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Hi, all, needing some input for an upcoming trip. In the past, we've arrived in Chicago at 8:45 am and sat around until 2 pm waiting for the CZ back to Galesburg (where our car is parked). Wondering if we could rent a car (Enterprise near CUS and also near GBB station?) and just drive to...

Hi, everybody! Have a trip booked next month from GBB-CHI-WAS-FTL. We had a roomette booked for the portion from WAS to FTL. The other day, we got a call from Amtrak saying our roomette had been changed to the "H" accessible bedroom. No additional charge. Just thought this was odd. What if...

We're planning a trip down to Galveston next winter on the Texas Eagle, and wondering how luggage is accommodated on the bus between Longview and Galveston. Are large bags a problem? Do they put them in the storage area under the bus? And can anyone familiar with this route describe the bus...

First time trip on the LSL to Boston for work, will arrive at Back Bay Station about 9 pm. I'll need transportion to a hotel in Dedham. Will there be cabs at the station at that time of night, or is it best to make arrangements in advance? If so, any advice? Thanks! Cindy

I tried the search function but can't find what I need. We booked a trip on the SWC to LA for next February, and since we have no Amtrak stations within 2 or 3 hours of us, and are leaving from a non-staffed station, we had the tickets mailed to us. Now it looks like we will be moving our trip...

Next winter we'll have several hours at LA Union Station after returning from a cruise. Any suggestions on things to do during our several hour wait for the SWC to depart in the evening? I assume we'll be back at LAX from San Pedro around 10 am, and the SWC departs at about 6:15 pm, so we'll...

Hi all! Planning a train adventure to LA next winter for another cruise. I think this time we'll drive to FMD(from central Iowa) and catch the SWC from there. It appears from what research I've done that FMD has long term parking (will leave our vehicle there for approx. 3 weeks). Is it a...

Hello! We'll be riding the CONO in August returning home from a cruise. Wondering if anyone can give some advice? If we get off the ship in a timely manner (say, by 9 or 10 am), and if we take a cab directly to the station, is there anything within walking distance nearby the station to...

Hey everybody! We returned from our train/cruise trip to and from Florida a few weeks ago (sorry, haven't posted a trip report yet!) and are now happily planning another one. This summer we hope to travel to New Orleans and take a cruise from there. We hope to take our sons this time, ages 20...

We are catching the SWC in Galesburg on Monday to start our 2nd Amtrak adventure to Florida for a cruise. We'll take the Chief to Chicago, the CL to DC, and then the SM to FTL. Doing the same in reverse in a couple of weeks, except riding the CZ from Chicago back to GBB. I'm really happy...

I booked a trip on Amtrak many months ago (probably in April?) from GBB to CHI to WAS to FTL for January 2010...same as last year...going on a cruise! Anyway, the fare I paid was approximately $1440 for the 2 of us; that's with roomettes from Chcago to Ft. Lauderdale. Just for the fun of it...

Ok, you guys helped me plan our first Amtrak trip last winter to Florida for a cruise, and of course, we're hooked, so are doing an identical Amtrak/cruise trip next winter. But I digress... This past week I got to go to a Cubbies game in Chicago...with my sisters... and when the subject of...

Having grown up in a railroad town, with my first Amtrak trip under my belt, and after finding this forum, I realized that some things I have always taken for granted here in my old home town might be of interest to some of you rail buffs. This has become quite the "small town attraction", and...

I'm just a newbie, but didn't realize that you had to present your Amtrak voucher face to face at a station to use it. (We got a voucher this past winter for a problem with our roomette.) I thought I could give them the voucher info over the phone. I just made a reservation over the phone, and...

I'm looking at fares on the Amtrak website for January 2010 from Galesburg to Chicago to DC to Ft. Lauderdale (again! hopefully for next winter's cruise!). But it only gives me a choice of the Illinois Zephyr from GBB to CHI, and the CZ on the return. Where's the SWC option? Am I trying to...

On Jan 24th, after spending 10 glorious days sailing the Caribbean and crossing the Panama Canal, we arrived at the FTL station to start our trip home. We checked our luggage onward to Chicago, and sat in the sunshine. The Silver Meteor was about 40 mintues late arriving from Miami. No...

We drove to Galesburg early morning of Jan 9th to catch the Chief to Chicago...very nervous about changing our tickets there, as we had made some changes to our itinerary and already had the tickets in hand. Not to worry! The very nice agent there, Kristi, took care of us. We had time to bum...

Returned on Monday from our first trip: GBB to CHI to WAS to FTL, then on a 10 day cruise, then returning home by train in reverse order. It was AWESOME! I kept a journal while traveling, and will try to get trip report posted soon. Thanks to all again for the valuable information given to me...

Only 2 more days before we leave on our first trip: Galesburg to Chicago to DC to Ft. Lauderdale, then on a 10 day cruise, and returning by train in the reverse order. I'm 50% nervous and 50% excited! Thanks again for all the valuable advice from this forum...hopefully we've learned enough...

This may be a REAL dumb question, so don't harass the newbie!! Our first Amtrak trip is coming up after the holidays, and I may have already asked this questions, but can't find my old post from a couple months ago. We are going from Galesburg to Chicago to DC to Ft. Lauderdale in January, and...