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[EARLY VIDEO] Amtrak Illini/Saluki from Chicago to Carbondale - Apparently a Trip Report

🕑 Added 2025-04-23 21:00:14 +0000 UTC

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Miles in Transit

Ahhhh fair enough!

Noah K

6:44 "Metra Electric...and that's what we're joining up with" YOIUT ASYTPID IEIWOT IT'AS TS ACUTKUALIEUTLIY CASNDIASAETOIN ANSETIOANL TRACSKS COMPALSETLY SEPRAOSETAE FROAIM AMETATR IAE'RTS JSTU THAWE SAMEA RIHGE OT OFWYA

PSP Geezer

PS Since you're essentially traveling for your business, you should always ask for the business rate; if they have one it's cheaper than the rack rate.

PSP Geezer

I traveled a lot for the government before retiring. I tried to get suites if I was staying anywhere for more than a day or two since it's basically hotel shorthand for rooms with some variation of kitchenette with sink, full-size fridge, microwave, and often a dishwasher. Suite rooms are also usually a bit larger and sometimes even have a separate bedroom. The government rate for rooms is fixed by metro area and since both Marriott and Hilton usually charge that rate for any room in the area it's not like the government was paying any more for me to have the suite.

NedsKid

Hilton Diamond Member here... Yeah, Home2 and Homewood are designed for longer term stays. Home2 and Tru are the "discount" sort of brands now (as is Spark, though those are lower tier renovation properties). You or I as guests are not Hilton's customers... the franchisees are. Lower points means lower fees for the franchisee which means lower room rates typically.

Will

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Random Transit Adventures

nice video to watch when you’re cable managing your record stand 11/10

Kristen

Also the soft pretzel is the elite snack choice for Amtrak Midwest

Kristen

I got the weird business class car on Lincoln Service too!! Did the upgrade bid (embarrassed to say I did not do a poor bid, rip) and it was a business class car with half sectioned off for coach and half for business class, but the modern Lincoln service cars, so still uncomfortable lol. They also forgot to mention we got a free drink so no one got one lol. Weirdly enough tho they still had the old cafe car with the old business class section but no one was allowed to sit in there.