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—>Bob didn't realize that his Amtrak train from Syracuse would be delayed for more than an hour until an Amtrak agent called him up and offered to upgrade him free of charge to an earlier and pricier train. Bob initially declined, but later called back to change his mind. When he got to the station, the same agent realized that he qualified for a cheaper ticket and refunded the difference on the spot. More »
—>Readers and Twitterers report Amtrak's ticketing systems are down nationwide. Tickets are being handwritten and they're letting you purchase onboard. Maybe their computers heard that Biden was about to announce a $1.3billion infusion and simply freaked the freak out? (Photo: mbeldyk) More »
—>About 450 Amtrak passengers were stranded in Chicago's Union Station for almost 24 hours — without food, water or access to reliable functioning restrooms. More »
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With all the talk about trains in recent days, reader Zach decided to do some quick Googling to check out some train ticket prices. He typed in "cheap train tickets" and what do you know? Oh, hello Delta! We didn't know you were in the train business now. Let's click on your link on the small hope that maybe there's a train ticket discount or some sort of...nope, same old Delta. Zach's letter, inside... More »
—>It may take longer to get there, a lot longer, depending on your destination, but Ecogeek has found 9 reasons why traveling on trains is better than traveling on planes. No security delays, more legroom and no baggage handlers to lose your luggage is just the beginning. Check out one of our favorite reasons, inside... More »
—>Express shipping from Amtrak is a cost-efficient way to ship packages between cities, sometimes costing half the price of UPS or FedEx. More »
—>An Amtrak train traveling from San Diego to Santa Barbara ran out of fuel eight miles from its destination. Hartford Courant Editor Jeanne LeBlanc's daughter happened to be on the train, and recounted Amtrak's puzzling response. More »
—> If you're a frequent Amtrak travel, you might want to plan ahead for a half-week of telecommuting sometime in early February—Kiplinger says Amtrak workers may strike as early as February 1st, in an attempt to bring a conclusion to the negotiations that have been going on for nearly eight years. More »
—> Ladies and Gentlemen, the NY Daily News brings you a photo of the corrupt baggage handlers who were busted for running a drug smuggling ring at JFK airport. More »
—>The corporate email address for Amtrak appears to lastnamefirstletteroffirstname@amtrak.com. More »
Amtrak kicks diabetic man off the train in the middle of the woods. "Amtrak personnel told police dispatchers that Sims was drunk and unruly...The Sims family said Sims is diabetic and was going into shock." More »
Reader Dan writes in with a tip about Amtrak's Rail Passes. The only "national" pass available to US and Canadian citizens stipulates that "Your trip must include at least one journey between the U.S. and Canada." and costs $999 peak/$709 off peak for 30 days of Amtrak travel. Sounds like a deal, right? Until you look at the pass available to "international" travelers. More »
On the other hand, maybe the Chinese should be censored.
Alongside food and fire crackers, Chinese are adding a new item to their lunar New Year shopping: Adult diapers. Sales have soared ahead of the holiday as travelers prepare for long trips home aboard trains so crowded that even the toilets are jammed with people, newspapers said Tuesday.Maybe Google's actually got the right idea here. Do we really want to encourage the free exchange of ideas with a people who would find soiling themselves, then sitting around in their own filth for a twenty hour train ride, preferable to just going in front of someone else? Or, hell, just sticking their ass out the window? Can you imagine being one of the few passengers with pride on that cattle car, packed in the middle of a thousand peasants happily stewing in their own feces? Remind us to link this story next time we complain about Amtrak. God bless America, baby. More »
