Well I can now say I have ridden Amtrak. Overall my experience would rate a B- overall. 2 out of the three sections of my trip went pretty well, it was just the middle overnight part that really put a crimp in the whole trip.
I was not impressed with the "superliner" I rode from Pittsburgh to Chicago on the Capital limited. A pain to get up the stairs with luggage, and not having a say in where I sat or with whom was not fun. My other two legs were very comfortable and relaxing. I took the Penn from Trenton to Pittsburgh and then the Cardinal from Chicago to Indy. Both of those were great. The boarding process in NJ was fine, but in PGH and Chicago they really need to work on it.
Overall Amtrak isn't a bad way to travel if you are not in a rush, all 3 sections of my train trip came in no later then 15-20 minutes late which was nice, but should I train in the future, I plan on avoiding the superliners if possible...
I was not impressed with the "superliner" I rode from Pittsburgh to Chicago on the Capital limited. A pain to get up the stairs with luggage, and not having a say in where I sat or with whom was not fun. My other two legs were very comfortable and relaxing. I took the Penn from Trenton to Pittsburgh and then the Cardinal from Chicago to Indy. Both of those were great. The boarding process in NJ was fine, but in PGH and Chicago they really need to work on it.
Overall Amtrak isn't a bad way to travel if you are not in a rush, all 3 sections of my train trip came in no later then 15-20 minutes late which was nice, but should I train in the future, I plan on avoiding the superliners if possible...