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I've enjoyed staying at Crescent City Guest House, a cute little place in the Marigny. Note, though, that breakfast is continental breakfast on your own -- the owners stock the fridge and leave you to fend for yourself. While I don't mind that at all, it's important to know what to expect...

Thanks for your responses -- I deliberately posted the link without comment to see what other people would make of it. My own feeling is that while the report isn't as biased as some that obviously partisan news broadcasters produce, it does depict HSR in an unfairly negative light. This...

One option that hasn't been mentioned is a southbound trip to Savannah and Charleston, accessible by the Palmetto or Silvers. If you take 97 out of DC, it departs 7.30pm and gets you in 6.44am next morning at Savannah. (Going to Savannah first avoids arriving in the wee hours at Charleston)...

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Well, it wasn't the Rocky Mountains on the Zephyr, but of course I wasn't expecting anything spectacular. It was a pleasant enough trip. Photographed a couple of nice sunsets in both directions and a huge rainbow on the way back. Enjoyed staying at the Train Inn in Carbondale -- it's a neat...

I'm in Roomette 18 for an upcoming trip on the City of New Orleans. Am I right that it's in the transition sleeper?

It sounds like a great itinerary and I'm sure you will have a wonderful trip. I'm British and have been living in the US for quite a few years. I'd like you to be aware from the outset that train travel is rather different here in the US. The long distances mean that most trains are sleeper...

Hi everyone Just booked a return trip next weekend Chicago-Carbondale-Chicago using AGR points :) Anything worth looking out for on this ride? Have done it before on the City of New Orleans but should get to see it the route in daylight this time. And anything worth seeing during an...

Did the EB Chicago to Whitefish in early June, before the difficulties started. I loved it. The scenery coming through Glacier is stunning, and watching the sunset over the Mississippi in Minnesota is nice too. Eastern Montana is not what most people would call attractive, with a lot of high...

If you'll have a sleeper, you'll have access to the Metropolitan Lounge in Union Station, which has comfy seats, televisions and free wifi. You can go there as early as you want, and by 1pm at the latest. About 1.30pm, you'll be called over the loudspeaker, and all the sleeper passengers will...

Thanks so much for all the helpful suggestions here. I think I'll go to my local library and photocopy the relevant pages of USA By Rail and also print out that old route guide that Alan linked. I'll send an update on the trip to let y'all know how it goes! *Sqrrl*

I'm taking the EB from CHI to WFH next week, spending a couple of nights in WFH, then flying home... :) On my previous LD Amtrak trips, I've always wished I brought an atlas so I could better track where I was, the terrain, check the names of rivers, towns, etc. Is there any particular atlas...

Am very glad that I am booked to ride this train in August of this year while it's still alive and kicking! Am really looking forward to going over Raton Pass and through northern New Mexico. That being said, I do find the arguments for re-routing the train to be pretty convincing. If Amtrak...

I had the crabcakes on 5 a couple of weeks back. They were excellent.

As others have said on the thread, the travel time from Chicago to Denver is 18 hours. Admittedly the train is sometimes a few hours late, but not 43 hours. While rail travel is underfunded in the US and the system under-used, there's no need to exaggerate its plight. My last ride on the CZ...

I just booked my trip for late August! I was pleased to be able to get a low bucket. Decided to take everybody's advice and to focus on one city for this short trip. I'll spend one night on the train, two nights in Santa Fe and then on the third day get the Rail Runner to Albuquerque, have...