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The site was still down for me this morning, so I cleared my cache and all is well! The Keystone trains were the only ones that still had the saver fares available, and since one of those was at a good time for me, I booked seats. I was going to fly, but the fare was high, and the time wasn't...

Hmmmm.... the Amtrak site is still down for me. Maybe it's something on my end. I'll try again tomorrow.

Thank you for your comments. I was wondering if there was a difference between the trains, but it seems from your experience, they're all about the same. I didn't realize the site was back up now. I'll check to see what's offered, and may come back to ask specific questions. Thanks, again, for...

Hi everyone, I've never taken a northeast regional train before and was wondering if you have any tips for me. The Amtrak site is down right now, so I can't research the different trains for that route, so that's why I'm asking such a general question. I hope you don't mind! Thanks for any...

I forgot to thank you for your comments about the CS views. I think I'm going to do it in September. Hopefully the summer crowds will be gone, but the weather will still be good! Want to do the Empire Builder eventually, too, but think I'll do the CS first. Journey

Thanks! Can you tell me about the views? Are they comparable to the California Zephyr's? A "wow" kind of trip? Or the Southwest Chief's? (Which I liked, too - maybe not as much as the CZ, but it had it's own charm.) Thanks, again! Journey

Hi everyone, I'm thinking about a trip on the Coast Starlight (LAX to SEA). I know they no longer have the Pacific Parlour Car, but was wondering if they still do anything special/different than on other long-distance routes. I remember reading wine tastings and movies? Does anyone know what...

Oh, and how many posts must I post before I'm out of training?

I wanted to thank everyone again for your help, and to ask one more question. After traveling from SEA to GPK and spending 3 days there, should I go on to Chicago, or return to SEA, or something else? I have no compelling reason to go to CHI - other than to say I traveled the Empire Builder...

Rail Free, I'll check that out - I didn't realize other areas would be an option since I wouldn't have any transportation from the train stop. Thank you!

Ralph, thank you for your help! I want to stay at East Glacier Park (at the lodge that's at the Amtrak stop). Thanks, also, for your detailed information about snow closures and crowd levels. So helpful to know that when I'm planning for the "perfect" time (knowing that anything can happen and...

Hi everyone, I'd like to take a trip on the Empire Builder (SEA to CHI, probably) and stop for a few days at Glacier National Park. I've researched past threads, and I think the consensus is that the ride is more scenic going west to east (due to timing). If you've ridden the EB both ways, do...

And thanks to everyone for your help. You're always my go-to place for train questions. :)

I'm traveling in a few weeks (August). If the transition car is at the front, should I call periodically to see if there are cancellations in the regular sleepers?

Hi everyone, I'm taking the California Zephyr - Chicago to Emeryville (#5) and was assigned roomette 023. I know that's in the transition car, and looked at diagrams that have it right next to the toilet. I called to see if I could switch, and they put me in 021 so I wouldn't be next to the...

Thanks to everyone - it looks like I had more options than I thought! Your help is appreciated.

Thank you!

Thanks, everyone - I had a feeling the agent had it wrong!

Thanks, Bob - so they do serve dinner the night we leave Chicago?

I was browsing topics and thought I read something about no dinner on the City of New Orleans train out of Chicago? Did I misunderstand, or do they no longer serve dinner to sleeper passengers boarding in Chicago?