Recent content by Tadman

I do. A few years ago I rode westbound for Christmas and it was a perfect moment to buy homemade food from a lady selling out of a cooler at the station. The food was really good. I also decorated my roomette for Christmas with a few inexpensive garlands and lights I bought at CVS. The crew got...

$10 to store your stuff for 24 hours at the baggage desk. Same place that checked baggage would go before boarding a train. I do it a lot and it works very well. It's $10 per bag, so I always try to consolidate if I can. Good luck!

I've done this ride a few times. Unless you have mountains of luggage, you're fine getting off the red line at Old Town (first station in downtown or west side of river) and walk a few blocks to Union Station. If you have a lot of time to kill, the museum with 4449 is easy to get to via transit...

I have a six foot cord that I bring on most trips. I use the straight plug with the three-plug receptacle. The grip tape on superliner stairs is gritty enough to easily file off the tab that prevents one from plugging a laptop into a extension cord. I use the big cord because off-beat hotels...

I have the same misgivings about the new lounge configuration. I much enjoyed riding north and enjoying some brown liquor while meeting fellow passengers. It did indeed feel like a lounge that could be anywhere, not just a train. Now it looks kind of like a fast food joint with those high...

I find CTA's blue line much easier due to frequency and the in-airport station. That assumes that one is going downtown, not out to the suburbs.