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We're really looking forward to our ride on the Empire Builder next month. We have a roomette each way from Chicago to Seattle, then Portland back to Chicago. Before this Covid mess started sleeper passengers had free coffee and water 24 hours. Has this been eliminated? Also, I understand...

With the madness going on out west we're seriously concerned about our September Amtrak trip to Portland. Does anyone know if Amtrak passengers are being harassed in and around the PDX station?

My wife has a bucket list item to visit all 50 states. North Dakota and Oregon are the last two to check off. Naturally we want to do this by rail and see the rest of the country. Our plan is to board the Capitol Limited in South Bend (we're from Indianapolis), pick up the Empire Builder in...

I'm planning a trip to Milwaukee. I'm going to take the Hoosier State then Hiawatha to Milwaukee. Coming back I'm considering the bus connection back to Indy because it gets me home 3 hours sooner. What are the experiences of people who've taken the Greyhound connections? Is the time savings...

My wife and I had wanted to take a weekend getaway to Chicago for a while. We decided to book a package with Amtrak Vacations. It was a pretty good deal, I think. I say, I think only because I don't know how much the room rates for the Palmer House Hilton (an upgrade in hotel accomodations I...

I'm wondering if there's any old timers here that remember the glory days of NY Central's 20th Century Limted or others who have access to time tables of that famous train. How frequently did it run between Chicago & New York? Did it run only once each way or were there more than one departure...

Hi I'm new here, I'm also a railfan. I've rode Amtrak only once before, the Lake Shore Limited from South Bend to New York City. I had a good time on that trip, although I didn't sleep to well on those coach seats. Anyway....I'm wondering if anyone had suggestions, petitions or whatever on...