Linda T
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- Jul 12, 2011
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Well, I finally booked my trip for the end of April from CIN to SAS (San Antonio, TX). I'm so excited to be taking the TE. I do have a question though. I asked Amtrak and got mixed answers to my question, so I'll throw it out to the experts on the forum. Let me see if I can explain this, it's complicated. :help:
I'm taking the Eagle to San Antonio and arriving at 9:55 pm, and then boarding the NB to depart back to CHI at 7 AM the next morning (not staying in SA), as I said it's all about being on the train. Now my question is this. I was told that passengers boarding for ELP can oftentimes board and sleep through the layover, but when I asked if I could board the NB Eagle, scheduled to pull in about the same time I was told no. They said it had something to do with my ticket wasn't till the next day so no early boarding. It also had to do with insurance.
So what's typical? Do I have to sleep in the station, or do they typically allow passengers to board several hours early? It just seems like if my train's gonna be there, and I have a roomette for the morning. I can't miss my train if I'm sleeping on it, Thoughts?
I'm taking the Eagle to San Antonio and arriving at 9:55 pm, and then boarding the NB to depart back to CHI at 7 AM the next morning (not staying in SA), as I said it's all about being on the train. Now my question is this. I was told that passengers boarding for ELP can oftentimes board and sleep through the layover, but when I asked if I could board the NB Eagle, scheduled to pull in about the same time I was told no. They said it had something to do with my ticket wasn't till the next day so no early boarding. It also had to do with insurance.
So what's typical? Do I have to sleep in the station, or do they typically allow passengers to board several hours early? It just seems like if my train's gonna be there, and I have a roomette for the morning. I can't miss my train if I'm sleeping on it, Thoughts?