We live in Arizona and are planning to go to New York in December to visit my brother. I found cheap plane ticktes on Southwest ($900 roundtrip for 4). My kids however want to go on the train. They know I love it so they are hitting on a soft spot. The price isn't that much different from the air travel if we travel in coach. Of course, I would love to have sleepers but that isn't going to happen. The train would be allow us to spend time as a family, to go right after Christmas, be in NYC for New Year's Eve and earn points. If we fly we have to go in early December to get the good deal and I hate the hassle of flying, especially the body scan. My kids are 11, 9 and 7. Would anyone else be brave enough to take 3 kids for 50 hours on a train in coach? We are going from Flagstaff to New York, with a 5 hour stop in Chicago. I thought I could rent a hotel to shower there. Any advice/suggestions would be appreciated.
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