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In our area (1.5 hr from me) you can only catch Amtrak in the middle of the night. Not only is this very inconvenient (especially with delays) and a bit scary, but nearly the whole trip is in the dark! It seems like such a shame that we don't have the option of a daylight service thru our...

It is tempting for a novice to snap pics of everything that catches their attention, especially with the digital cameras that hold thousands of pictures! There is a lot of gorgeous scenery along the routes but how do you remember where you were at the time? (We have cheapie cameras with no...

I'm sure there are many unwritten "rules" that regular train travelers have in their heads. I am traveling with children ages 10 and 8 - a generally quiet girl and a generally loud boy on a LD train. It is a LONG trip! Would it be frowned upon for the kids to interact with other passengers -...

I was looking for ideas on things to do on LD trips and one suggestion was to get off the train and explore! I don't see how that would work. You have a ticket for a specific train, do you not? You can't hop on and off, can you? I don't even think the LD trains go by a certain town (going the...

I'm traveling with my grandchildren ages 10 and 8. The 8yo boy is rather ... busy. He has plenty of energy and curiosity and I'm a little worried about keeping up with him. Of course I don't want him bothering passengers and I can't let him run the length of the train. They do like board games...

I hadn't done the math earlier and now realize that we will be traveling for 75 hours without a shower! Have any of you found any secrets to cleaning up in the tiny bathrooms? I don't even do camping for this very reason. :(

We will be traveling, 2 adults and 2 children, from D.C. to Seattle COACH! I just totaled the hours today and am a bit panicky. It's a 23 hour trip from D.C. to Chicago (but only 17 from Chicago to D.C.?). There's a 4 hour layover in Chicago and then about 46 more hours to Seattle! That's 73...