Comments on: Amtrak’s Washington bias http://portland.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/amtraks-washington-bias/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:46:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: stuck lines http://portland.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/amtraks-washington-bias/comment-page-1/#comment-14800 stuck lines Sat, 31 May 2008 06:45:46 +0000 http://portland.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/amtraks-washington-bias/#comment-14800 [...] boyfriend and I are heading up to Vancouver, BC this weekend, and we??re going by train. I took thehttp://portland.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/amtraks-washington-bias/NRI murder: Locked doors and a riddle HT via Yahoo! India NewsDespite a case of murder being [...] [...] boyfriend and I are heading up to Vancouver, BC this weekend, and we??re going by train. I took thehttp://portland.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/amtraks-washington-bias/NRI murder: Locked doors and a riddle HT via Yahoo! India NewsDespite a case of murder being [...]

]]> By: Bridges, Trains, and Roses | Portland Metblogs http://portland.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/amtraks-washington-bias/comment-page-1/#comment-14787 Bridges, Trains, and Roses | Portland Metblogs Tue, 27 May 2008 21:01:47 +0000 http://portland.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/amtraks-washington-bias/#comment-14787 [...] I took the train (and bus) to Vancouver BC with the boyfriend 2 weekends ago, and I must say: train travel is [...] [...] I took the train (and bus) to Vancouver BC with the boyfriend 2 weekends ago, and I must say: train travel is [...]

]]> By: clevergirl http://portland.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/amtraks-washington-bias/comment-page-1/#comment-14786 clevergirl Tue, 27 May 2008 19:19:36 +0000 http://portland.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/amtraks-washington-bias/#comment-14786 We used our passports, as did most of the people on our bus, though I saw one girl go through with her birth certificate and driver's license. Supposedly by the end of the year (August, I think?), US citizens will need their passports, full stop. Also know that we got some guff in a Vancouver bar for *only* having our driver's licenses available as IDs (we're both well past the legal drinking age of 18). In most bars in Vancouver, they require 2 forms of picture ID (though we found that only US driver's licenses are allowed to be used by themselves). We used our passports, as did most of the people on our bus, though I saw one girl go through with her birth certificate and driver’s license. Supposedly by the end of the year (August, I think?), US citizens will need their passports, full stop. Also know that we got some guff in a Vancouver bar for *only* having our driver’s licenses available as IDs (we’re both well past the legal drinking age of 18). In most bars in Vancouver, they require 2 forms of picture ID (though we found that only US driver’s licenses are allowed to be used by themselves).

]]> By: determinedpeace http://portland.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/amtraks-washington-bias/comment-page-1/#comment-14767 determinedpeace Sun, 18 May 2008 19:49:11 +0000 http://portland.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/amtraks-washington-bias/#comment-14767 checkout this link: http://www.discovery.org/a/3933 so it looks like there is an improvement on the way.. This would be great if they add more trains in each direction.. checkout this link:

http://www.discovery.org/a/3933

so it looks like there is an improvement on the way.. This would be great if they add more trains in each direction..

]]> By: matt http://portland.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/amtraks-washington-bias/comment-page-1/#comment-14756 matt Thu, 15 May 2008 22:29:21 +0000 http://portland.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/amtraks-washington-bias/#comment-14756 I had no idea there was any train service between Seattle and Vancouver. Every time I tried to plan a trip the Amtrak site had me on a bus between the two. Totally blows the point, don't it? It will be a happy day when I can take the train straight through to BC with <strike>no</strike> <em>minimal</em> muss or fuss. Hey, what are the border requirements these days? Last time I was through I was ok with a driver's license but I heard they've tightened up a bit? I had no idea there was any train service between Seattle and Vancouver. Every time I tried to plan a trip the Amtrak site had me on a bus between the two. Totally blows the point, don’t it?

It will be a happy day when I can take the train straight through to BC with no minimal muss or fuss.

Hey, what are the border requirements these days? Last time I was through I was ok with a driver’s license but I heard they’ve tightened up a bit?

]]> By: leander37 http://portland.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/amtraks-washington-bias/comment-page-1/#comment-14752 leander37 Tue, 13 May 2008 16:11:59 +0000 http://portland.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/amtraks-washington-bias/#comment-14752 Aw... The train is all right. It depends on where you're going... (I think that flying sucks, and choose the train whenever I can). Anyhow, stay tuned for daily train service to Vancouver, BC. I don't know if this will fix the coupon issue, but it will fix the bus issue. Aw… The train is all right. It depends on where you’re going… (I think that flying sucks, and choose the train whenever I can). Anyhow, stay tuned for daily train service to Vancouver, BC. I don’t know if this will fix the coupon issue, but it will fix the bus issue.

]]> By: beulahmae http://portland.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/amtraks-washington-bias/comment-page-1/#comment-14750 beulahmae Tue, 13 May 2008 13:27:07 +0000 http://portland.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/amtraks-washington-bias/#comment-14750 Let's just face it: the train sucks in America. Let’s just face it: the train sucks in America.

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