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Posted by schu (Member # 4619) on :
 
I have a quick question about the Texas Eagle. As I understand it, train 21, 321 and 421 are just the different segments of the trains that split off at certain points of the trip. That part I understand.

I plan on taking the Texas Eagle on Thanksgiving day from Chicago to STL and eating a nice turkey dinner on the train. First off I noticed there are three different ticket prices for 21, 321, 421 which I'm guessing depends on how many seats are left on each segment. What confuses me is that 21 and 421 allow you to choose Upper Coach and Lower Coach, but 321 just has a selection for Coach in general. Is the 321 segment of the train also a Superliner car and if that's the case, can you just get on with your ticket and sit upstairs? or is it a set of single level coaches attached to the back of the train? I'm guessing it's a general seating Superliner car, but I wanted to make sure before bought a ticket. It might sound dumb, but like sitting on the upper level.

Thanks for the help.
 

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Posted by stlboomer (Member # 2028) on :
 
321 is a Superliner coach.
 

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Posted by smitty195 (Member # 5102) on :
 
The lower level of Superliner coaches is reserved for the elderly and handicapped.
 

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Posted by Henry Kisor (Member # 4776) on :
 
These days it's the differently abled and chronologically challenged.
 

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Posted by notelvis (Member # 3071) on :
 
And is not 321 the designation for one superliner coach operating CHI-STL only?
 

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Posted by schu (Member # 4619) on :
 
Thanks for the help. I saved about $20 going with the 321

Yeah, the different train numbers are for the different segments. There is a lot of traffic from CHI to STL so they add another car just for that leg of the trip.

From Wikipedia's entry:
Train number(s)
21/22 (Chicago—San Antonio)
321/322 (Chicago—St. Louis)
421/422 (Chicago—Los Angeles)
 

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Posted by ehbowen (Member # 4317) on :
 
Some Superliner coaches have a lower level seating area; some do not and use the space either for baggage storage or for a cafe.
 

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Posted by notelvis (Member # 3071) on :
 

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Originally posted by schu:
Thanks for the help. I saved about $20 going with the 321

Yeah, the different train numbers are for the different segments. There is a lot of traffic from CHI to STL so they add another car just for that leg of the trip.

From Wikipedia's entry:
Train number(s)
21/22 (Chicago—San Antonio)
321/322 (Chicago—St. Louis)
421/422 (Chicago—Los Angeles)

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