Epinions Recent Reviews for Amtrak

Amtrak: Portland, Oregon to Whitefish Montana for $50 Bucks? Amtrak.com Rules!

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:59:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hempem - Amtrak.com is the online site for purchasing tickets and planning trips on the wide variety of Amtrak train routes that criss-cross the USA. My Route of Choice My favorite and only route is from Portland, Oregon to Whitefish, Montana...

Amtrak: GREAT WEBSITE AND WONDERFUL TRIP

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:31:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author juliejean88 - The website is great, easy to navigate and use and has all the information for any question you might have. My sister and I (in our early 60s) took Amtrak from Birmingham, Alabama to Philadelphia, PA to see the King Tut exhibit before it left the states...

Amtrak: What was I thinking when I booked this trip?????

Sun, 9 Sep 2007 22:48:08 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author heleni - Horrible train ride experience going and coming back from Montreal Canada to NY Penn Station. The Bathrooms were disgusting, with urine all over the floor, tissue and other objects clogging up the toilets (smelled horrible for the entire trip)No one...

Amtrak: Amtrak online Train Tickets are an easy and inexpensive way to plan a vacation

Sun, 9 Sep 2007 03:08:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author three_ster - I have ridden the Amtrak train line many times in my life, and have always had good experiences with the company. That was primarily what led me to their online web-site when I was looking to purchase two train tickets from Seattle, Washington down to...

Amtrak: Pack Your Lysol

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:52:30 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author tntraveler - My family and I have had HORRIBLE experiences with Amtrak recently and will probably never travel with them again. The train cars are FILTHY, the employees are bitter, and the schedules are merely a suggestion. If you are not afraid to fly, I strongly...

Amtrak: User friendly, fast, and gives you many schedule and fare options

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:56:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author janiejetz - I thought the website reservation system was easy to use, and was fast to generate possible schedules and their costs. I booked a trip for New Year's weekend to Baltimore so I didn't have to drive in holiday traffic. I selected the tickets I wanted...

Amtrak: Amtrak; The Easy Way To Make Reservations

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:29:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author popsrocks - Amtrak is a better option to non-air travel than going by bus. I won't ever make the mistake of taking to the road by bus instead of rail ever again. Buses aren't as comfortable and have much less legroom. You don't have to drive or worry as much about...

Amtrak: My Weekend Trip to Fort Worth, Texas

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:50:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author grandgram - I was invited to Fort Worth, Texas by my granddaughter as she was giving a Welcome Home party for her Marine husband back from Iraq. Now this trip to Fort Worth is a two and half hour drive up Interstate #35 that is heavy with traffic especially on a...

Amtrak: Amtrak is a great option for northbound travel to B.C. from Seattle.

Fri, 8 Sep 2006 15:12:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author _edge - Ordering Amtrak train tickets online is the way to go. Despite some technical hurdles to complete online ordering for tickets, this is a good option when booking tickets ahead of time with Amtrak. And the convenience of picking them up as etickets...

Amtrak: Ordering tickets is a snap. Using them is impossible.

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:49:39 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author cybercjh - Amtrak's website at www.amtrak.com is better than most airlines. Unfortunately, their service is worse. In May, we booked a one-way ticket for Okeechobee, FL (OKE) to Tampa, FL (TPA) on 06/27/06 on train 92, Silver Star, departing OKE at 11:35am and...

Amtrak: Professional, friendly staff, but this sure isn't a bullet train

Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:43:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author blue_tiger - I decided to splurge and try a sleeper room on an overnight, one-way trip from Oregon to (Sacramento) California. The Coast Starlight is notorious for being late and you always have to call beforehand. It wasn't that bad, as the train left about 11:30,...

Amtrak: Getting There is Half the Fun

Fri, 19 Aug 2005 11:43:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Bruguru - There’s something romantic about traveling by train. I love it myself; more than flying, more than driving. It’s a more relaxed, more casual atmosphere I think, and you can just wile away your time on the train doing whatever you like: reading,...

Amtrak: Buy tickets -- BUT DON'T EXPECT TO STAY ON SCHEDULE!!

