[Travelandtourism] Amtrak

[cheryl echevarria]

You need to call AMTRAK prior to going and ask them.

Cheryl Echevarria
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jewel S." <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
To: "NFB Travel and Tourism Division List" <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Amtrak


> If you have a sleeper car room, couldn't you have a "training pad" in
> a corner where your dog is allowed to go on command, as long as you
> pick it up after? I don't have a guide dog yet, so I am not sure
> really. Maybe a guide dog user could say whether this would be
> possible at all (for those extreme moments only, when the dog is about
> to burst of uncomfortableness).
>
> I have enjoyed many trips on Amtrak myself. Yes, sometimes they are
> late. It is suggested that you plan for a few extra hours for late
> trains and delays at stops. If you are not in a hurry to get where you
> are going, or if you are riding just for the pure pleasure of a train
> ride, as my grandmother often did, then it will not be a problem.
> However, if you have a limited time to get where you are going, don't
> expect to be on time unless you gave a few extra hours for delays and
> such.
>
> You are welcome to e-mail me personally with any questions you might
> have. My boyfriend and I travel by Amtrak at least once a month,
> though most rides are within North Carolina.
>
> ~Jewel
>
> On 4/22/10, Julie J <julielj at windstream.net> wrote:
> > Deanna,
> >
> > I've traveled on Amtrak quite a bit.  I've never taken my guide dog on 
> > the
> > train though.  there is no place to relieve the dog on the train.  Space 
> > is
> > at a premium, everything is optimized for efficient use of space. 
> > Typically
> > the train stops for short pick up/drop off of passengers every hour or 
> > so.
> > Less frequently there are longer stops when they dump trash, restock
> > supplies, and so the smokers can do their thing.  You can get off the 
> > train
> > at any of these stops, but they won't wait for you if you aren't back on 
> > the
> > train when the whistle blows.  If your dog is a quick reliever in 
> > strange
> > places it shouldn't be a problem.
> >
> > My experiences actually on the train have been very good.  My 
> > experiences
> > waiting in the train station for trains that are delayed hours and hours 
> > and
> > hours were not so great.
> >
> > HTH
> > Julie
> >
> >
> >
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