Acela150, I appreciate it, I will at some point splurge and book a sleeper. But right now I am trying to figure out if I have enough points to also do part of my west coast trip. Am I correct that on the SWC that Trinidad is the border station for the Western zone? I would be able to book from TRI to PDX for the 5500 points for coach? If I did this, my trip out to PDX and home would be actually less if I paid separately, WOR to TRI then PDX to WOR. It would be less with my disability discount than the 15- day rail pass.
I may have to go forego the Florida part of the trip because the person I am visiting is not able to coordinate the stay.