Fri, 12 Aug 2005 10:37:54 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author happybooker1 - Easy to navigate, SSL site so you can use credit/debit cards to pay, & they will mail the tickets to you. My tickets arrived 4 days after I made the reservations. Piece of cake. HOWEVER...... do NOT expect the train to be on time. I booked the Sunset...

Amtrak: Amtrak Online – Check Rates, Get Tickets & Avoid The Rude Employees!

Mon, 2 May 2005 13:06:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Freak369 - A lot of people have the misconception that people who use the train are poor or traveling on a budget; while that may hold true for a small percentage of people, a majority of them have a fear of flying, find it easier to use the train than the...

Amtrak: Clean, on time, stress free..and I saved money

Mon, 2 May 2005 10:29:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author egeefay1 - With gas prices around $2.50 and the proud owner of a gas guzzling suv, I decided to give Amtrak a try on a trip from Sacramento to San Francisco. Other than the arrogant attitude of the ticketing agent (I think the government gets many of its employees...

Amtrak: Amtrak: Great Way to Travel, Online Ticket Ordering is OK

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 13:50:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author t-m-k - Wonderful customer service on the train trip - very friendly. Peaceful, beautiful, and relaxing way to travel. Ordering tickets online at Amtrak.com can be a little cumbersome - lots of steps and you can't go back to review anything you've chosen (have...

Amtrak: Catch a train online with Amtrak.com

Fri, 25 Mar 2005 16:26:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bonniesayers - A trip to Sea World in San Diego had been in the planning stages for a few months. Since living in Los Angeles I have developed a phobia related to freeway driving, so taking Amtrak was the relaxing way to travel with my two children who have...

Amtrak: You Are Well On Trak For Your Next Trip

Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:02:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author niners2004 - Amtrak.com offers exactly what you are visiting the website for: Train tickets. Since this is a review on the website and not the service of amtrak trains, I will focus on the reliability and the information included in the site. The website offers...

Amtrak: An easy intuitive experience.

Mon, 5 Jul 2004 03:40:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author travelplus - Amtrak is a very easy website to use. I just booked a trip from San Jose -Los Angeles-Lamy NM-San Jose for $209.00 as opposed to $330 by plane. I love seeing the view from the train.The seats are large like First Class on an airplane. The website makes...

Amtrak: Trains rides ~ how fun! Choose Amtrack for your next trip!

Sat, 1 May 2004 12:33:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author 2buzy - A lot of people LOVE taking road trips. I am NOT one of them. I have to do a lot of everyday driving and so thinking of another LONG drive, brings anything but joy to mind! This is why I prefer to take Amtrak back and forth FROM Seattle and...

Amtrak: Amtrak.com: You can save by booking on line.

Sun, 9 Nov 2003 12:42:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author modernmarvel - If the price is lower on line - they will come. - Modernmarvel (diehard internet shopper) If you need train tickets and if price is more important to you than a slightly inefficient web site, then you should strongly consider booking...

Amtrak: Good, an interesting experience (Chi to NYC)

Sat, 11 Oct 2003 09:11:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chicago24m - This details my trip to New York City from Chicago on 10/4 and return on 10/9. I am a 24-year-old who has never taken a solo trip before. Given that, I wanted to do something out-of-the-ordinary. Flying to NY would have made this a great trip. Taking A...

Amtrak: Amtrak - Ride Your Ticket Online- UPDATE

Sun, 12 Jan 2003 22:17:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jo.com - I have used Amtrak.com many times in the past. I traveled from Boston to Philadelphia frequently. I just used the site again to make plans to train to New York City.

What is this site and how does it work:

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Amtrak: Amtrak is great!

Fri, 4 Oct 2002 14:28:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author iridiumblue - I am college student, and naturally I don't have that much money. I was on a internship, and wanted to go back to school to visit my friends, and to take care of rent with my landlord. So, I decided that flying from Chicago to Lansing, MI would be waaay...

Amtrak: Not such a good website

Thu, 15 Aug 2002 04:22:22 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mistsy - I would love to tell you about actually riding Amtrak, but until epinions has that category, we're stuck with rating the website, so let's have a look at it.

The website works, but it's not always clear what you're buying - and that is major...