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AwareOneII

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4. I tipped my room porter $20 right off the bat

Reply to wryter2000 (Original post)

Mon Jul 16, 2018, 05:30 PM

Jul 2018

They set up your room for sleeping, they schedule your meals in the dining car, they handle your baggage, they give you waters and act like your own concierge. Got good service so figured the 20 was in the ball park.

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Any Amtrak riders here? [View all] wryter2000 Jul 2018 OP

Oh! I need to know too. I'll do a root canal before I fly again so flamin lib Jul 2018 #1

Love Amtrak wryter2000 Jul 2018 #2

if no sleeper car it is very economical to see the USA ghostsinthemachine Jul 2018 #7

yes to both... ghostsinthemachine Jul 2018 #3

Thank you! wryter2000 Jul 2018 #5

I tipped my room porter $20 right off the bat AwareOneII Jul 2018 #4

Thank you wryter2000 Jul 2018 #6