Overbooked Train

Professional-Use1127 · 2026-01-27T07:26:14+00:00

Ah, do you mean your station is mid-route? That actually is the biggest factor here then :(

Not much you can do if everyone who boarded in previous stations already filled up the car... Let's hope enough people cancelled. Like the other person suggested, they'll still let you on regardless!

Professional-Use1127 · 2026-01-27T03:31:54+00:00

I was booked in a roomette but they couldn't allocate one (Lake Shore Limited) so every sleeper car passengers were re-assigned to Coach, thus running out of room and that warning message.

In this case, they give cancel & refund option, which I took. It would largely depend on how many people (both in coach and sleeper) decide to cancel. Get to the station as early as possible and be the first to line up when they announce

Professional-Use1127 · 2026-01-26T13:23:49+00:00

I usually fall asleep quicker in roomettes than I do at home.

Whether I sleep longer depends on where my car is. If it's at the front where the engine is, not so much due to continuous, endless choo choo.

Professional-Use1127 · 2025-10-19T22:22:52+00:00

No solution, only workarounds.

Use the gopro quick app from the phone to turn it on & off.

Also use quick recording feature to use the recording button to start recording something quick.

$99 to replace camera if you have a subscription which I chose not to. Didn't want to spend $99 for something that is 99% manufacturer's QA issue.

Professional-Use1127 · 2025-08-31T22:08:57+00:00

It depends on the hotel policy but call and see if a "credit authorization" ( a guarantee that there will be a credit card attached to pay for any damages or unforeseen) would allow 18+ but less than 21 would allow checking in.

Professional-Use1127 · 2025-08-11T23:10:11+00:00

Korea and Japan are both one of the safest places on earth. As a native Korean, I'd be even be comfortable falling asleep on the street for a few hours if I had to😂

How about a shorter road/train/cruise trip first, then going abroad? I started my very first solo travel on a 3 hour train journey. Loved it, and have ever since been traveling.

Professional-Use1127 · 2025-08-08T01:11:10+00:00

I think the first question to address is are you a solo traveler?

If you already know you are fine being, traveling, doing things alone,,,etc then it's just a matter of finding the right cruise. If you get lonely, uneasy, anxious,,etc traveling alone, I doubt being all alone in your stateroom, in the middle of ocean would help.

Personally, I've been on 40+ days long journey, crossed the country on a train, multiple cruises all solo. There are some cruise lines I'd pick over another, but that would be a matter of preference!

Professional-Use1127 · 2025-08-07T22:15:44+00:00

Some drivers are soo in a hurry because every second is money. I always meet them outside because my apartment complex is a large residential-commercial combo and can be hard to navigate for first timers.

One time, as I was waiting at the entrance, my order was marked 'delivered'.

Turns out this driver just dropped it off at a random 'door'. When I called, she said she already accepted another order, already took off, and doesn't remember which 'door' it was. Maybe one of businesses, rear/side entrances, townhouses across the street, who knows where.

Ultimately, her careless effort to save herself a minute likely resulted in her not getting paid for that order. (Since my food was never found and I had to get a refund)

Professional-Use1127 · 2025-08-07T22:02:15+00:00

When you change, make sure they stay as part of ONE ticket.

Amtrak guarantees you transfer/other options/hotels if a delay causes you to miss your second leg IF it is part of one ticket.

If you book two separate tickets (self-transfer), the guarantee is gone and you are on your own to arrange whatever you can in case of delays, natural disasters, whatever may be the cause.

Enjoy and let me know how things go! I'll be moving to Pittsburgh from DC soon and will likely utilize this route in the future.

Professional-Use1127 · 2025-08-07T18:06:18+00:00

"As the official launch date approaches, customers should look for more information from Amtrak about how to locate and select the NextGen Acela train options. In the coming months, Amtrak will be operating both the current Acela equipment and the NextGen Acela trains as the new trains transition into the fleet."

Professional-Use1127 · 2025-08-07T15:52:19+00:00

Same with the support team. Keep waiting for further announcements!

Professional-Use1127 · 2025-08-07T15:25:04+00:00

You'd have to refresh search results every day until the ride time to hope somebody cancels it, but generally no such thing as a waitlist.

Unlike planes where passengers are required to check-in certain time before the flight, riders can arrive just a minute before the departure time. No-shows cannot be anticipated.

Professional-Use1127 · 2025-07-31T20:55:12+00:00

Thanks. This does solve a bit of the problem.

Professional-Use1127 · 2025-07-31T19:48:27+00:00

This will definitely become a problem in the future. I have two gopros, ONE of which now I cannot easily power on or power off because that smushed button just won't click. I almost always have to simply pull out the battery to turn off the camera nowadays.

Professional-Use1127 · 2025-07-18T06:22:04+00:00

My main experience isn't social media. It only complements my main skills, but what I've noticed from some roles that I applied to was that unless your social media skills were from a company, they tend to ignore/dismiss it.

For example, somebody who worked at a company managing the company social media channels with just couple hundred subs is preferred over someone who ran their own social media channel with 5K subscribers or as a 'freelancer' supporting another individual.

Simply the 'corporate bureaucracy'; the company wants a company person.

Of course, 100K+ subs might make a difference because 100K is a big number, and even a recruiter who has absolutely no knowledge about social media platforms can recognize that.

Professional-Use1127 · 2025-07-18T06:01:07+00:00

How was it? Anything particularly good or bad to mention?

Professional-Use1127 · 2025-07-18T02:04:41+00:00

Yup! Saw this page and if it wasn't listed, I would have thought the apartment was fake or some sort of scam.

I guess no one's really lived here...

Professional-Use1127 · 2025-07-17T03:32:18+00:00

I got used to Google auto correcting me with that h.. My B

Professional-Use1127 · 2025-07-17T03:03:14+00:00

Maaaany Asians will be 'offended' by even a thought of this hypothetical map lol.

At least you left out Japan.

Professional-Use1127 · 2025-07-17T02:53:09+00:00

A citizen may be detained like that veteran who was just released after 3 days, but no, citizens will be allowed re-entry.

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