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I have about 85,000 points to burn and I'm ready for a train adventure this summer! The trip I have in mind is Flagstaff Arizona to Portland Maine but I want to go up the western coast on the Coast Starlight to Portland/Seattle then east on the Empire Builder to Chicago and beyond. This will...

I'm planning a relatively short one-zone trip this summer (San Jose to Salt Lake City) and would like to introduce two of my friends to train travel. A Bedroom would be perfect as we can take turns napping/sleeping while waiting for the scheduled 3:45 AM arrival time. I have about 60,000 AGR...

No big deal, but today (12/9/2008) shortly after entering Louisiana, the New Orleans bound Sunset Limited was stopped and boarded by Border Patrol agents . They went through each car asking each passenger their citizenship. I’ve been on enough long distance Amtrak trains to know that coming to...

If I wanted to bring a bottle of wine on a cross country sleeper car trip do I need to be sneaky or is this no problem? Funny the last minute details I’m starting to think about as my Sunset Limited trip quickly approaches …

"Register now to earn double Amtrak Guest Rewards® points on every single Amtrak® route. Travel between September 15 and December 12, 2008 will qualify, and your double points will automatically post to your account with your travel ..."...

I just completed a very enjoyable ride on the Coast Starlight from Eugene to San Jose. This was my first roomette trip. I look forward to many more. So is the guy who greeted me when I first entered the sleeper car and later showed me how everything works and makes my dinner reservations and...