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Thanks, that seems a more reasonable accommodation.

That sounds like BWI does not provide any assistance to disabled passengers in boarding the bus or in providing drop-off close to the train departure point. Do they provide a separate form of transportation to disabled passengers?

Thanks for the info.

The park shuttle is a great idea, but I plan on doing some photography at times when the shuttle doesn't run. I am interested in which station is the easiest to rent a car, since the prices seem comparable at all 3 stations. The Hertz location at Whitefish indicates its only open from 7-8AM for...

Which station is the best to rent a car for Glacier Park --Whitefish, West Glacier, or East Glacier?

Thanks.

If one boards a train at a station without baggage service, and then transfers to another train at a station with baggage service (CUS), does one check the bags at the ticket window or at the baggage area?

NY Times reports fracking may be in future on Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana. Freight traffic would most likely soar on route of Empire Builder. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/16/us/montana-tribe-divided-on-tapping-oil-rich-land.html?_r=1&smid=pl-share

Additional information from the CDC advisory: Did you know that the sale of turtles less than 4 inches has been banned in the United States since 1975? This is because turtles pose a high risk of spreading disease, especially to children. The ban by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

Quotes from the advisory by the CDC regarding turtles: Do not have a turtle in any household that includes children under 5, the elderly, or people who have lowered natural resistance to disease due to pregnancy, cancer, chemotherapy, organ transplants, diabetes, liver problems or other...

In the advisory it includes contact with cages or where cages have been.

The Centers for Disease Control has an advisory about pet turtles causing Salmonella infections: http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/spotlight_an_turtles.htm The advisory notes that susceptible individuals may acquire fatal infections.

If Amtrak was a private company, they could be sued to kingdom come for their lack of ADA accommodation, but since they are a government bureaucracy, they will skate.

How do they know that a passenger is in sleeper class? Are breakfast meats included in the sleeper class breakfasts?

If it is true that 2 separate departments are involved in managing the food service component of Amtrak, its unlikely any progress will be achieved. Each department will blame the other for any problems. If the food service management could be consolidated under one department, accountability...

Would the Keystone Pipeline, if implemented, significantly reduce the traffic on the rail line used by the EB?

Planning a trip to NY state around Oct 1. Which trains would provide the best chance of fall foliage viewing?

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Do any hotels have a shuttle bus service from Chicago Union Station?

Any news on when rail service to Norfolk will start?