amtrak. Overall my experience would rate a B- overall. 2 out of the three sections of my trip went pretty well, it was just the middle overnight part that really put a crimp in the whole trip. I was not impressed with the "superliner" I rode from Pittsburgh to...

I have read a couple of threads here about issues with boarding and such, and I will be taking my first amtrak train next week. I will catch the PENN train in Trenton heading to PGH. It is scheduled at 11:44am. What time should I be at the station? Once there how are passangers allowed to...

I am taking the Capital Limited in Chicago and it arrives around 9am, I then will be taking the Cardinal out to Indianapolis in the evening around 5:45pm. During that time I plan on stepping out and seeing Chicago. I have checked the union station web site and they show locker availability for...

Coming up in mid August I will be taking the Penn/CL into chicago then hopping the Cardinal down to my home in Indianapolis. IF the CL runs on time I will be getting into Chicago around 9am and the Cardinal doesn't head out till around 5:45pm. Which gives me about 8 hours to see some things in...

Was checking out the status of the Penn train last night and before it reached PGH it turned grey in color. I know what Green and Yellow and Red mean in terms of delay, but what does it mean when the train number is Grey?

Coming up in mid August I will be taking the Penn train from Newark to Pittsburgh on a wed, then have a 4 hour layover before I hop the Capital Limited on to Chicago. I am riding couch and was wondering what can I expect from both trains in the area of service, views and such and what is the...

As of 6:43pm on Thursday July 5, it appears that the 50 train heading east is still not operational due to the bad storms that occured last week. Has there been any info on what damage occured to the tracks and such and how does one find out when that 50 might run again?

I purchased a tix for the Cardinal for Aug 9th and I have been able to find a very cheap air tix out for the cost of what the train ticket I have. How does the Amtrak refund work and about how long does a refund take to get?

Last night on John Stossels show they spent a segment talking about amtrak. I am not sure if this was a repeat and already discussed here or not but they went into how our gov't is basically keeping Amtrak afloat. I had no idea that our limited tax dollars were being used at a very high amount...

As I check the status of the Cardinal train daily I will see the number 50 usually in either Red or Yellow, it seems only to be in Green from Chicago to Dyersburg then goes yellow and by WVA it is Red. I think I might know what the colors mean but figured someone here would for sure and how it...

On my upcoming eastbound Cardinal train I board in Indy at midnight so it won't matter to me as much what seat I get as I will be sleeping for the next 6-7 hours. However once the morning arrives should I find a better seat with a better view how hard is it to move to another seat for the...

It is appearing that the Cardinal route going east is facing longer and longer delays as the past few trips are ending up 4+ hours dealyed by the time it hits the east coast. So on these delays is the train just sitting there shut down? Is it stopped at a station where you can get off and...

Presently I have purchased a one way ticket on the Cardinal from Indy to Trenton. I am considering changing that and taking the Hoosier to Chicago then the LSL from Chicago to NYC. Main reason is I keep seeing that the Cardinal continues to run late, this past week almost 4 hours late which...

Well I have purchased for the most part my round trip ride on Amtrak for August. Part 1 I am taking the Cardinal from Indy to Trenton NJ. Part 2 I am then returning on the Penn/CL to Chicago. Part 3 which I have yet to purchase is the Cardinal from Chicago to Indy. I have the printout of the...

Due to how I am paid and bills I owe, would there be any problem with buying my return ticket in stages. I am looking at taking the Penn train from Trenton to PGH. I will then take the Capital Limited from PGH to chicago, and then take the Cardinal from Chicago to Indy. I was looking at...

I will be taking the Cardinal east from Indy and plan on packing me a couple sandwhichs and such and a few drinks and bringing a cup with a lid and such. Is there a place on the train where I can get ice from time to time for my cup to keep my drinks cool/cold?