31, Report:
#600498
Posted Date:
Sep 28 2010
Metra Metra Rail. Here's a little story I got to tell about some occurances that didn't go so well. Internet
Good for traveling around but the conductors you travel with are another story. The conductors are very rude, disrespectful, unprofessional etc.
I could say (or type) out names but I'll just get to the point. There was this family traveling to another destination, the conductor wa...
Entity
Metra, Internet, 1
Author
Me, USA
Categories: Train Travel
32, Report:
#598491
Posted Date:
Apr 30 2010
Sandi Duran SLANDER, DEFAMATION, UNETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES Alamosa, Colorado
WARNING: Sandi Duran of Alamosa, CO lied to the management of Rio Grande Scenic Railroad resulting in the termination of my lucrative consulting contract. This revealed a broader psychological condition revealing anti-social behaviors. Sandi Duran seems to enjoy hurting others and r...
Entity
Sandi Duran, Alamosa, Colorado, 1
Author
Hal Abramson, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Categories: Train Travel
33, Report:
#458271
Posted Date:
Jun 03 2009
Plaza Travel And Tours Price Gouging the "Chunnel" Train from London to Paris! Margate Florida
The information that this company, Plaza Travel and Tours, posts online to hook you is..."as low as $78 USD from London to Paris per person." And, of course, time is always of the essence, so do it quickly!
We needed 4 tickets, for which they charged a total of $620, plus a booki...
Entity
Plaza Travel And Tours, Margate, Florida, 1
Categories: Train Travel
34, Report:
#450927
Posted Date:
May 12 2009
Thetrainline.com On-line booking fee rip-off when it's cheaper to buy the ticket at the station Internet
The trainline.com is an on-line booking agent for UK train fares. Their web site boasts average savings of "up to 43%" on normal published fares if you buy in advance. What they don't tell you is that if you purchase a ticket from them at the normal published fare it can be more exp...
Entity
Thetrainline.com, Internet, 1
Categories: Train Travel
35, Report:
#437377
Posted Date:
Mar 25 2009
IDTGV Credit card scam LEVALLOIS PERRET France
French credit card scam on idtgv.com
I bought a train ticket from Paris to Montpellier with idtgv.com : the bill showed 38.90 for this trip....But IDTGV charged me 70 with my credit card...
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MONTPELLIERFrance
Entity
IDTGV, LEVALLOIS, PERRET, 1
Categories: Train Travel
36, Report:
#413428
Posted Date:
Feb 19 2009
Amtrak refuses to replace tickets lost due to Amtrak's failure to maintain its equipment (non-locking cabin on train) Washington District of Columbia
When my wife and I traveled on Amtrak this week, our room on the train could not be secured against theft. The latch on the door was broken and when we returned from the dining car we found our room was open to anyone passing by. Subsequently we discovered several items missing from...
Entity
Amtrak, Washington, District of Columbia, 1
Categories: Train Travel
37, Report:
#379547
Posted Date:
Oct 09 2008
RailsNW Disappointing Trip Portland Oregon
We have tried RailsNW for two trips on a steam engine train into the Salmonberry Canyon. Last year, the steam engine broke less than halfway along the trip. We were able to get back to the station using the diesel engines in the cars. It was a very slow and hot way to travel. Even t...
Entity
RailsNW, Portland, Oregon, 1
Categories: Train Travel
38, Report:
#345499
Posted Date:
Jul 03 2008
Durango-Silverton Railroad What A Day !! Durango Colorado
We are an English retired couple and have spent many happy holidays touring the United States and this was our eighth visit. We were staying in Cortez and were going to drive the scenic route to Silverton. I noticed an advertisement for the Durango-Silverton Railroad and it seemed i...
Entity
Durango-Silverton Railroad, Durango, Colorado, 1
Categories: Train Travel
39, Report:
#341392
Posted Date:
Jul 23 2008
Alaska Railroad Robbed by the Train, not Robbed on the Train! Anchorage Alaska
My wife thought that it would be nice to take the train from Anchorage to Talkeetna. So, she paid $164 for two tickets to ride three hours up and three hours back.
Yet when we got to the Anchorage Ticket Office the nice ticket agent said, "Would you like to upgrade your ticket...
Entity
Alaska Railroad, Anchorage, Alaska, 1
Categories: Train Travel
40, Report:
#337038
Posted Date:
Jul 01 2008
D.C. Metro SmarTrip ON THE VERGE OF LOOSING MY JOB CAUSE METRO RAIL STOLE MY MONEY! Rockville Maryland
On the morning of Wednesday, May 21, 2008. I was running late to work and was jogging up the escalator to make the train when an older larger man stepped on the back of my sandals. This caused me to trip and fall on my way up the escalator. I scraped my knee and cut my elbow as we...
Entity
D.C. Metro SmarTrip, Rockville, Maryland, 1
Categories: Train Travel