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I plan to take a trip later this month on the Lake Shore Limited out of Schenectady that would involve parking my car at or near the station for two nights (Saturday ~7pm to Monday ~2pm. Amtrak's website (and the NY By Rail Website) lists that overnight parking is not available at the station...

For my upcoming trip on the Cardinal, there was no sleeper availability when I booked for the overnight section, and I booked a business class seat from Chicago to Charleston, WV, where a low bucket sleeper opened up for the rest of the trip to New York. I was looking last night to see if a...

With the ongoing flooding issues along the California Zephyr route, I switched the reservation I have in a week and a half to only go from Emeryville to Denver, then diverting to Raton, NM to catch the next day's Southwest Chief to Chicago. I know the Chief isn't immune to the flooding going on...

Hello everyone, I will be taking the Crescent next month on a long trip back from the West Coast. I called AGR today to modify my ticket (since I used points) to add a connecting train from NYP to Kingston, RI, and was informed that since the Regional train does not have checked baggage (which...

If anyone has a spare companion coupon that is expiring soon, a few friends of mine are planning a trip on the Vermonter next week and would gladly take a coupon. Feel free to PM me. Thanks in advance!

Hey all, I'm taking Amtrak cross country next month and redeemed about 50,000 AGR points for a mix of roomettes and coach travel. I'm no stranger to train travel (I just took VIA across Canada in coach this July for about 9,000 miles, which I still need to post my trip report about) but this...

Hey Everyone, I've finished the first leg of my month long Youth 150 Pass trip across nearly the entire Via Rail network. I arrived into Edmonton, Alberta yesterday morning, arriving from Montreal and Toronto. I did not keep notes during my trip on the Corridor train, but below is a summary of...

Hey everyone, I'm curious about what the consist for the Skeena is during the summer season, particularly on days when Touring class is not offered. I've been scrolling through past threads and found this one from 2014, but wasn't sure if the info is still accurate three years later. Both my...

Hey everyone, I lucked out a few weeks ago and got a Canada 150 pass for travel this July. I have worked out a *rough* itinerary, and hope to get some feedback about my journey from those a but more familiar with Via and Canada than I am. I realize this would involve a long time in a coach...

Hi all, I'm planning a speculative cross country trip for this summer and first off am wondering if an AGR companion coupon can be used while also paying for partial roomette upgrades (meaning coach for the majority of the trip, but a roomette for one or two of the overnight sections). If not...

Hey all, In planning a potential trip in the next few weeks, I'm curious about two things. First, does anyone have any info on long-term (6-10 day) parking at any of the Downeaster stations? From looking online Wells, ME and Dover, NH have decent size lots, but I'm not sure if there are fees or...

Sometime the next few weeks I'll be taking a day trip up to Montreal, and I'm hoping to get some VIA railfanning in. I'll be driving in from VT (taking the Adirondack up from PRK/PLB would require an overnight), but I'd still like to hop on VIA for a short trip if time permits. Anyone have any...

It's always a special occasion when the Vermonter heads north with a longer consist than usual, last night's 56 and today's 55 had the Corridor Clipper and American View cars in tow. I went out to shoot both trains, last night's northbound 56 crossing the Winooski River just north of Waterbury...

Hey all, I reached Select status on September 14th, and soon after I received an email with the standard electronic coupons (two free one-class upgrades and two 10% off coupons), but I also thought I'd be receiving a kit in the mail with a new card and Acela lounge coupons. 3-1/2 months later...

Hey all, The Vermonter for NYP-WAB next Wednesday is understandably sold out, but I can board north of NHV with a layover (similar to breaking up a trip for extra AGR points). The question is, which station between NHV-SPG would be best to spend a 5 hour layover at? This is the only itinerary...

Tuesday night was not a good one for the LIRR, with service suspended on the Ronkonkoma Branch from about 8pm to 4am due to what later became known as a beheading-suicide in Farmingdale, NY. http://longisland.news12.com/news/mother-son-identified-in-farmingdale-murder-suicide-1.9558331

Hey all, This trip report is long overdue, but back in August I took a trip up to Canada to experience VIA Rail, and it was a fantastic trip! I was in coach from Montreal to Halifax, spent 4 days in Halifax, and returned in a Cabin for two from Halifax back to Montreal. Returning back home to...

Hey all, This weekend was certainly a great weekend to hop on the Vermonter with peak foliage through much of Vermont. I was on the southbound run on Sunday and caught some fantastic views. Unfortunately the windows in each car were a tad dusty on the outside, but that wasn't a huge deal...

Hey everyone, I should be reaching Select status on AGR with my next trip (I'm <200 points away), but I'm curious if any Acela upgrade coupons come with reaching Select status, or if that is just for Select+ and above. If they do come with reaching Select, are they electronic or do I have to...

Finally managed to get a chance to get a few pics of the Vermonter going over the Winooski River just north of Waterbury, VT this morning (a spot I've been wanting to get to for a while), and noticed the southbound train ran with two locomotives today, one on each end. After reading about...