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Hi all, we are going from Los Angeles to Chicago the long way on Coast Starlight and Empire Builder. We will stay 1 night in Chicago then will rent a car the next day. My question are, can I pick up my checked baggage 1 day after I arrive in Chicago when I have my rental car? I want to avoid...

We left LA about 20 minutes late. A passenger pulled the emergency stop twice, one around Oxnard the other one around Carpinteria. We arrived in Santa Barbara 1 hour late. We then boarded a amtrak contracted bus, silverado stages bus to Solvang. We had lunch at succulent cafe wine charcuterie...

Saw this today at LAUS ML.

If God is willing, I will do another AGR redemption trip all in roomette in July. The itinerary is as follows: Outbound trip 1-zone redemption: LAX - PDX on CS, car 1431 room 4. Stay couple of nights in PDX for sightseeing 2-zone redemption: PDX-CHI on EB, car 2830 room 8 CHI-NOL on CONO...

I just hung up the phone with AGR agent and was able to book Denver to LAX on trains 5 and 11 for 1 zone reward, staying overnight in Emeryville on my own dime. The agent insisted that would be a 2 zone reward redemption. I read the rule to the agent but she said the rule does not apply for AGR...

I did some random booking from LAX to MTR, but nothing came up. The furthest I can go is to NYP then get on the Adirondack the next day. Is it still considered as a 3 zone reward redemption if I pay my own accommodation in NY a night before I board the Adirondack if they allow me, or do I have...

We arrived in Alpine, TX as we were having our dinner. I ordered the healthy option, eye of round beef. The meat was tough and the portion was really small althought I loved their sauce though. Wife ordered vegetarian pasta, it was so so. We should have ordered steak instead. :( My wife had...

Our journey started on Friday, Dec 5. The 3 of us, wife, our 4 months old baby and I arrived in LAX around 8 pm. We went straight to baggage check in. 1 of our baggage was overweight. I had to buy amtrak box for $5.00 to move some stuff out from the baggage. We then headed out to the...

Getting nervous and excited for my first overnight LD trip next month from LAX to CHI and finally to IND for baby's first visit to grandma. I use AGR points for all legs except CHI-IND and IND-CHI legs. There will be the 3 of us, me, my wife and our 4 month old baby and we will have a roomette...

We'll be arriving in Chicago next month via TE and will stay for 1 night in Chicago before continuing to Indy the next day. We will have 4 checked baggages. Can I check in the baggages as soon as I arrive in Chicago for the next day trip to Indy so I don't have to carry them to our hotel? Will...

Hi all, I just applied the chase ink plus business credit card and can get 70,000 points if I spend $5,000.00 in the first 3 months. Do you have any suggestion to maximize AGR points round trip from LA? My home station is LAX and planning to do it next year. I want the maximum train time...

Does anyone know if amtrak only operate the great dome car on the Adirondack and the Cardinal during the fall? Why not use it all year round? Where does amtrak keep the car during non fall season if it is not used all year round? Thanks

Hi, A newbie here and my first post. I am planning to redeem 2 zone roomette points from LAX to IND. Do you think they will allow me to take CS to SEA, stay overnight on my own dime then EB the next day to CHI and finally Hoosier to IND. EB leaves before CS arrives in SEA. The next day...