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Greeting all, Earlier today, I was trying to search for a trip from New York to Philadelphia, using Guest Rewards Points instead of dollars. I keep getting an error message that says: Access DeniedYou don't have permission to access "http://tickets.amtrak.com/itd/amtrak"on this server...

Greetings everyone, I have a few questions about the NE Regional trains. I will be travelling to Washington, DC from New York City early next year. I have taken one of these trains several times in the past in order to catch the Capitol Ltd. to Chicago. However, on those trips, I had to be in...

I recently took a trip from NYC to New Orleans aboard the Crescent, leaving New York on July 2. We took off right on time. I was in a roomette, and within minutes, the attendant came by and introduced himself. His last name was Porter, and said to just call him "Porter". He told me about the...

Greetings all, Thanks again for everyones replies to my previous post about my friends upcoming NYP-PHIL trip on the Acela. We were recently at Penn Station to show my friend the Amtrak Station. He will be on the 7:00am Acela next Wednesday.I wanted to show him how the gates were laid out...

Greetings everyone, Many thanks to everyone who answered my recent questions regarding the Philadelphia Amtrak station. But I have a couple of questions about booking a ticket on the Acela, from NYC Penn Station to Philadelphia. A friend of mine and some of his colleagues at work are...

Greetings all, I have a friend who will soon be needing to take Amtrak from NYC Penn Station to Philadelphia. Neither have been to Philly in many years. Anyway, it looks like the Amtrak station in Philly that will be closest to where he needs to go is the one at 2955 Market Street. Is this the...

Hi everyone, I was planning a trip to TX recently via the Lakeshore Ltd and the Texas Eagle. Due to some last minute changes on my part and some time-frame concerns, I decided to take the Crescent instead to New Orleans. My return was not yet booked. I had to reserve my tickets on very short...

Hello all, I have some questions regarding making last-minute reservations. I am posting this question here because, as usual, after calling Amtrak's reservation number, I got several completely different answers from several different reservations agents. I will be taking the Lakeshore Ltd...

Hello all, It now looks as though I will have to postpone my Texas trip until November, so I am thinking of travelling around Thanksgiving. I plan to leave NYC on Nov. 16, aboard the Lakeshore Ltd, then take the Texas Eagle to Dallas. For my return I will be taking the Crescent from New Orleans...

Hello all, I have yet another question regarding sleeping accommodations for my upcoming Texas trip. On my last trip, which was aboard the Capitol Ltd, and the Texas Eagle, I had a standard roomette. On these trains, the rommettes are the smaller ones. I began to feel just a little bit...

Hello, In advance of my trip to TX this Summer, I routinely search for fares from NYC to Houston and/or New Orleans. I cam across this odd pricing from Chicago to TX aboard the TX Eagle for a June 26 departure. If I book a sleeper from Chicago to Dallas the total fare is $401.00. If I book a...

Hello all, I am planning my next trip to Texas with my final segment being aboard the Texas Eagle from Chicago to Texas. I usually get off at Longview and take the motorcoach into Houston, which I hate, especially after my last trip on it. The bus-driver was very unpleasant, and was barking...

I am thinking about taking the City of New Orleans on my next Amtrak trip. I don't wish to overnight in NOL necessarily, so I am trying to make the 4:15om Greyhound bus to Beaumont,TX. The City of NOL is scheduled to arrive ar 3:35pm. I realize this is cutting it close, but I have no other...

Hello all, I have a couple of questions regarding the Crescent and it's schedule. Considering the lack of the Westbound service now from Jacksonville to NOL, I am curious if anyone can explain to me the logic of having the Crescent arrive in NOL at 7:10pm? I am asking because this means there...

I just wanted to report a few things about my recent trip to Texas(last week of August). I travelled from NYC on a regional train to Washington DC. I upgraded to a business class seat on this train, and I didn't think it was worth the extra $30. The seats were a few cars closer to the lounge...

Hello all, I will be leaving on my trip to TX this Sunday, aboard the Capitol Ltd and the Texas Eagle. I just wanted to post a few wuestions about the dining car. I have taken these trains before, by the way. Anyway, I first wanted to ask exactly what the procedure is for ordering a meal to...

Hello, I'd like to share what happend to me this week regarding my upcoming trip to Texas. On Monday July 24, I checked pricing on Amtrak's website for the following itinerary: August 20 NYC to WAS on train 143, regional service, coach seat August 20 WAS to Chi on train 29, Capitol Ltd...

I have a question regarding these two trains. I just looked at the Amtrak website. When I looked at the details for the TX Eagle under the "Routes" section, it lists accomodations and amenities, and clearly lists a "Sightseer" car in addition to the dining car. Does every TX Eagle have a...

Hello again, For my upcoming trip to TX, I am still not certain which train(s) I'll be taking. If I don't go through Chicago, I will take the Crescent to New Orleans. If I do that I'll have to overnight there, then take the Sunset Ltd into Houston. But I have some questions about doing that...

I have yet another question about Chicago's Union Station. I am planning another trip to TX soon and it looks like I will have several hours layover in Chicago, as I usually do. In previous trips, I have stayed in Union Station. I usually hang out in one of the sports bars and watch TV or...