Help Support Amtrak Unlimited Discussion Forum: This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others., The delay information that Amtrak posts for its trains is now being captured and recorded in each train's status file. To obtain it, just click on a train's symbol on the maps or bring up an archived train's file., Discussion of the national Amtrak system and other passenger services including VIA Rail, commuter and transit., From January 3, 2025 forward, please post comments discussing the Empire Builder here. For previous posts regarding the Empire Builder, please refer to this, There are other ways besides the website and Amtrak.com. Travel agents can still book tickets, too. I also forgot to mention a third-party site that books Amtrak coach tickets - Wanderu: Search & Compare Cheap Bus and Train Tickets You'll pay the same price and receive an e-ticket from Amtrak. They don't appear to do sleepers, though., Amtrak may fall under "federal facility" but, when was the last time a terrorist attempted to hi-jack or bomb an Amtrak train? Just my opinion but, I don't think the TSA really cares what goes on on an Amtrak train..