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General Discussion / Re: Recent Amtrak experience
« on: June 13, 2022, 11:40:06 am »
Jamawani, thanks for your thoughts.
An update on my return trip. Surprisingly it went rather well. The only “problem” was the sleeper car from Whitefish to Portland. If you wanted to take a shower forget about it. There was no hot water and almost no water pressure. One would think for the extra money you pay for a room they would ensure the car provided all the services they advertise. The route from Spokane to Portland doesn’t have a dining car so all they had was a very meager microwaveable “rubberized “ breakfast food. Again not worth the extra expense. Everything was shipped boxed and shipped from Whitefish. The staff member was very friendly and helpful. Everything including my bike arrived in Fullerton no problem. The staff at Fullerton weren’t happy about my boxed bike. It appears they were too lazy to use their motorized cart to pick up the baggage and used a regular luggage cart. It worked but they weren’t to happy. Again why does the Amtrak website state this station has bike boxes but actively discourage anyone from buying or using one.
The equipment on Amtrak’s long distance routes is antiquated and increasingly run down. They appear to neglect theses routes in favor of the east coast routes more visible to politicians and the public. It’s too bad no one from Amtrak or our politicians will ever see these posts.
An update on my return trip. Surprisingly it went rather well. The only “problem” was the sleeper car from Whitefish to Portland. If you wanted to take a shower forget about it. There was no hot water and almost no water pressure. One would think for the extra money you pay for a room they would ensure the car provided all the services they advertise. The route from Spokane to Portland doesn’t have a dining car so all they had was a very meager microwaveable “rubberized “ breakfast food. Again not worth the extra expense. Everything was shipped boxed and shipped from Whitefish. The staff member was very friendly and helpful. Everything including my bike arrived in Fullerton no problem. The staff at Fullerton weren’t happy about my boxed bike. It appears they were too lazy to use their motorized cart to pick up the baggage and used a regular luggage cart. It worked but they weren’t to happy. Again why does the Amtrak website state this station has bike boxes but actively discourage anyone from buying or using one.
The equipment on Amtrak’s long distance routes is antiquated and increasingly run down. They appear to neglect theses routes in favor of the east coast routes more visible to politicians and the public. It’s too bad no one from Amtrak or our politicians will ever see these posts.