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Having ridden the Empire Builder earlier this summer, I can tell you that they'll make several announcements along the way regarding the Rails to Trails presentations. Also, since the programs are all presented in the lounge, the attendant would know the schedule. Enjoy your trip!! Other than...

On our 9 hour late Empire Builder trip, we actually went into 2 extra meal periods before the train reached Seattle, both lunch and dinner!! At lunch, everyone was given a Subway sandwich, a drink , and a Otis Spunkmeyer cookie. For dinner, which was served about 4pm, we were given a choice...

In our case, the A/C kept running.....thank God!! The interesting thing was that on the EB, there are several "smoke stops" built in along the route. However when the train stopped, the PA told everyone not to get off because of being right next to BNSF's two track mainline.....and, because...

My wife and I were on the #7-27 of July 14th. We went dead(both engines crapped out) in 100 degree heat near Havre, MT....and had to be towed the next 1,000 or so miles into Seattle by a BNSF freight unit, arriving over 9 hours late! I think that the equipment for the #7 turns into the #8 in...

I find her 150% believeable!! My wife and I are in the midst of our Western vacation, which began on #7, the Empire Builder, having departed Chicago on Saturday, July 14th. After a monumental delay near Havre, MT....we did arrive in Seattle over 9 hours late! However, that's not the topic...

These pictures were great....."Mrs. Foodman53" and I are going to do your trip in reverse, from MKE to PDX, from July 14/16. I've been looking forward to it for a long time, and your pictures just made me more so. Thanx again!! From the "Florida Funnel" Foodman53

This discussion is now starting to make me wary about an upcoming trip that my wife and I booked on the Empire Builder this summer. We'll be travelling by roomette from Milwaukee to Portland, departing MKE on Saturday, July 14....arriving PDX, Monday, July 16. The principal reason that I was...

With a "Google" style map, and an "AAA" tourbook....you should be able to find numerous hotels within just a few blocks(10 to 12..or less) of Penn Station. Now, you can figure, at minimum...$150 per night as a starting point, however, a little research will find you exactly what you're seeking...

Favorite Large Station: Grand Central/NYC. The archetecture here alone would qualify it for the top spot!! Although Penn Station is located under Madison Square Garden...and, if you look out Penn's front door, the view of the Empire State Building will engulf you....it pales to its...

As mentioned earlier, the scenery from Palatka to Winter Park is the best of the trip. The train will run parallel to and cross the St. Johns River a couple of times in that stretch. Also, from about 30 minutes south of Palatka forward, some orange groves can be sighted. Again, Winter Park...

Coming in on #92 at that hour, I'd absolutely choose taking a taxi to the airport, and renting a hotel/motel in that area. For starters, the hotel rates average less than $100 per night in the airport area, as opposed to $150/200 or better downtown. Second, nearly every type of breakfast...

I agree with the others. I'm not sure that I'd try to cram that many people into 1 bedroom. 2 bedrooms would be so much more comfortable, but it could be cost-prohibitive. You might first want to take a "test run" on a train trip of about 2 to 3 hours. You should then have a good idea if...

There is one at the JAX station. It may now be used for "protection"....but, it was previously used for switching the now defunct, "express" service which used "Road-railer" type trailers. From the "Florida Funnel" Foodman53

Trust me...there was certainly no sarcasm intended...just a big "thank you" to the man upstairs that the 3 kids are still alive!! While talking to my student on the second day after, he, like many others in the same location, go around crossarms all the time. We're just lucky that the whole...

This morning, the southbound Silver Star, #91, struck a pick-up truck that has driven around the flashers and crossing arms at about 7:30am in Hilliard, Florida....about 25 miles north of Jacksonville. The driver, a 17 year old student in my 1st period(8:00am) class, drove his truck around the...

The above posts are correct. An "on-time" northbound Auto-Train passes JAX Amtrak at almost exactly 7:00pm......Folkston at about 7:30. Since the actual running time from JAX to SAV is about 2 hours 15 minutes, a viewing window of 9:00 to 9:45 should be adequate, depending where(or near)...

Correction, I meant to say...."reasonably close to the Amtrak Station" Also, Enterprise's location on Water Street may indeed be in the CSX building, if my address recollection is right....that may be the actual closest location. Hope this helps!! From the "Florida Funnel" Foodman53

The JAX Amtrak Station and Jacksonville International Airport are, at minimum, 15 road miles apart.......so, if Hertz Local Edition is willing to pick you up....their location on Cassat Ave is somewhat closer than the airport!! Enterprise also has a Cassat Ave location...as well as a North Main...

Has the Empire Builder gone to the "Diner-Lite/Simplfied Dining Service" concept...or are they still serving a conventional menu. As part of a 30th wedding anniversary Western vacation...we're going to do the EB from Chicago to Seattle in a sleeper, thus meals will be included. This trip will...

The "F40PH..post F40PH" era for the "Silver Service" (80's-90's) would have found a consist much similar to the following: 2 F40PH Baggage/Dorm 6 to 8 Amfleet I Coaches 2 Diners(reduced to 1 by the 1990's) Amlounge/Cafe Car 3 10/6 Heritage Sleepers It's only been since the...