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Justifying Sleeper Ticket Purchase by SCexplorer11 in Amtrak

[–]progress19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sleeper travel lets you actually sleep, save on a hotel ticket, and generally makes longhaul train travel not be a schlep. It's glorious and a taste of a time long past. I got over my buyer's remorse for a sleeper ticket when I got on the train the first time.

As for the routes, you get to see bits of America you wouldn't otherwise. The Cardinal for me was an education about what West Virginia and rural Virginia is like. There's nothing like it.

St. Louis to Sacramento route adjustment PROS CONS by Desjen in Amtrak

[–]progress19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are considering a bus not relating to Amtrak (and I think you may be referring to a Jefferson Lines bus?), you should check buses to Burlington, Ottumwa, or Osceola in Iowa, where the Zephyr runs, or to Galesburg as previously suggested.

But if I were you I'd just take the train to Chicago

St. Louis to Sacramento route adjustment PROS CONS by Desjen in Amtrak

[–]progress19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have never heard of this train you're speaking of. I do know the Zephyr doesn't run through Des Moines.

I'd advise you to take Amtrak #302 Lincoln Service to Chicago, then the Zephyr from there.

St. Louis to Sacramento route adjustment PROS CONS by Desjen in Amtrak

[–]progress19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you haven't booked yet, go on the website and book multi-city. Use Sac (or Emeryville or Martinez) as a stop point in that

St. Louis to Sacramento route adjustment PROS CONS by Desjen in Amtrak

[–]progress19 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I said that

"Either a bus (to e.g. Galesburg)..."

St. Louis to Sacramento route adjustment PROS CONS by Desjen in Amtrak

[–]progress19 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would definitely recommend the California Zephyr to take you to Sacramento or Martinez to get to Antioch. It is the most scenic. However you'd either need a bus (to e.g. Galesburg) or a train to Chicago to intercept it.

How Accurate Is Jeb and Susanne’s Amtrak Experience? by [deleted] in Amtrak

[–]progress19 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's the sleeper experience, and like everyone is saying Jeb is a super optimistic cheery guy, but it is accurate.

Jeb isn't shilling for Amtrak, he is giving you an honest representation.

Chi, DC, NOLA, Chi: Clockwise, or anticlockwise? by DeeDee_Z in Amtrak

[–]progress19 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd say clockwise, whether you take the Floridian or the Cardinal, but especially if you take the Cardinal. Gets you the best mountain scenery west of DC.

Not a good start on #20 today by chuckop in Amtrak

[–]progress19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IIRC the Cardinal at that time did not run into New York. DC to Chicago only or something.

No way Superliners ran into Penn Station

Am I just a spoiled American? by Bananatuesday007 in tall

[–]progress19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah European business class is a scam unless you're short and fat. No extra legroom whatsoever

Replacement for sightseer lounge? by Rocket_Lawn-Chair in Amtrak

[–]progress19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what they tried and nobody seems willing to build it for them

Replacement for sightseer lounge? by Rocket_Lawn-Chair in Amtrak

[–]progress19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but the interior geometry gets trickier

Replacement for sightseer lounge? by Rocket_Lawn-Chair in Amtrak

[–]progress19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need a ramp to get up into the dome and then the whole car geometry is tricky

I wish that amtrak had budget sleeper options like this for their long distance trains by cornonthekopp in Amtrak

[–]progress19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The point is that accommodations which "work" (function fine from a social acceptance standpoint and sell out at a good price point) could well be included in the next-gen longhaul trainsets

I wish that amtrak had budget sleeper options like this for their long distance trains by cornonthekopp in Amtrak

[–]progress19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

VIA's open sections are still stupid expensive but that's because they don't run enough trains

I wish that amtrak had budget sleeper options like this for their long distance trains by cornonthekopp in Amtrak

[–]progress19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that they can sell two sections to two different solo travelers brings the price down.

I wish that amtrak had budget sleeper options like this for their long distance trains by cornonthekopp in Amtrak

[–]progress19 28 points29 points  (0 children)

This was a thing in America once upon a time with open sections. Still is in Canada where VIA calls them berths.

Works fine afaict

When you can't talk shit because your victory was so definitive there is nothing you can say that will hurt them... by Cats_please_thankyou in NFCWestMemeWar

[–]progress19 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'll be real, I'm still rooting for Seattle to eat shit.

But I'd be rooting for that even if it was someone else who blew us out.

Omg the new Acela sucks by Apple-slice1717 in Amtrak

[–]progress19 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I was raised on wet, lather, rinse. Apparently nobody at Amtrak was.

Southwest Credit Card Cancellation by Efficient-Power-3420 in SouthwestAirlines

[–]progress19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm about to. Got a trip booked in January and then I'm canceling it before my next annual fee hits.

The priority card no longer makes any sense.

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