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I purchased a ticket from Portland, OR to Seattle, WA. My friends said that actually Vancouver, WA is closer to them and have suggested I get the train from there. Would this be an issue for Amtrak?

I find the seats in Business to be more comfortable and the carriage feels less dense.

Hello everyone! I am travelling from Boston to Chicago next month on the Lake Shore Limited. I was looking forward to it... (until some poor customer service on Acela left me feeling a bit jaded) but I the price for the train appears to have dropped by USD 200.00. Is this usual? Has anyone...

It’s the Highlands. It’s always going to be amazing J We arrived in Inverness perfectly on time, and I took a pic of the engine that took us all the way.

I went back to the cabin, and surprisingly, feel asleep quite quickly. The carriage change at Edinburgh wasn’t as jarring as I found previously and I woke to this view: Breakfast time. This also comes with fresh* orange juice. * from concentrate The further north we travelled the...

Dinner ... With haggis, neeps and tatties and red onion marmalade. Then the cheese board Then a G&T or three... Oops! The person I shared my table with was really very interesting and the conversation flowed freely. However I suddenly found that I was the last person standing. Time...

The amenity kit includes a face cloth, eye mask, socks, ear plugs, soap, body lotion, sleep spray and guide to a better sleep. Lots of hanging space It has to be said that the carriages are showing their age. It was off to the restaurant car. Wine Time!

I headed down to Platform 1, and snapped a few other trains in the station at the time. I have to say, Platforms 1 and 2 do look a tad bleak… The trains are still old – new ones are coming in 2018 On the platform, you find your assigned carriage (on the ticket) and there, a steward...

Some teas and coffees, mini cans of Pepsi and Lemonade and some nuts, and that was about it. But I didn’t care! I was going on the Sleeper! Before heading down to the platform (1); I paused to look at the best departure screen ever: one train going to Fort William, Aberdeen AND Inverness. And...

I go up to Scotland every year and have done for the last decade. It’s a bit of a tradition now. This time, after having such a fun time on the Caledonian Sleeper before You can read it here! I really wanted to try it again. The entrance to the Virgin First Class lounge was still a mess: they...

I've since discovered they rotate the lounge cars. Repeating the trip two weeks Wednesday so keen to report on that trip.

My cover, blown!!

We were delayed a bit so I actually ate my dinner while at the platform at Euston. Scheduled departure time was 21:15 and arrival in Inverness was at 08:38. Recall we arrived on time despite departure delay.

It's a bit of both. I think a lot of couples/friends will book standard class as no pressing need to travel separately. So sometimes the allocation of cheaper standard class berths will fill up faster. I also think there's a degree of others assuming First Class will be more expensive. The...

Just remembered: First Class also gives guaranteed access to the "lounge"; whereas in standard class it's subject to availability.

Train fares seem to fall into four levels in first class: £130; £155; £180 and £200. There's also a carriage with just seats at £55. Sharing a cabin seems to be £120 - £165 (for the trip above, at the time of booking, first class was cheaper than sole use of standard class cabin!)

Thanks all. Am repeating the journey in a few weeks and will do another report. The fare was £130. Two course dinner was £10. Drinks were extra.

At every point of the journey, and every staff member that I encountered, I sensed their sense of pride at working for the sleeper. Nothing was ever a problem. When I disembarked at Inverness, the steward of my carriage came down to say goodbye and hoping to see me again. It was with a sense...

I headed through to the lounge for breakfast. It was really early and I was the only person up! I had a few more hours sleep back in the cabin. I popped over to the new Caledonian Sleeper lounge in Inverness for a shower, coffee and biscuit.

Followed by a cheeseboard, and GIN! I moved tables to one which had a charging point, and then had a few more gins, before going back to the cabin to try and get some sleep. Sleeping on the sleeper is an acquired skill, and I know some people who fall asleep almost immediately, while...