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Amtrak is actually the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. This company is a quasi-governmental corporation and the preferred stock of the company is owned by the Federal Government. The company operates passenger service on routes across the continental United States of America connecting hundreds of destinations in 48 states; routes to Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. In addition to the passenger service, Amtrak expanded into freight transportation market and now operates a captive bus service.

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Dkrishnan
Amtrak crew washed stray dog in my cabin shower.
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

I took the Empire Builder from East Glacier to Seattle on May 5th. Apon boarding the train, I discovered that there was animal hair and standing water clogging the shower drain. Th...

#317131
May 08, 2012
76

Jack4nd
Amtrak - Late Again
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

I bought a train ticket to leave Schenectady NY AT 1:22 p.m. and arrive at Buffalo Exchange st. at 6.40 pm. Guess what? The train got me into Buffalo at 7:40. An HOUR LATE. I h...

#316536
May 04, 2012
30

Harry_ghp
Amtrak 's horrible service and useless reservation number
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

I called Amtrak customer service to push my return date by two days from Seattle back to Minneapolis. The lady on the phone said a seat was reserved and i have to pay remaining $63...

#312325
Apr 15, 2012
140

Anonymous
Amtrak - Put us off the train, 1 AM 2 miles beyond destination
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

We left Michigan early morning and had one episode after another with a million of apologies we can't help you, thats against company policies. We survived the day without foo...

#308506
Mar 29, 2012
258

Anonymous
Amtrak - Horrible Train Trip
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

I traveled to and from Chicago by Amtrack 3/23/12 and 3/27/12. It took 6 hours from Ann Arbor, MI to Chicago and 7 hours on the return trip. This is terrible. Ther was no notifi...

#308503
Mar 29, 2012
218

Anonymous
Amtrak
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

Recently took a what was supposed to be 5 hour leisure no fuss no muss trip to Reno out of Sacrament (March 16, 2012) only to make it out of Sacramento maybe 10-15 miles and stoppe...

#306531
Mar 21, 2012
252

Anonymous
Amtrak Sucks
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

So a theif pick pockets your money, credit cards and ticket on a Amtrak Train. Them you contact Amtrak and they *** again... no refund and you have to purchase a new ticket ...

#303940
Mar 11, 2012
313

Bdgqw123
Amtrak : Play like a champion... give it 50%!
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

Two incidents: 1. I was taking the NE Regional from PHL to BOS and decided to get a sandwich in the dining car. When I attempted to eat it back at my seat, I couldn...

#303290
Mar 08, 2012
382

TomWW
Amtrak raised its redemption for guest rewards travel by 66%.
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

With very little notice Amtrak just announced an increase in the number of Guest Rewards Travel points a customer needs to redeem for travel. Since this time last year Amtrak has a...

#302625
Mar 06, 2012
244

Anonymous
STUNG!!! Amtrak to Milwaukee added fare
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

RIDERS TO MILWAUKEE BEWARE!!!! Amtrak has a novel way of adding to their fares: they shut off the bar code readers on the Quik Track readers 45 minutes before boarding, so that you...

#300261
Feb 26, 2012
334

Tada!
Amtrak watched my dad fall and did nothing!
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

My mother has been traveling via Amtrak from Elkhart Indiana to St Louis Missouri for a couple months now. My mother is handicapped and requires help while climbing steps or trave...

#296502
Feb 12, 2012
415

Anonymous
Very rude Amtrak conducter
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

I tried to help my daughter with her baggage stepping onto the Amtrak train that stopped to pick up passengers in Vancouver, WA at 5 PM, 02/08/2012 headed to Spokane, WA.The ...

#295615
Feb 08, 2012
420

Leggs_19...
My worst Amtrak experience
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

I rode the train from Orlando Florida to Washington DC on February 3rd at 730 I boarded train 92 and I was to arrive in DC at 315pm. I was seated in the last seat of the car in fro...

#294884
Feb 06, 2012
501

Merrynpat
Stranded by Amtrak bus cnx in Galveston
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

I have read quite a few of the complaints about Amtrak and the fact they were not resolved. We had a ticket from Galveston TX to Palm Springs CA via Houston. The Galveston to Houst...

