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Taking the 3:40 Lake Shore Limited from NYC to Chicago. First time in coach after taking trips in a roomette. What can I expect in Coach? What should I bring to stay warm and sleep through the night? Is it noisy? What about the bathrooms? Can I spend most of the trip in the observation car?

I'm riding a Cardinal at the beginning of Dec. I never rode Amtrak in December. Is the heating units in the roomettes functional? Should I still wear layers of clothes?

If you're on a train with a sightseeing car, how long can Coach passengers hang out there before they're told to leave?

I forgot my fleece jacket and even with the adjustment in temp that the crewman made, I still felt cold. I put the Amtrak blanket over me.

I was thinking of doing this as a way to stretch out and have more room. I can keep one bed down and relax on the sofa of the other. Has anyone else done this?

I realize we might have to miss some if we're held up over night or something with freight trains. Just helps to know beforehand.

I usually take the Lake Shore Limited that departs from Chicago Union Station at 9:30 pm. I like this train because you sleep on it immediately upon boarding and get into NYC refreshed and quicker. But there is a Cardinal that leaves at 5:55 pm but gets into NYC at 10:30 or later. You stay awake...

I'll be on the empire service train from Albany to NYC. I took a seat in the business class assuming it would be assigned seating. But I see it is not because there is no number on my ticket. Will I have to run and fight for a seat? Is it usually crowded?

What is your motivation for traveling by train? If someone says it is a waste of time and you could get to where you're going faster by plane, what would you tell them?

This is my first time taking the 51 Cardinal to and from NYC. A 26hr ride, what sort of scenery can I expect? I hear breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served? I'm in a sleeper roomette by the way but I got a bid for a bedroom in play.

What are the most scenic Amtrak routes? I want to take a big Amtrak trip next summer and want a route with mountains, lakes, etc. The scenery that makes It hard to leave your room or makes you hang out in the observation car all day.

I read a Youtube post that the bathroom part of roomettes was removed from the Viewliner trains. Can someone confirm this or is these only new cars that have been released into the fleet that don't contain the fixtures?

What is your go-to room when you're in Amtrak sleeper bedrooms and Roomettes? On the Viewliner, mine is the 1st or 2nd rooms. On the superliner, it's lower level room #12. What are yours?

Probably been asked before but besides looking out of the window, what other ways do you entertain yourselves on an Amtrak train, whether coach or sleeper? Watch movies on a laptop? Etc.

When I get a sleeper, I like to eat in my room. Not being anti-social just that I read when I eat or watch a film on my laptop and there are too many distractions in the dining car. Do any others like eating in their rooms? Why or why not?

I'm taking a trip to NYC from CHI and will be on the Lake Shore Limited in the heart of December 2021 in a sleeper. I've been going over and over in my mind what to bring in terms of sweaters or layers or clothes, etc but was wondering if the cars are actually too hot in the fall. Who else...

Probably been asked this before but what do you typically bring on an overnight ride on Amtrak in December. I'm going from NYC to Chicago on the Viewliner (Lake Shore Limited). I just want to make sure I have everything I need on my trip.

This will be the first time since 2019 I have taken Amtrak. I booked a trip and was awarded Sleeper car roomette room 002. Are the configurations different? Are there new Viewliner trains out there on this line?

I just booked on the Capitol Limited and got a roomette on the 1st level, room#14. Am I bad for keeping it? Should I get a roomette on the 2nd level?

Niagara falls, NYC from Chicago, IL using Amtrak? Do i have to switch trains?