Joe from PA

If you decide to head South I would add a day in New Orleans. It is a very interesting historic city. If you go, be sure you stay in...

Why not fly to your conference and return by Amtrak to revive

Asking a server to take your order while they are taking another one is rude and selfish.

Before we went to New Orleans, I tracked the Crescent's arrival times for an entire month. So I was not surprised to arrive at 10 pm...

A few years ago we took the Sunset Limited to get near Phoenix. You leave the train at Maricopa, then go a bit north to Phoenix by a 9...

Very impressive layout there @Joe from PA! I love the attention to detail.

Sleeping-wise, the first trip is the hardest. You will get used to going around curves at 80 mph.

I have O (Lionel) and S (American Flyer) layouts. All engines are late 1940s.

My wife and I have likely traveled more on Viking river and sea boats than we have on Amtrak...about 13 countries. You should try it...

One of 4 PRR streamlined K4 engines pulling "name trains" (aside from the Broadway Limited). The Altoona shops designed and built these...

My wife and I have visited 33 countries. Since Philadelphia is a "hub" for American Airlines, that is the one we have used the most. I...

I'm willing to pay extra for DIRECT flights, period.

You picked a route that has some of the best scenery in the us. Have a great trip.