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Becoming a senior citizen has its perks, including discounts on hotels, train fare, airfare, and other travel expenses. AARP membership can be the key. 42 Travel Discounts for Seniors
Though many 24-hour Amtrak trips call for "night hours" starting around 10 p.m., passengers can be noisy at any time. I recommend bringing heavy-duty, over-the-ear headphones to block out rowdy ...
When I travel in Amtrak's coach section on long-haul train rides, I take advantage of the observation car, pack my own cooler, and bring a pillow. ... Here are my 10 best tips for first-time ...
The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (originally H.R. 6003, passed as division B of Pub. L. 110–432 (text)) is a law that reauthorized Amtrak and authorized the United States Department of Transportation to provide grants for operating costs and capital expenses and to repay Amtrak's long-term debt and capital leases.
In May 2021, for example, only 31 percent of Auto Trains arrived on time, mostly because of interference by freight trains that have preference over much of the route. [18] The Auto Train was the last Amtrak service to permit smoking on board. Amtrak discontinued the practice on June 1, 2013.
It handles small package express service, heavy freight shipments and city-to-city freight shipping by private and commercial customers. Boxes up to 36" x 36" x 36" (maximum 50 pounds), suitcases, and boxed bicycles are acceptable, but numerous classes of fragile, valuable and hazardous items are not permitted.
Tickets can be purchased at amtrak.com, by calling 800-USA-AMTRAK (1-800-872-7245), by visiting a staffed station with a ticket sales office or on the Amtrak mobile app.
The Superliner Sightseer Lounge aboard the Southwest Chief. Amtrak operates two types of long-distance trains: single-level and bi-level. Due to height restrictions on the Northeast Corridor, all six routes that terminate at New York Penn Station operate as single-level trains with Amfleet coaches and Viewliner sleeping cars.