Salem, Oregon — Local services in Salem

More than half of my experiences on this amtrak, have been ... Unfortunate. And that isnt a good thing. I would expect trains to be on time, buildings open for those who have to be dropped off earlier than scheduled... Ect. But apparently its too much for them . every time ive gotten on , it has always been 2 to 3 hour delays with no warning ahead of time to let me know ( even with texting availability) . one time i woke my hole family up to say good bye and the train didnt leave until 9am (train was supposed to leave at 5:45am)!!! Needless to say, if u want to be on time, go for air or bus. If u dont care and want to see the sites, then...

I bought tickets to Salem and had them refunded and changed because I needed a different time. I got the receipt in my email for both return and new paid for tickets. The driver scanned my ticket I walk on he calls me out tells me I need to get off. Calls the desk guy over and out extremely says Her ticket says it’s refunded You need to go inside . There was no reason for him to the absolute most. Making it seem like I was trying to get one over when I wasn’t. Then still proceeded to be passive when I came out. I’ve been busing and taking trains to different states for 4 years now even with greyhound and this...

"Friendly Service" I wouldn't know. They provide a number that gets you to a national hotline. You can't call the Salem station or the Portland station. Asking local questions to a local person isn't possible. Answering a phone call is too much for this thriving service. They're way too busy to entertain the notion of answering a technology that's over a hundred years old. I want to ask, "is there a bike rack? Can I lock up there?" There is no possible way to ask this question without making my way to the station to ask. Thanks for cutting such a random corner Amtrak. Proving government subsidies offer...