We will have a six hour layover on a Sunday in Chicago Union Station. What's around there to do and see? Will we be safe on the downtown streets? How about nearby eateries?
We will be traveling from Pittsburg to Chicago and then to Vancouver, WA and will have a 6 hour layover before boarding the Empire Builder to Vancouver, WA. We will have one checked bag and two carry ons. Will the checked bag get automatically transfered to the Empire Builder from the...
Something must have changed this year. I just booked travel from Pittsburg to Portland, OR on the Capitol Limited and Empire Builder trains with roomettes for 1700 bucks.
We will be taking the train from Pittsburgh to Portland, OR in August, 2023. Since our train doesn't depart Pitts until midnight, what is there to do in the immediate area of the Amtrak station? And is there a place at the station to store our bags until we board the train? We are being...