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Hope you'll have fun out here on the west coast! How much time do you plan on staying in each city?

I've looked into this topic in preparation for my trip and it helped me a lot, now I hope the following info will be of help to others! (Thanks, AlanB, for lifting the restriction) For the Empire Builder from PDX to CHI, I couldn't get an upgrade until I reached Whitefish. Due to weather, the...

Hi people, some of you may remember me asking all sorts of questions back in late December regarding a Jan. trip. Well, I never did take the time to introduce myself.. Actually, there's not much to tell about me except I'm from Portland, never been on a long haul on amtrak before the Jan. trip...

Yesterday on the Cresent, it was Amtrak vs. small station wagon (just blocked, though, no striking). The station wagon won: took over an hour to remove it from the tracks.

I was thinking New Orleans :) but it'd give me little time to spend there. So I'll look into CO! Thanks! I asked about them holding my bags, but they didn't offer baggage checks between NYP and WAS and while they could hold my bags, it'd cost me 7.80 or something.. and I'd only be gone for...

Hi people! I made it to DC and plan on leaving the next day. A few more questions: I'm finding myself with an extra day/night. I WAS going to spend it in LA, but the plans have gone awry. What city do you guys recommend between WAS and EMY? I want to take the CZ, and I already have a 6hr...

Found a friend to meet up with in SF, so EMY is definitely on my list now! Also, I think I might skip spending a full day/night in Chicago after all. I'll have around 5 hours of layover before I get to BUF, so I might just take that time to do a little exploring. I mean, do I really want to...

Yay, two posts in and it's made a huge difference already! I was using the simplified map on seat61.com (stumbled upon it on flyertalk, and the site convinced me to try train travel) and, for some reason, I thought I'd need an extra segment to get from SAC to EMY then back. Now that I know it's...

Hi people. First, thanks for everyone's input in the chatroom last night! I didn't expect anyone there since I was so late to the party, but I'm glad I tried anyway as it really helped me gain a better understanding of what I'm about to get into. To the meaty part of the post: I have a...