[blparent] Traveling via Amtrak with a toddler - advice and suggestions please?

[Corbb O'Connor]

I don't know about a toddler specifically, but I do want to be sure you know this about Amtrak. If you call make a reservation and it is more than 21 days in advance of your travel, make sure that the representative gives you the 21 day advance purchase rate. Sometimes, if you mention a disability, they give you the 15% off disability fair; however, the 15 day advance purchase rate is 25%. This is a problem that we have alerted them to several times, but I don't know if it has been resolved. What we always do is look at how much tickets are online, and then we expect the same rate from the phone people. 

Depending on how much baby gear you bring with you, it may be worth asking if people accessible seats are being used by somebody with a mobility disability. If not, the extra floor space me very helpful. 

Let us know what you're learning… It won't be long before we are in the same boat, er train car so to speak! 

Corbb, from my iPhone

> On Jun 25, 2015, at 3:54 PM, Bernadetta via blparent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Ok fantastic parents. I need to draw on your experiences and wonderful resourcefulness for a second.
> Do any of you have experience traveling via amtrak with a three year old? We're supposed to attend a family function in vermont, three hours by train, and we're considering amtrak. Thus far, we've always traveled with family by car for long trips. Amtrak with our little guy will be a totally new experience for us. We're both totally blind.
> First, do we need to use a carseat on the train? We're thinking of bringing the one we have now for the rest of the trip anyway, but the thing is bulky and if we can, we'd love to get away with not having to bring it. We can just use someone else's while there, because there are plenty of kids our son's age in the family, in that area. We're only going for two days. The amtrak trip will only be one way.
> Any advice, tips, tricks, experiences good or bad are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance,
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> Warmly,
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> Bernadetta P
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