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My brother was stationed in Minot with the Air Force during the Vietnam War. He liked to tell a story about seeing something that appeared to be a UFO while he was stationed there. He told a couple of people about it and ended up being transferred to Thailand shortly after. He swore for the rest...

Great report! Thanks for this, I'm taking the Chief next summer to Flagstaff as part of my bucket list Grand Canyon trip. Now I'll know what to look for...and I'm prepared to arrive very late. LOL I'm also possibly going to Santa Barbara next autumn on an unrelated trip!

I'm going specifically to visit the Grand Canyon, but the Zephyr is absolutely on my train bucket list!

My trip was last week and I ended up just keeping my original Northeast Regional tickets. I had two extremely pleasant trips--six hours each way and it zoomed by in comfortable seats with plenty of legroom, no liquids baggie, my shoes stayed on, and I could get up and walk around if I wanted to...

Thanks, everyone, for the input. The idea of taking the Acela up and the NER back is intriguing. That way I could do a real comparison! You have all been very helpful. I'm looking forward to my trip.

I'm beginning to think I'm better off sticking with the NER. If anyone thinks differently, let me know. I can still be persuaded to upgrade. Incidentally, I will be riding in coach on the NER, business class on the Acela--the differences to me for the higher classes are negligible (I don't...

Hi all, longtime lurker, first-time caller. Is the experience of traveling on the Acela rather than the Northeast Regional more interesting for a minor train nerd? I have a trip booked on the Northeast Regional round-trip from Philadelphia to Boston in October. I'm debating whether it's worth...