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[QUOTE]Originally posted by notelvis: [QB] Calling the Cumberland station on the telephone is likely to be a futile effort. That station is 'unstaffed' which means you can't buy a ticket or check luggage there. (but you already knew the bit about no checked luggage.) What they do have is a custodian who unlocks the place an hour or so before the train is due, turns on the lights, and maybe sweeps up a bit. These unstaffed station attendants in North Carolina generally do a good job keeping their station presentable and answering questions from the riding public but such may not be the case in other areas where the state DOT has not invested the amount of money North Carolina has in maintaining and restoring the stations Amtrak uses. There may no longer even be a phone in the Cumberland station and the guy who unlocks the door may or may not feel like answering it for his part-time minimum wage. Another tip......on the afternoon you travel you can check online or call the toll-free number to get an updated Estimated Time of Arrival for the Capitol you are boarding in Cumberland. More about the Metropolitan Lounge.....you will need to check in at the desk so be prepared to show them your ticket for the outbound Empire Builder. They will issue you a pass for admission back into the lounge each time you return, direct you to where you can check luggage (usually just steps away), and give you a time to be back for boarding the Empire Builder. Coming off the Capitol you'll wind to your left and then back to the right and make another right to get to the Lounge.....just follow the crowd and ask questions if it gets confusing. I foam moderately.....that means I only use one camera when I chase a train. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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