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Hi, I am planning a trip on the Southwest Chief in a few weeks and was wondering if anyone knows what kind of delays to expect (how long)? The Amtrak website talks of construction delays through Sept 4, and I was wondering if that may mean hours or bussing situations, etc? Thanks!

Good Morning, I'm thinking of going to Durham, NC from Norman, OK in a few weeks, and I was wondering about the trains/layovers, etc. Having traveled to Atlanta from Norman before, via Heartland Flyer, Texas Eagle, Sunset Ltd, and the Crescent, I'm familiar with that leg of the trip; however...

Hi, I will be going to Boulder, CO, from Okla, and I may take the SW Chief from Newton, KS, to Trinidad and get a car rental from there to Boulder. My first question is.. what would be the best part of Boulder to stay (at a hotel)? Would the Zephyr have an advantage over the SW Chief in this...

I'm seeing and hearing about a 9 hour delay for the SW Chief (Train 4 - Eastbound) that occurred around Needles and Kingman on Wednesday, Aug 13, 2014. More detail here: http://dixielandsoftware.net/cgi-bin/gettrain.pl?seltrain=4&selyear=2014&selmonth=08&selday=12 The Amtrak rep said that the...

Hi all, I haven't traveled by train in about 3 years. I am planning a trip for the first week of May that will take me to San Antonio, and I wanted to get a good rental car for about 4 days to drive back to OK. Any recommendations on some lower priced/savings or promotions available for car...

I just noticed that the northbound Texas Eagle out of San Antonio, TX is running 5+ hours late today (Wed, 12/7/11) and hasn't reached Fort Worth yet. Has anyone heard what the cause might've been?

We're *thinking* of going overseas (Great Britain) this summer, and while we usually take the train in the US, I was wondering if anyone here has done the transatlantic cruise? We're deciding between the 'flying train' and the 'floating train' and wanted to see if anyone had experiences with...

I just got back from an amazing train vacation in which I went from Norman, OK to Ottawa, Ont and back again. Took the Heartland Flyer to FW a few weeks ago, caught the Texas Eagle to Chicago (on which were splendid company), Lakeshore Ltd to Depew (coach), Maple Leaf to Toronto, Via between...

Hi, I'm planning a trip to Ottawa and will have a long stopover in Chicago, before departing around 9pm on the Lake Shore Limited. Is Dinner served on the LSL? When I've been westbound on the Southwest Chief, Dinner has been served a while before the train leaves the station (around 7-ish?)...

Hi, I'm planning a trip from Chicago to Ottawa and I have the option of taking the Wolverine across Michigan and getting off the train in Detroit after midnight, finding a cab to cross the border, finding a hotel and getting on VIA Rail the next morning in Windsor bound for Ottawa. The other...

Recently, I had one of my all-time best Amtrak trips, from Newton, KS to Trinidad, CO. My room attendant was perhaps the nicest and most efficient I've had in a while, and my bed was made up quite nicely (getting on at 3:30am probably helped it too! :) ). I met a group of Amish who were...

Hi, I'll be traveling to New Orleans on the Texas Eagle and then the Sunset Limited in a few weeks. I was wondering if there is any way to make the layover in San Antonio more comfortable? I remember the hard plastic chairs last time weren't easy to sleep in for the 6 hr layover! :) Can...