#293123
Jan 30, 2012
365

Jondrick
Cold-cocked on Amtrak trip!
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

“We just got back from NYC...took the 'kids' to see SPIDERMAN...it was FABULOUS...had seats 7 rows back...everyone should see this. On the way back on Amtrak [we go "halfway"...t...

#292644
Jan 28, 2012
496

Anonymous
Amtrak employees were both rude and incompetent
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

This is what I just finished writing in an email to Amtrak's corporate office, which, if my experience with the company tells me anything, will result in nothing: I ...

#286808
Jan 06, 2012
520

John Co...
Amtrak sucks and is rude! they did NOT provide the special needs service that was arrainged in advan
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

Call # 8 failed Rochell Olivas after saying I already talked to her, I asked for a supervisor and she said I could not talk to one at this time, and that Operations was contacted ...

#285861
Jan 02, 2012
440

John Co...
Amtrak - Failed to provid special needs assistance to my Mother Derith A Covington
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

Amtrak did not help my mother with transfers, meals, and restrooms as they promised my sister when making reservations! Mom is 78 and frail with balance issues, she had trouble ge...

#285852
Jan 02, 2012
374

Anonymous
Amtrak connectacela
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

So we buy our $138 tickets to business class, get our laptop and iPad hooked up to the wireless internet only to discover that streaming media sites are blocked. Netflix, youtube, ...

#284032
Dec 26, 2011
485

Jdj93
With so many unemployed, why hire someone like this Amtrak worker.
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

When me and my family went to the counter in the Amtrak station we weren't greeted. We weren't even given acknowledgement of our existence. Two ladies just laughed and talk...

#283745
Dec 23, 2011
424

Amably2
Amtrak is a Joke
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

I left lga this morning around 9 after waiting on the tarmac for at least a half an hour, but luckily our great pilots where able to make up most of the time and we arrived in Chic...

#283121
Dec 21, 2011
418

Anonymous
Amtrak - Wayne a extremely rude attendent!!!
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

I had been sitting in lower level for over and hour when Wayne came up to me and asked me to move to the upper deck because lower was reserved for handicap (there was no one in nee...

#275834
Nov 18, 2011
533

Anonymous
Amtrak - Dining car service
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

I am still fuming even aftet 3 years. We traveled first class mon the Amtrak Zephyr. In the dining car Ihad coffee spilled on me twice! I was told "You should have moved." My wife...

#275517
Nov 17, 2011
548

Tolwil
Amtrak repre removed and lost items from bags and failed to provide proper service
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

I'm completely dissatisfied with Amtrak service along with millions of others. While unpacking, I discovered a missing electric skillet and 4QT Crock Pot. Unbelievable! Due to o...

#274418
Nov 11, 2011
477

Ogetitdone
Will never travel Amtrak again ever
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

I will never travel amtrak again a refund nicer the layovers where long 3 hours then additonal 4 hours the train staff did not show any concern i trapped already paid for tickets ...

#271358
Oct 28, 2011
1737

Anonymous
Amtrak : Free to Abuse and Strand You.
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

Not being a fan of the airlines or airports, I decided that when it came time to move to Oregon from Texas, that the train would not only be a good way to go, but a pretty one as w...

#268954
Oct 18, 2011
633

Anonymous
Amtrak - Prices to high
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

I guess Amtrak has not had tough times because their prices are unaffordable and when you call for help or discounts the employees just agree with you instead of help you. I guess ...

#263227
Sep 21, 2011
481

Anonymous
Amtrak - God bless America
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

I cant believe the treatment my daughter and grand children recieved from amtrack, but it sounds like there not alone . after fourty eight hours riding from california to dallas t...

#263209
Sep 21, 2011
415

Frequent...
Amtrak is filthy & poorly maintained. What a shame!
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

Took the Empire Builder from WI to Seattle & back. Paid a premium price for a bedroom.I am not a complainer by nature & I have travelled extensively here in US & abroad. Thes...

#261245
Sep 11, 2011
854

Sherleil
Amtrak - Train trip to ***
5.0 10 G Street N.E. Suite 3E-565 WashingtonDC20002 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608364155/1237608364155

Train Trip to ***. Message: On Aug 23rd I took a trip from Redmond OR to LA Ca. two days before my departure, reservation # 66B1B. a Debbie from Amtrak cs called to...

#260137
Sep 06, 2011
418
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