What is the best option for leaving carry on luggage three hours before departure #2 for NOL
Carry on luggage for #2 Sunset Limited
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KmH
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Coach or Sleeper?
Does NOL have a baggage storage room? Check you items for a few hours before departure.
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the_traveler
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Where are you departing from on #2 to NOL? :huh:
Hello! Thanks for asking that question. We are leaving from Los Angeles.
NOL has a Lounge of a sort called the Magnolia Room for Sleeping Car Passengers.( you get the code from the Amtrak Agent @ the Ticket Counter)
It is smalll and very basic with a few chairs, a TV and a coffee pot but you can leave your stuff there, it should be safe, you might ask other waiting passengers to keep an eye on it, or you can "day check" it with the Agent for the Amtrak Standard $4 a bag fee.
A Conductor or Amtrak Police Officer will come get the Sleeping Car Passengers to go to the boarding gate ( they usualky Check IDs when scanning tickets) for first boarding while the Coach Passengers line up at the door.
The NOL Agents have a Cart to give rides to/from your Sleeper if needed, since the Trains back into the Station, and it is a bit of a walk down the Platform to the Front of the Train.
There is a lounge for Sleeper passengers. I've not been there, but I believe it's safe to leave your bags there while you venture out.
the_traveler
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Yes, if you're in a sleeper departing from LA, you can store your Carry on bags in the Metropolitan Lounge.
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I believe that is correct for the Metropolitan Lounge at LAUS.
It is. I have used the lounge a couple of times, the last just a couple of weeks ago. You can store your bags there.
Thanks,I'll be able to get to the station early and find somewhere to eat without dragging bags around.
MiniMax
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I've left bags in the Metropolitan lounge while going across to get some excellent Mexican food. I'm taking the New Orleans trip in June. The train doesn't pull out until 10 p.m. so I like to get to the beautiful Union Station early just for the atmosphere. Then I usually head across Alameda Ave for Mexican food on Olvera Street. But there's another place about four or five blocks away that I have yet to try. It's a grocery/deli called Little Jewel of New Orleans at 207 Ord Street, just a block up from Philippe's - toward Chinatown. I hope that you enjoy your trip to New Orleans. Laissez bon temps roule.
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Thanks for the info and tip on the Jewel. I was thinking of heading towards Chinatown so I'll check it out if I get their early enough. It closes at 9:00 with take out only after 8:30.
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