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Date: 03/15/25 15:27
Southwest Charging For Bags, and Amtrak got in the crossfire
Author: GenePoon

Southwest Announced It's Now Charging For Bags, It Backfired Spectacularly, And Amtrak Got Caught In The Crossfire

"Amtrak please sit this one out."

https://www.buzzfeed.com/sienaegiljum/southwest-bag-policy-amtrak

 

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Date: 03/15/25 16:01
Re: Southwest Charging For Bags, and Amtrak got in the crossfire
Author: RayH

The irony of one Amtrak response, "you can see the sights of this country". 
 

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Date: 03/15/25 18:41
Re: Southwest Charging For Bags, and Amtrak got in the crossfire
Author: Lackawanna484

RayH Wrote:
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> The irony of one Amtrak response, "you can see the
> sights of this country". 
>  

If you bring your own Windex and a telescoping squeegee

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Date: 03/15/25 18:46
Re: Southwest Charging For Bags, and Amtrak got in the crossfire
Author: GP25

Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> RayH Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
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> > The irony of one Amtrak response, "you can see
> the
> > sights of this country". 
> >  
>
> If you bring your own Windex and a telescoping
> squeegee
>
> Posted from Android

And don't forget to bring the sarcasm, as well

Jerry Martin
Los Angeles, CA
Central Coast Railroad Festival

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Date: 03/15/25 23:20
Re: Southwest Charging For Bags, and Amtrak got in the crossfire
Author: NPRocky

Another problem is that there are so many Amtrak trains that don't offer checked baggage service.

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Date: 03/16/25 05:38
Re: Southwest Charging For Bags, and Amtrak got in the crossfire
Author: DutchDragon

Looks like your typical Twitter drama.

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Date: 03/16/25 05:39
Re: Southwest Charging For Bags, and Amtrak got in the crossfire
Author: march_hare

In the next order for long distance equipment, maybe they could put windshield wipers on the windows?

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Date: 03/16/25 16:03
Re: Southwest Charging For Bags, and Amtrak got in the crossfire
Author: Englewood

Nice to see their poor try to be relevant get soundly trashed.
Made my day. 

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