depending on the time of day...the Reno Amtrak is only a few blocks from Louie's Basque Corner 301 E 4th ...fabulous food, great people and a good time had by all! Louis Basque Corner | Home of the World Famous Picon Punch
Just got back from our "every other Christmas in Nawlins" Amtrak trip.
Took the Heartland Flyer from OKC to FTW, Texas Eagle to SAS and Sunset Limited w/a roomette from SAS to NOL. The trains were full according to the TA, but still very efficient and relatively clean in coach. Our sleeper...
PS...in retrospect I guess I'd rather see the extension of Heartland Flyer than Amtrak in Wichita....I travel to Nawlins more than I'd want to go to Chicago or LA
Boy that would be HUGE for us folks in south central Kansas....no disrespect meant for those in southern Colorado or northern New Mexico. As it is now we have to drive to Newton to p/u Amtrak either going west or east. Here in Arkansas City we in a bit of a limbo with the possibility of the...
Having grown up in the early to mid-50's I was lucky enough to have ridden the trains many times during my youth....Omaha to Portland, Omaha to Albany, N.Y., and many trips on the Missouri Pacific. As an adult I took some time off between radio gigs and did a "All Aboard" pass for a month back...
Cindy...don't know if you've booked a hotel in N.O. yet for your future trip....FYI...my daughter and I went down for Christmas. We found a DELIGHTFUL historic hotel one block(across Canal St.) from the French Quarter AND just a half block to the streetcars.
We paid $63/night and when I booked...