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Just wanted to note something cool that I saw the other day...one of the prizes offered on "The Price is Right" on yesterday's show (4/24) was an Amtrak Vacations tour to the Grand Canyon! The copy said it was 9 days, roundtrip from Chicago, presumably on the SWC to Williams Junction...it also...

So I just booked the Cardinal to IND and back...the rental car place doesn't open till 8AM, so assuming the train arrives on time I'll have a little over 3 1/2 early morning hours to kill. What's the area like? Any good places to get breakfast, or even interesting sights to see? Thanks, Sam

Got a phone call and email from an Amtrak rep, informing me that the schedule for train 92 has been changed as of March 27 (possibly sooner). It now departs Tampa at 3:17PM and arrives in DC tomorrow afternoon at 1:14PM--a change of roughly two hours. However when I looked up the same...

Just out of curiosity..if one were to purchase a sleeper upgrade onboard, could s/he tell the conductor his/her member number to receive credit for it, or are points not awarded for onboard upgrades? --Sam

Hi all, Well, realizing that I have a bit of money burning a hole in my pocket, as well as a renewed interest in train travel, I decided to go ahead and splurge on some "luxury" accomodations, Amtrak style :) I've been an off-and-on Amtrak rider for several years now, but only on the NEC and...