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I am taking the southwest chief to LA and back. When returning, do we need to get our tickets so that it says we will stop at Naperville iL or can we just tell the sleeping car attendant so they can tell the conductor????

I have traveled so often on the Southwest Chief and doing so again very soon.. But have they updated the sleepers where the bathroom in the bedrooms have more room as they did for the capital limited??? Often they were small and stopped working over the mountains... billvasi

We are taking the City of New Orleans back to Chicago and will be leaving the train at HOmewood. How safe is it to use this station at this time , 7:44 am.?? I know it is a busy commuter station, but is there plenty of parking available as we are being picked up by a friend. Thanks for your...

Hi what Rent a cars are in Los Angeles Union Station???

I take a private rail car trip, and enjoy it alot. It is open to whoever wants to buy space (bedrooms) on the trips that are taken with private cars behind Amtrak trains. They are a lot of fun.

My friend would get off to smoke at the smoke stops, but now has those phoney cigarettes that are just a mist of air. can these be used in our compartment without getting thrown off the trains??

I am taking the Empire builder a short distance from Wisconsin dells to Chicago and back, I have a choice of two fares which is silly since i know all the coaches are the same. If i could be assured of one business class seat i would pay the higher fare. Why does the two fares exist??

I have taken long distance trains all over the country, but now friends have a cottage in the area that can be served by Amtrak at Tomah or Wisconsin Dells station. Either one is close to them , so they need to know about long term parking lots for amtrak as they are going to run into Chicago...

I watched Greata van Sustren on Fox news tonight for a little bit. I think she had Phil grahm on who was wondering why money was being spent on a railroad to las Vegas. No wonder we can't get anywhere with the Senators. Cant he realize that the economy plus the enviornment would be helped by...

I check my baggage often with Amtrak so that it is carried in the baggage cars. But can you have a suitcase that say is 31 inches long and wider than what is allowed with carryon??? I have thought of this, since my girlfriend brings too mcuh luggage with us. BillVas

I recently took the L shaped tour if you will from Chicago to Washington DC and then to Orlando Florida to see Mickey Mouse. I ride Amtrak only and never fly. I have started to notice that some sleeping car attendants I have do not help with luggage up the stairs on Superliner sleepers nor do...

I took a trip on Acela from NYC to Washington DC, and booked first class. I was told if I used my coupon for an upgrade from coach to a higher level, I would have to check back with the ticket agent in NYC one hour before boarding. I wanted to travel first class so I just bought the first...

How far is Ft Lauderdale station from the cruise piers?? I wish Amtrak started saying how far the stations are from cruise ships and other points in towns.

Another day another cruise. Coming from Chicago to get off at HOllywood Florida and stay at the Hollywood Marriott hotel. How far is the station to the Hotel and or is it better to get off at the Ft. Lauderdale station ??? How far is the docks that the cruise ships stop at??? billvas

I am taking the Empire Builer to seattle, then transferring to the bus going to Vancouver BC. Does Amtrak do an automatic transfer to the bus with the baggage. I usually leave a day in between transfers, but this time I did not. I am checking my bags at Chicago for the baggage car there. BillVas

How far is the Amtrak Station in San Diego from the piers that the cruise ships use???

I am getting off a cruise ship with a girlfriend and will be taking the San Diego Train back to LA station. We will have at least 4 large suitcase plus 2 carryon bags. What type of luggage racks are available on the San Diego part of the trip???? Bill

I would love to take the Amtrak from Chicago to Milwaukee for the State fair. I have not seen any Amtrak ads that they would have connecting bus service to the Fair. It would be a great way to add even more riders to the trains as they are really doing a great job showing people how well Amtrak...

I see the Pennsylvanian goes around Horseshoe Cruve but what equipment does it use?? I am trying to deceide between that and taking the Cardinal to Philadelphia. Any suggestions would be helpful. Billvas

I used to take the International, but now since I can only get to detroit, and then transfer to Windsor for Via Rail, has anyone done this transfer very recently??? If you have did you take a cab or what means did you cross the border?? I want to take the Canadian from Toronto to Vancouver as I...