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This was my first long distance travel on Amtrak. I went from St. Louis to New Orleans and turned around and came right back. My first leg of the trip was a reserved coach seat on the train 322 Texas Eagle. The train was crowed. A woman with a baby set next to me. The kid cried and she...

I will be taking my first long distance Amtrak trip in April. I will be on the Texas Eagle from St. Louis to Chicago and the City of New Orleans from Chicago to New Orleans on Wednesday April 8. If anyone will be on either train, let me know.

I know this question has probably been asked a million times...but here it goes again. I have a reservation from Alton IL to New Orleans (via Chicago) on Texas Eagle/CNO on April 8, 2009. My roomette on the Southbound CNO is in roomette 4. The return trip is in roomette 2. I have heard...

I have always loved Amtrak, but it was not until this year that I started riding frequently. Service on the Lincoln service train from St. Louis to Springfield has been really good except for a few problems. Back during the summer I called Amtrak about taking my bicycle on board from Alton...

I am making my reservations next week for a Jan 14-17 trip from St. Louis to New Orleans (via Chicago Union Station). I have never traveled on a long distance train before. I was planning on making reservations online. If I do make these reservations online, is there a way to pick my City of...

I am planning my first overnight trip on Amtrak in January. I thought I would travel from St Louis to chicago and then down to New Orleans. Is the City of New Orleans a good train for my first travel experience? I am planning on getting a Roomette for the trip. I toured a sleeper car and the...