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Our itinerary: New York Penn station to Washington DC on Northeast regional train 141 business class Washington DC to Chicago on the Capitol Limited in bedrooms Chicago to Seattle on the Empire Builder in bedrooms My parents are getting older (82 and 78 respectively) and I have long wanted to...

I just completed an epic transcontinental journey and will post a proper trip report soon. However I did want to make a comment about the state of the cars. We took the Capitol Limited from Washington to Chicago and then the Empire Builder from Chicago to Seattle. We had bedrooms for both legs...

With my upcoming trip, I often keep an eye on the location of the trains I will be taking. I saw this great alignment of the western trains. Given how late some of them have been running lately, it was oddly satisfying to see this...

This morning (July 16), I noticed that both the LSL and CL were delayed for many hours just west of Elkhart, IN. And now I notice that both the CZ and and the EB both started about 45 minutes late apiece. This leads me to conclude that these trains departing Chicago were held back to allow...

In my upcoming trip next month, I'll be taking the Cardinal to Chicago to connect with the Empire Builder to Seattle. Even with over 4 hours between trains, I was concerned. Using this database search, however, it seems that this ought to be a fairly safe connection however - only one missed...

I'll be traveling New York to Seattle with family in August on a long planned family vacation. I have promised my parents (now in their 70s) that I would take them on a transcontinental trip and got everything else to align - keeping fingers crossed. They both love train travel and live outside...