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We are thinking about planning a trip from Pittsburgh-Chicago-Greenbrier-DC-Pittsburgh (or vice versa). Has anyone traveled on the Cardinal? This is another train that only runs a few days a week. We would like to spend two nights at the Greenbrier, but I have no idea if we'll be able to get...

This past weekend, we took our three-year-old granddaughter on her first train trip. We left Pittsburgh Saturday morning at about 7:30 AM and got to Altoona about 10 AM. She was surprised not to see seat belts, but she definitely enjoyed the freedom of not having to wear one. She didn't have a...

We usally travel on Amtrak for several days on long-distance trains, but have talked about going to the East Coast from Pittsburgh. Our luggage has never been a problem, but if we were going to use Amtrak for a longer-term trip out to the East Coast, does Amtrak have a way to handle larger...

We are going to take our three-and-a-half year-old granddaughter for her first train ride from Pittsburgh to Altoona this summer. We can go and come back the same day, but we are going to stay overnight and come back the next day. She loves trains. We know the things to do there. Does anyone...

I am in the process of trying to plan a trip on Amtrak around the country next year in the fall. What it looks like roughly is Pittsburgh to DC, DC to New Orleans, New Orleans to LA, LA to Seattle, Seattle to Chicago, and back to Pittsburgh. We are planning a couple of stops on the way instead...

Since the Capitol Limited and the Pennsylvanian come through here, I thought I'd provide a little bit of information about Pittsburgh. In spite of a sign that says "Notice. For your safety, wait inside the station until your train is announced for boarding," this is a safe area of town. The sign...

We are in the process of setting up a trip from Pittsburgh to Flagstaff in a roomette. This is a three-zone trip. My husband has 66,267 points. I have about 17,500. When I was on the phone with Amtrak earlier today, the agent said the trip would cost 35,000 points each way, or a total of 70,000...

We just did our second large trip on Amtrak. Last year on the EB, everything went really smoothly. This year, not so much, but most of this seemed to be out of Amtrak's hands. We had a trip planned out to Salt Lake City on the CL and CZ to pick up a rental car and head up to the Grand Tetons and...

We are going to Salt Lake City in June. The CZ arrives around 11 PM. I asked on Trip Advisor and was told that it's not in a great area and that there are no hotels too close. The man who answered me also said that there is a light-rail service, but he was unsure about the times that late. We...

My husband and I have recently begun to take more of an interest in traveling on Amtrak. We have in the past traveled along the Eastern Corridor and from Vancouver to Seattle. Last year, we made our first major Amtrak trip and loved it. We went from Pittsburgh to Chicago on the CL. We then took...