Originally Posted by
jeroen100
Currently booked in a roomette in the Empire Builder in December, paid $ 651 for a oneway SEA-CHI. Looked at the Bid to Upgrade page: $ 295 minimum bid to upgrade to a bedroom. Probably won't bid at that price
(though I would love to have a restroom and shower in the room)
You got a good price on the roomette, and that bid on the bedroom would be a screaming deal if successful.
Originally Posted by
italdesign
Actually, there's an article that claims Amtrak management is quite intentionally sabotaging their long distance trains, designing them for failure so they have excuses to rid of them. I'm pretty new to the train space and don't know how much of it is true, but it was an interesting read.
The source is not a disinterested party. They have a vested interest in seeing Amtrak fail, to the extent that they disparage and lie about the work credible rail advocates are doing.