I don't know about now, but the conductor let me look in the sleeping car rooms when I asked him about five or six years ago on the Coast Starlight at LA Union Station.Hello, are visitors allowed aboard the trains at Union Station Los Angeles? My brother wants to see the sleeper which I have booked, can he take a quick peek? (This is on the SW Chief).
As usual, you are correct. The SCAs on the CS at LAUS are very, very accommodating to family, friends, hangers-on, whomever wants to help a passenger climb aboard. The SCA will diplomatically remind you of the departure time. In addition, the conductor makes two reminders, about 5 minutes and 1 minute before departure, over the loudspeaker for the entire train as there are numerous helpers, etc. who assist coach passengers getting their luggage set and seats arranged.As said, it might be the Conductor's call. But with the SWC starting in LAX and boarding well before departure, I would say you have a good chance!If you were boarding in say FUL (where the train just stops for 1-2 minutes), I would say no.
all i have ever gotten in the traxx club, while waiting for the cs, is a cup of tea or a glass of juice and a usa today. nothing worth pilfering and they always have an attendant at the desk at the front of the roped off area to make sure everyone is "legit"But now those amenities are done in the Traxx Lounge, where pilfering is probably 10,000 times easier! :lol:
Don't know about sleepers but my wife and 2 kids came upstairs on coach to see the train for about 5 minutes. They got off about 5 minutes before the train departed. I think she just asked the attendant and was allowed on so I'd guess there is a decent chance it could happen.Hello, are visitors allowed aboard the trains at Union Station Los Angeles? My brother wants to see the sleeper which I have booked, can he take a quick peek? (This is on the SW Chief).
Of course you should ask the SCA or conductor that boards you but Ive never had any problems in LAX with people helping carry stuff aboard/check out the sleeping car!Hello, are visitors allowed aboard the trains at Union Station Los Angeles? My brother wants to see the sleeper which I have booked, can he take a quick peek? (This is on the SW Chief).
Yes. In some stations (like CHI, WAS, NYP and PHL) you have to go thru a gate to reach the platform - but not at LAX!Are the visitors allowed on the platform in the first place when boarding long distance Amtrak trains? For example, in Chicago when riding Metra anyone can get on the platform but when riding say Southwest Chiefs one must wait in Amtrak waiting room and line up to get the tickets checked and then head to the platform and board, No one is allowed without a proof of tickets.
At LAUS, you could probably bring an elephant up to the platforms through the tunnels and no one would bat an eye! :lol:Yes. In some stations (like CHI, WAS, NYP and PHL) you have to go thru a gate to reach the platform - but not at LAX!Are the visitors allowed on the platform in the first place when boarding long distance Amtrak trains? For example, in Chicago when riding Metra anyone can get on the platform but when riding say Southwest Chiefs one must wait in Amtrak waiting room and line up to get the tickets checked and then head to the platform and board, No one is allowed without a proof of tickets.
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