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    Question about refund request processing

    I've just spent rather an unpleasant hour trying to get one question answered by Amtrak. I submitted a request for refund 3 weeks ago and have received no response whatever. (Other than the automated email saying the request had been received.) I want to know if 3 weeks of waiting is normal...
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    2019 Amtrak Calendar?

    The Amtrak Store and a web search turn up nothing.  Is there a 2019 Amtrak calendar available anywhere?  Thanks for any leads. Richard Snow
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    6(7) Stopped behind crippled freght

    I am on 6(7), and we've been stopped (for about 90 minutes now) behind a freight train on single track about 50 miles northeast of Reno, NV. The conductor announced that the freight has a "broken draw bar". I don't know what that is, but it must be fixed before the freight can move (he said)...
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    California Zephyr Winter 2017 Delays

    I held roomette reservations on 5(11), the California Zephyr, from Chicago to Emeryville. Amtrak notified me Friday afternoon that the train had been cancelled due to a track washout in Nevada. I was told it was expected to be 5 days before service would be resumed. I managed to book a room...
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    Car numbers

    I was on 5(20) the past weekend. We were on time into Denver, so I had about 30 minutes or so to get some exercise walking loops on the platform. From the rear of the train (nearest the station), there were 2 coaches, lounge, diner, 2 sleepers, and transdorm. Of the four cars onto which...
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    Tree down, blocking 6(7) in South Omaha

    I'm on 6(7). we left Omaha at about 6:45am. About 4 miles out, in South Omaha, we stopped and have been stopped now for a bit over an hour. An announcement was made that a tree has fallen across the tracks, and we are awaiting BNSF's arrival to clear it.
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    Crossing fatality

    Another good reason to look both ways before crossing any tracks: http://www.gilroydispatch.com/news/crime_fire_courts/equipment-malfunction-suspected-in-cause-of-fatal-railroad-collision/article_63cb24d8-985f-11e4-a763-df0f4b5b8c2b.html A friend was waiting at the light across the street and...
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    Out of the past

    I came upon this article from 1889 in my old hometown newspaper and thought the members of AU may get a kick out of it: Dec. 26, 1889 Last Thursday afternoon after the train pulled out of Getzville, going east on the Peanut railroad, a connecting link broke. It was first noticed by Mr. Jacob...
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    Private car avoidance

    On a recent trip on the CZ (5/3) from Chicago to Emeryville there were 3 private cars at the rear of the train. In Denver this caused over an hour of additional delay, as at least one of the private cars had to be uncoupled and left on a separate track (and after passenger loading, recoupled). I...
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    Train 6 out of Emeryville on 12/27

    I'm on 6 just before Green River, UT. We are stopped due to a mechanical issue. We've been stopped for about 45 minutes. We've just started moving again...
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