I cannot figure out how to price sleepers trips with sleepers.
Posted by kenchappell (Member # 2245) on :
Once you have selected your trip and defined the type of passenger and selected the "Find Trains" button you should be presented with the various options of Coach seat or Accommodation. Using the blue left or right buttons in the accommodation section scrolls through the various bedroom types and their prices. Works for me here in the UK. (Hope I have not misunderstood your enquiry)
Posted by sojourner (Member # 3134) on :
I'd been doing it for years, and it doesn't work for me any more. I will keep trying. Do you have apple computer or use "apps"? I don't; maybe that is my problem now.
Posted by Vincent206 (Member # 15447) on :
Amtrak used to price the sleepers as rail fare plus accommodation fare. Now the price of a sleeper room is listed as just one fare. Is that what you are asking about?
Posted by kenchappell (Member # 2245) on :
I am not using an Apple computer and neither am I using apps. Just accessing Amtrak.com directly.
Posted by sojourner (Member # 3134) on :
I finally figured out what I was doing wrong. But it's hard because it's so wide, I have to scroll left and right to get the full picture! Thanks for the help.
Posted by PullmanCo (Member # 1138) on :
I'm on a windows box now. I have to admit, their screens are convoluted. There are no instructions to begin the process.
Oh, well.
Posted by kenchappell (Member # 2245) on :
No problems here on my windows PC - all fits perfectly onto my screen. Just have to move down page to identify the various routing options (SWC or Texas Eagle for example if looking for LAX to CHI) then use the blue scroll arrows within the accommodation section of my preferred route to see the different rooms and prices thereof. (Using Chrome browser).
Posted by yukon11 (Member # 2997) on :
I finally figured out how to bring up the system-wide Amtrak route map:
Click on the blue "Destinations" tab, at the top left. Click on the "See All Routes" Choose the "Amtrak National Route Map".
I'm still wondering if they have, hidden in the Amtrak labyrinth, a listing of Amtrak stations with services provided. I'm trying to find out more about the Amtrak Martinez station and parking availability.
I think I also found a phone number for the station. I will try it tomorrow. I may take the Starlight, next summer, to Portland and back and I would like to know about parking. Also, whether they think there is a chance of vandalism if I were to leave my car parked for 4 days.
Richard
Posted by Ocala Mike (Member # 4657) on :
Richard, at Palatka, FL (my northbound home station - I won't ride a bus from Ocala, so I drive an hour and a half), there is a parking lot adjacent to the Police Station just across the street from the RR station.
The Palatka PD lets me park there after I fill out a form. I have made several trips of a week or so duration, and my vehicle is always safe there.
Posted by yukon11 (Member # 2997) on :
Mike, it sounds like the police station parking lot has worked out well for you.
I see from your link, above, that the Martinez station has both short term and long term parking areas. I wonder if you need to leave a ticket stub inside your car to verify long term parking?
I still would like to contact a real, live human at the Martinez station.I tried the phone number which I thought was the Amtrak Martinez station. It turned out to be a general telephone number for the Amtrak Capitol Corridor trains. It then defaulted to Julie.
I wonder if the Martinez Chamber of Commerce would have the local phone number for the Martinez station? Maybe I will give that a try.