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We finished a transcontinental Amtrak-trip a few days ago from NY (train 49 LSL and 5 CZ) and compare it with a number of trips nearly 20 years ago. Normally we feel the US as a very service-orientated country. Despite the fact that we enjoyed the trip ( in a Roomette) scenerywise we found the...

We will travel from New York (Lakeshore Limited) via Chicago (4 hours changing time to Zephyr) to Emeryville. Is it possible and adviseble to check in luggage only for NY to CHI because of spaceproblem with big suitcases in viewliner and yet have entrance to suitcases during long trip on Zephyr...

We are going to use this same day (guaranteed) connection next month. Only a question: will they put (sleepingcar)passengers on a bus by example between South-Bend and Naperville sometimes? Today that seems a possibility I think.

We (from Europe) are looking forward to our transcontinental traintrip and discovered a very "limited" diningcar menu on the Amtrak website! I remember some time ago (two months?) a menu comparible with the western trains. Has it changed shortly or is my memory misleading me? We travel in a...

We (from Europe) will travel from NY to Chicago mid-March on the Lakeshore Limited. If we want to see out of the other side of the train than Roomette 1, is it possible to use the café-car as a place to sit for a while as you can do in the sightseeer-lounge of a superliner? Thanks!

Hallo , As a newbie from Europe we we will depart Chicago on thursday 17 March. I see on video's from "Agency" à-train that the CZ travels with winterconsist with coaches instead of sleepers rear. Will it change to "normal" (sleepers rear) before my traveldate? Is roomette number 5 a smooth...