Last spring we stayed at the Hotel Harrington. Good value for the location easy walk to the mall.
Others on the board have stayed there. Popular place with school groups.
http://www.hotel-harrington.com/index.htm
In general I think a roomette for the wife and my self price out fairly comparable to driving on many of are longer trips. Mid-Range trips get dicier. CHI works good for us as a short trip ~ 8hr. Other wise we about need to go to one coast or the other unless we just want a train ride.
When I booked my CZ trip for this fall I never gave any thought to checked bags on the bus. I had no idea they checked bags on a bus.
I figured when we got off the train at Emeryville we would pickup our checked bags in the station then walk over to a bus and throw in the lower rack and dig...
I just booked a trip on the CZ late OCT to Davis from Omaha I will look for her. Im a hard ass any way. I will report what I see. The last time we where in Davis we liked the town. So this time we will stay in Davis and run into San Francisco & SAC on the C.C. to site see. May rent a car and...
1 x 5/8 Slim Duck 2 meter antenna with BNC base connector Freq 160. I bought mine last fall. $28.65 with shipping from Smiley. I get more road crews from the house with it.
I would love to take the UP tracks through Afton Canyon, Crucero, Kelso. I assume the LA to Salt Lake run took this route. It would be like revisiting my youth. I spent a lot of time in the 60-70's along that line.
Good to hear Davis has more parking than I thought. All I really saw was a fairly full lot next to the station. We stayed at the Hallmark Inn next to the station so parking was not a issue.
I hope you are correct that they can be transfed. I will pass on the unneeded as in the past. Late this fall the Mrs. and my self will be in the NEC. How usable are the one class upgrades on the Acella.