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Hi everyone, I would like to plan a trip over the northeast this summer, and I was looking for some general advice; things to see, places to stay, that sort of thing. I'll be taking the Pennsylvanian into Penn Station, and probably spending a day in NYC, then traveling to Boston. from there I...

Is there any word on construction progress of the new Moynihan train hall? Or an expected completion date? Just curious. It won't be the old Penn Station, but I do like the concept, and I'm looking forward to seeing it completed. https://nec.amtrak.com/project/moynihan-station/

Hey everyone, What are your favorite Amtrak or Amtrak related videos on YouTube? They could be information related, or just for entertainment. I've found a few good ones that like to watch for entertainment. https://youtu.be/yhauNDPHUWg https://youtu.be/BTIJaizRCVA

Hello everyone! I'm going to travel west again in the spring. And I will be taking the CZ/EB west and back east. I'm not sure which direction ill run the loop yet. But anyway. I would like to spend a day or two around Seattle and a day or two at lake Tahoe. Can anyone recommend a cool place to...

I was doing some train watching yesterday (10-14-17), and I spotted the #43 Pennsylvanian between Greensburg and Pittsburgh, pa. It was dark, so I couldn't get a good look or a picture. But the Pennsylvanian had some kind of classic passenger car attached to its rear. Did anyone else see that...

Hello everyone, I'm starting to think about a cross country trip for the spring. And I was wondering, which route is more scenic, the empire builder or the via rail Canadian? I might even consider making a loop on the two trains, westbound empire builder, eastbound Canadian or vice versa. I'm...

Hello everyone. I'll be taking the Adirondack from nyp to Montreal in a few weeks, and I was wondering if anyone could recommend an inexpensive hotel in downtown Montreal that is convenient to the train station. Thank you.

Does anyone know if the Adirondack will be adding the extra dome/ observation car this year? I'm gonna make a trip to Montreal, and that might effect my planning.

Hello good people of amtrak unlimited. I wanted to let everyone know that my trip from Pittsburgh west on the CL and the CZ was the time of my life, thanks for all the help! Now I could use some help planning an East coast trip. I'm going to take the Pennsylvanian to NYP, then I'm going to make...

Hi everyone, I'm getting ready to finish up my west coast amtrak trip. I had an amazing time. Yesterday, I was on the swc #4 and it was about 6 hours late getting into chicago. Apparently there was a derailment on the bnsf mainline somewhere east of Kansas city. And we had to do a re-route on...

The LSL is one of my bucket list routes, if you had to choose one direction or the other, which would it be, east or west bound? Thank you, on a related note, I just saw alfred hitchcocks "north by northwest" for the first time, what an awesome movie

I was wondering, back in the pre-amtrak "old days", out of the three major routes between new york city and chicago, NYC-PRR-B&O; which train ran the highest top speeds? I think the NYC's 20th century limited ran the route in the shortest amount of time. But which train, along their perspective...

Hello everyone, In may, I'll be taking CL from pittsburgh to chicago, and I will be making a big loop around the country on the CZ, coast starlight, SWC, and I'll finally return to pittsburgh on the CL. I'll have my own roomette for the trip, and I was wondering who takes their own beer? And...

Hello, In may, I have a coach reservation on the coast starlight from sacremento to Los Angeles. It's my understanding that buisness class passengers have access to the Pacific parlour car. Would it be worth upgrading from coach to buisness class to have access to the ppc?

Does anyone here remember riding on the NEC while being pulled by a GG1? They were way before my time. It's hard to believe that these engines were in service for almost 50 years. Does anyone have any fond memories of the GG1? These are my favorite engines, I have always loved their art deco...

Hello, I'm going to purchase a USA railpass for my upcoming trip. Do I have to go to a an amtrak office to pickup my railpass, or can I get my railpass emailed to me? After I obtain my railpass, I can then start booking my segemts? I'm a little foggy on the procedure .

Hi everyone, I have a fun topic to bring up. I have always wandered, which train station was better, the old Pennsylvania station in new york, or grand central station. I have made one train trip to new york, and I was amazed walking around in Grand Central station. I've always been fascinated...

Back in October, I took a trip from pittsburgh to Washington DC on the capital limited. On the way to DC, our train was pulled by two GE Genesis engines, on the return trip, we were pulled by 1 GE Genesis and 1 amtrak GE Dash 8. Is it uncommon to see GE dash 8s on the capital limited and also...

Hello everyone, I could use some help/ suggestions for planning a trip out west on the California Zephyr(CZ). I live near pittsburgh, so I will be taking the capital limited from pittsburgh to chicago. Then I plan to take the CZ from Chicago to Emeryville. In your opinion, should I return to...

Hello everyone! I just discovered AU, and I learned a bunch just by looking around and reading for a few hours. I'm from near pittsburgh and I've always loved trains and train travel. I look forward to being an active member here.