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Tomorrow begins at last my first all-alone Amtrak adventure, and I'm looking forward to getting a good rail map (or at least a map that has the rails drawn) of the US, or better, state by state. Where can I find a good bookstore or mapstore around New York Penn Station? Any recommendations? Does...

Hello fellow forum members! I have some doubts regarding on ticket exchange, here is my situation: I fly standby, I'm scheduled for a flight that arrives 6:10 a.m. 8/20 at JFK. Then I have a single ticket with two trains: New York Penn - Washington, and Washington - Chicago. I don't know if...

In a few weeks I'll be taking the route New York Penn - Washington - Chicago, via NER and CL. In order to find a best price, I'd have an only 2-hour layover in DC. I'd like to walk around downtown a bit. At what time will it be fine for checking in at Union Station? I won't be checking any...

I'd probably be in the need of taking a train to O'Hare arriving around 4:30 am on some Wednesday in August. This would be leaving downtown around 3:45 am. Are Blue Line trains safe at that time? Any tips? I'd be wearing "business" clothes and carrying a small suitcase as a "typical" airline...

Hello to all members of AU! I'm very glad to be here. I don't want to get boring so I'll be clear and short. I'm planning a little getaway for myself to the US, flying to JFK and then catching a train to Chicago. Arrive next morning, spend the whole day/night in Chicago and then fly back home...

Hello to all the forum members! My name is Joel and I'm from Argentina. Since I was little I always loved trains, and living in the southern suburbia of Buenos Aires gave me the chance to explore a small but very diverse world of Japanese EMU's, big diesel trains, and even wooden subway cars...