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Hi all, I have a certain limited time to get to Emeryville, CA when I begin my trip. There are a few options I'm thinking of, and I wanted to know if anyone had advice. I've never taken Amtrak across the country, but was planning on doing: Boston -> Chicago in coach on day 1 one full...

This thread could probably be posted in general discussion, but many of my questions relate to AGR only. I'm thinking of getting rid of my car and only using public transportation. I already travel on Amtrak quite often (earned 5000 rail points so far this year already, and I'm writing this...

So I'm looking to go from Boston to Winslow, AZ for July 4th weekend. It seems that round trip coach fair is well over $650. So wouldn't it be better for me to buy the 14 day rail pass for much less than that and just use two legs for Boston -> Winslow and Winslow -> Boston?

Hi all, A buddy of mine and I are taking the Pennsylvanian to Pittsburgh from NYC and were debating whether or not to upgrade to business class. Does the train sell out a lot? Will it be packed? Is the business class similar to that on the down easter and empire service: the half car in the...

Hi all, Over the past 12 months I've taken two driving trips across the country. One was because I had to go to San Francisco last year, so I left New York and drove out there - was quite an adventure. Stayed in hotels a lot, camped some, and I'll admit with gas prices it was a bit expensive...

I have the option to take the Empire Service today to Buffalo which would make my life easier, but I'll need to get a few hours of work done. I have a business class ticket to guarantee myself an electrical outlet, but I'm afraid about cell phone service. I can get an Internet connection via...

I can't even tell you how many points programs I'm a member of: god, it's at least 100. And there are so many different ones, and to make it even worse, you can exchange points between the programs. It's so hard to keep track of everything (yes, I know yodlee helps, but in general, it's...