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I've long had a fantasy of taking the train to a remote stop, getting off, backpacking for a few days, then catching the train back. I think I must have read a book as a youth that got that image stuck in my head and am wondering if it is possible. So question: Anyone have ideas for a...

I've booked tickets or made inquiries in several stations from San Diego to Santa Barbara for Surfliner trips, and was rather surprised at the vast difference in attitudes of the ticket agents. By far the surliest were in Los Angeles. I buy a ticket every week, and those are some of the...

My SO and I have planned our first long trip on Amtrak, taking the Coast Starlight from LA to Emeryville. Because I took the Surfliner every week for work for months, I was able to use points to get a bedroom going up and roomette coming down, even though the trip isn't technically overnight...