tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post6667750612055651393..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Freakin' AmtrakDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-50711759218569864202013-10-11T12:15:36.529-07:002013-10-11T12:15:36.529-07:00So glad I don't have to ride on the Amtrak! So...So glad I don't have to ride on the Amtrak! Sounds like a nightmare, especially if you have <a href="http://www.luggageonline.com/" rel="nofollow">carry on luggage</a>.<br />-JackieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-721876369297659732013-07-29T15:53:10.383-07:002013-07-29T15:53:10.383-07:00I ride Amtrak all the time. I have traveled with ...I ride Amtrak all the time. I have traveled with a lot of luggage, my daughter has come home from college for break with tons of stuff. If you can get it on and off by yourself and not slow them down, no one is going to say anything. All rules are created because someone caused problems, I personally know some of the conductors and only a few wont help at all, usually they are the old time employees, that feel they are above helping, really they just want to retire and get paid. <br />You will be fine, they usually have plenty of storage of luggage on the train. Have a fun trip!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-48055659821268809862012-05-23T11:54:12.498-07:002012-05-23T11:54:12.498-07:00I took Amtrak from Chicago to Lansing Michigan. My...I took Amtrak from Chicago to Lansing Michigan. My bag was much bigger than that and so were the bags of most passengers, no one stopped me.Scott McCallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-18169993649841840032012-05-21T22:06:08.392-07:002012-05-21T22:06:08.392-07:00Well I have to say that I used to take the train f...Well I have to say that I used to take the train from Sac to Richmond and it was always fine. But that was in the early 90s, so you'd need to check.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-44557275433395134962012-05-21T21:09:20.468-07:002012-05-21T21:09:20.468-07:00To bad Big Bus doesn't operate on the west coa...To bad Big Bus doesn't operate on the west coast yet. <br /><br />New York to Washington D.C. for a fraction of the cost of Amtrak, just about as quick, from locations all over New York with a lot more departure times.allen (in Michigan)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-68460712725936939862012-05-21T21:06:54.649-07:002012-05-21T21:06:54.649-07:00It takes just over 2 hrs to drive from Sacramento ...It takes just over 2 hrs to drive from Sacramento to Reno. It would take 90 min to drive from Sacramento to Emeryville, but I'm willing to take 3 hrs on the train--if I can take my suitcase with me.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-5967337582076793872012-05-21T20:02:30.019-07:002012-05-21T20:02:30.019-07:00Looks like government monopoly in action. Some bu...Looks like government monopoly in action. Some bureaucrat reading a report where a huge suitcase caused an issue, and whipped up a new rule to solve that issue....without pausing to think that they have earlier dropped baggage check.<br /><br />How to move your customer to another mode of travel....<br /><br />No wonder Amtrak can't break even.Bill Beemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514236534953095031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-79183751237740139502012-05-21T19:04:13.578-07:002012-05-21T19:04:13.578-07:00We rode Amtrak several years ago to visit friends....We rode Amtrak several years ago to visit friends. It was a lot of fun, but don't use it if you're on a tight schedule and have to be at your destination exactly on time. Passenger trains are a low priority and get shoved to the side in favor of freight--we were 4 hours late, and the trip was from Sac to Reno! If you are in Zen mode about your arrival, it's great.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.com