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folks, we'll be taking the #99 from new haven on november 18th to connect to the crescent at penn and on our return will connect from #20 to #176 on november 26th. now here is my concern: we've always traveled via springfield connecting to the LSL, which has through baggage service. since our...

as the busiest travel period of the year is now less than a month away, i'm curious as to how many forum members will be taking amtrak during the week around the thanksgiving holiday. i'd also be interested if any of us will be bumping into fellow forum members on the trains. for example...

folks, don't know if this has been mentioned or not, but most trains north of new york have had their schedules updated this week for 'summer maintenance.' included are the following: adirondack ethan allen express lake shore limited vermonter in addition, various regionals running north...

folks, is it possible to book a reduced coach fare via 'hot deals' on amtrak.com and then later add a sleeper accomodations to your existing reservation if you haven't picked up the tickets yet? -- eliyahu austin, tx

folks, i haven't seen much discussion of this issue here, so i'd like to get the ball rolling. with amtrak now retiring the heritage dorm/lounge cars on the LSL, cardinal, crescent, and silver service LD routes, the company will now house them in the existing viewliner sleepers. with the LSL...

folks, the following has some updated information on the dismissals at amtrak as of about fifteen minutes ago: http://www.examiner.com/a-463179~New_Amtra...management.html -- eliyahu austin, tx

i'm changing my endpoint on our next trip from ALB to SPG since we're going down to waterbury in two weeks. but.... we need to rent a car there, and all of the rental agencies close at 6PM. while this shouldn't be a problem for a train scheduled to arrive at 3:47PM, in the past six days, only...

folks, i've seen elsewhere photos of recently refurbished superliner lounge cars and sleepers, but recently discovered that coaches are undergoing a heavy refurb as well. does anyone have interior photographs of what the refurbished coaches look like? are they also refurb'ing diner cars, and...

folks, given the lack of stellar OTP for the eastbound sunset limited into san antonio, what happens to the through car from LAX if the sunset limited is so late that it arrives in SAS after the departure time of the texas eagle? i assume somewhere between el paso and san antonio customers are...

folks, many thanks for your earlier replies re: our upcoming trip to ALB (link). i do have one last question, though. i understand that on the amfleet II coaches the seating can be rather comfortable, even with footrests. since the LSL is sold out of bedrooms on our travel date, and we'll be...

folks, we're on our way in early december to visit the fallsburg/monticello area in new york and are planning on taking the texas eagle and lake shore limited up to albany, and then flying back via southwest. we'd be using AGR points for the train trip and existing southwest credits for the...

folks, lately i've noticed that it is impossible to book a standard bedroom on the texas eagle. i've tried random dates all the way through august of next year. only roomettes are available. what's going on here? have they pulled the standard sleepers, and we only have the transition sleepers...