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Thank you for you empathetic replies, who knows what we'll do in the future. I've learned long ago never to say never.

The wife and I took the Heartland Express out of OKC to FTW and were impressed with the crew and cleanliness of the train, very nice! However transferring to the Texas Eagle to SAS was deplorable in that the sleeper car was not clean, trash containers were full in in all areas, no coffee nor...

Thanks for the update! We're looking forward to the trip and we'll be prepared-probably have lunch on the San Joaquin!

We'll be taking a trip from LA to Yosemite (Amtrak Vacations) and wonder if we'll be fed and watered on the route? I believe the bus picks us up at LAX and takes us to Bakersfield where we catch a train to Merced and then a bus will transport us the remainder of the trip to Yosemite. It seems...

Again, I agree with Ryan. Simply being in the military doesn't make one a hero. I was in and I served in Vietnam and I am not a hero regardless of popular-or unpopular opinion. Veterans shouldn't go to the front of the line by virtue of having been in the military. However, a veteran who...

Ok, I'm wrong, you're right. I give up there is no need to argue.

In 1997 we were on a trip on the Empire Builder and at one stop we were allowed off and upon getting back on the train a female attendant was extremely rude to the wife as she arrived in line ahead of me and on my arrival I heard what was going on and defended my wife and had no problems for the...

There are a few who would scream and insult the Amtrak personnel for this problem even though it is completely out of their control. But your report reflects that the passengers handled it well and most likely made some new friends along the way even though things didn't go exactly as planned...

I'm for Ryan, there are no 93 year old grandmothers or toddlers with MLS carrying a bomb nor will you find loving grandfathers with their grandchildren. The fact that they don't profile upsets me in that Israel has one of the best -if not the best "TSA" programs in the world and yet the United...

Thank you! That'll put us in LA around 0730-we can have breakfast on the Sunset and 0730 is a good time to hail a taxi. We'll be overnight at the Bonaventure Hotel and then the next day head for Yosemite Park on an Amtrak Vacation for three days then we'll head top Simi Valley to visit the...

The wife and I are taking the Sunset Ltd out of SAS next month and it was a surprise to see that our arrival time in LAX had been changed to very early morning. I hope the train is late pulling into LAX but if it is on time we'll have another full day to explore LA.

I agree with you, yours is one of the most intelligent comments! Taxes are going up, one can see that with the deficit and entitlements. However, somewhere along the line cuts to certain agencies that are not fully functional are going to occur-I hope. I suppose many could suggest which...

That is misuse of the military and in some instances illegal if congress hasn't authorized the particular conflict. Of course, many, many things are misused by the federal government.

The fact of the matter is things have to be cut whether or not we like it or not. The current administration is cutting nuclear warheads and Russia is adding 400 new nukes plus China is forecasting "several billions to her defense budget and we are cutting? This is shameful, I don't like war...

My view on any business within the United States is that it doesn't make it on it's own it should wither on the vine. This is the only time I agree with Charles Darwin's "survival of the fittest." It would save a lot of tax dollars if every business that depends on "stipends" from the federal...

I remember the time the wife and I took an 8,000 mile trip across the northern tier of the US and people of all type were on the train. It was cold and people were covered with blankets and I swear the next morning when everyone got off, there were several clear plastic disposable cups that...