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I'll simply offer some of the high and not so highlights here and add a link for the pictures later. This was my frist long distance AMTRAK trip since having taken the California Zephyr from Chicago to Emeryville several years ago. I was hoping for an improved experience over that one and in...

I guess I'll actually find out "the" answer to this question when I take the Empire Builder from Portland to Chicago later this week but thought I'd ask here anyway. The last time i took an AMTRAK LD train (the Zephyr) someone in a trip report had described the food as "a cut above Denny's" and...

Will be traveling eastbound to Chicago on the Empire Builder at the end of April. Making my way from the airport to the station by public transport. Am wondering if there is anywhere nearby to pick up a few snacks for the trip. Also coffee and no, I am sorry, but I do not usually bother with...

Subject says it all. The term is used a lot so thought it might be helpful (to some) to have it defined. Thanks

We see this term used a great deal and not to open some sort of "bag of worms" here but what IS the definition? By that I ask, if you are a "rail buff" or a "rail enthusiast" or a "railfan" and you are riding the train are you "railfanning?" To be "railfanning" do you HAVE to be out taking...

I will be flying into LAX and arriving around 2:45 PM (assuming no airline delays) and taking the SW Chief to Chicago later that evening. I can easily afford a taxi to Union Station if necessary but since I will hopefully have some wiggle room and only carry-on bags I am considering taking this...

Looking at the possibility of another "fly there and take the train back" situation...probably in October 2010. Would fly to LAX from Washington, DC, and immediately take either the SWC to Chicago or the Sunset to N.O. and then fly home. My tendency right now is to do the SWC to Chicago as I...

I'm flying to PDX in late April and taking the eastbound EB to Chicago. I'll be traveling with a backpack and a small rollaboard. I am wondering if it is possible to leave these things in the Metropolitan Lounge and then leave to explore the immediate area of the station. IOW is it more or...