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(sorry about the title... it got cut off....) In mid or early 1990s, Amtrak had a train on the NY-DC route. In NYP, you can board around 10pm and start sleeping in your roomette The train just sat in the station and didn't start moving until around 3AM. You can continue to sleep...

Acela question: Why is NYP-WAS more expensive than NYP-BOS? (both business class and first class) NYP-WAS is shorter than NYP-BOS... or is the pricing based on supply/demand/competition? I know I read about is somewhere on this forum, but I just can't seem to find it.... Thanks in...

I'm planning a trip for me and three friends. We will take a road trip from New York to Chicago. From Chicago, we'll either take Amtrak to LA or SF. The bedroom prices are so high this summer.... Is it possible for 4 adults(my three friends are all female and I'm the only male) to share just...

is business class on NEC worth it? this is for a 5-hour ride in the morning... thanks! :)

I have a German friend who plans to take a trip to the US this summer. She will visit her friends in Montreal first. After a week or two, she plans to ride Amtrak from Montreal to New York City. When the train crosses the US/Canada border, how do they handle immigration & customs? As a...

how fast are Acela trains allowed to go when passing through stations? I've only taken the Acela a few times because I don't live near any of the cities it serves. :( The last time I rode from Boston all the way to Philly. It seemed to me that the train didnt' really slow down that much...

I have a flight that arrives at Newark Airport around 11PM and I'm catching a 6AM Amtrak train at Newark Penn Station. By the time I collect my luggage, I figure I'll arrive at the station at around midnight. It doesn't make sense for me to get a hotel room for just 6 hours, so I'm thinking of...

I was checking out the prices for a trip from New York to the South... on the Silver Star or Meteor. The trains has roomettes for two people... I noticed that it has an in-room toilet out in the open. :) I've no experience with this.... does it smell? :) Seems kind of odd to have a...

When I used to purchase a business class seat on Amtrak's website, it was just the coach fare plus the business class upgrade free. For example, $100 for coach, and $40 for business class upgrade... so the total fare becomes $140. It's been a couple of months since I've used Amtrak and I was...