Recent content by CollegeAgeTrainFanatic

Segment 4: Crescent, NYP to ATL, Jan 5th-Jan 6th. Our commuter from Boston arrived about 25 min late, leaving only 45 min in NYP before our next train. After grabbing a sandwich, we got ready to board the Crescent. After getting into our coach seats, we settled into the swing of things. We lost...

Hi all! This is my ongoing report of my transcontinental journey. Some background: Got hooked on trains by my grandfather and have never looked back since. As an early graduation present to myself, my friend and I decided to get a rail pass and travel all around the country. We left MSP on Jan...

I'm just glad I'm leaving the Northeast before the extreme cold sets in. Boston wasn't too bad, but there's no way I was sticking around to find out. From what I was hearing, this week would have made me miss Minnesota temps

Thanks for the info! Yeah, next leg is the LSL out to Boston, so I kind of figured it would be a game time desiscion on Amtrak's part

I'm scheduled to take the builder tomorrow from MSP to CHI as part of the opening leg of a trans-continental voyage. With all the problems going on, I am likely to be bussed, aren't I?

Hi! I am new to the forums but have been lurking for awhile now. I really love Amtrak and riding trains and was introduced to them by my grandfather who refused to fly commercially and only rode the train. I'm taking a 2 week trip all around the country coming up in January all on the train(...