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I chatted via Skype to my g/f, the person im moving in with in Michigan, about an hour ago and she is trying to ask for Friday off so she can pick me up in Chicago....if I have enough $ i would spring for a hotel room in CHI....as it is, I hope this pick up plan will work. Thank you for your...

Hi, guys.....loong time since I have been here,and now that I have a huge trip starting Wednesday early morning, I have questions regarding luggage... I am moving to Michigan from Southern California, and will be carrying 5 bags, including 2 carry on bags. My question is , since one of those...

Awesome photo TR....dang, didn't realize the Chicago station is that nice. I'll be heading on my first cross country trip in less than 2 weeks on the Chief from LA to Chicago...this TR just whets my appetite more... :)

Favorite Amtrak station is pretty much my hometown big station, which is Los Angeles Union Station. So pretty and useful, unlike most Hollywood starlets...lol. Second favorite would be Portland Union Station.....cool service and decor too. And love the Metropolitan Lounge there. I'll see what...

On previous trips on the Starlight I've ventured out to the Arcade car only twice, just because I was bored...lol. It was fun playing PacMan and Cruisin'USA down there when the train is rolling through Oregon or Central CA after lunch or the ocean part is past :) . Maybe different CS trains...

I'm all for business class travel too here in the West, and you all are right, the Surfliner biz class arent all that and a bag of chips, except for that old Amfleet one which I did rode back from Santa Barbara back to LA in 2004. I got to meet the starting goalie of the UCLA women's team in...

Definitely go with the Mustang....not many more faster convertibles out here in the American road, and it will turn heads wherever you go....well, maybe not so much in Southern California...lol. But yea, Mustang is the ride to go for this one.

Go Wolverines!!!...er, I mean the University's football team :P . I dont know what the train will be like until I take it on my ride home from MI back to Chicago and ultimately home to CA next month....good report :)

Awesome TR....i will take the exact same journey in just about 2 weeks time....good thing to hear your train got to Chicago pretty close on time, and that there is 90mph sections....sounds fun :) . My first cross country rail trip....cant wait

This is great info to know, as I am going on my first cross country train trip in 3 weeks to Michigan and will stop over in Chicago for one night....so a day pass is $6, give or take....gotcha. I gotta start downloading more Chicago Transit Authority....er, I mean, Chicago songs on the ol' iPod...

I'm about to take the Southwest Chief for the first time on a long cross country trip in 3 weeks from LA to Chicago, and ultimately to Michigan. As stated, you cant tell for sure whether the Chief will have newer cars or not until you get to the station itself and board it. I've been on older...

Hi.....as an Orange County resident who takes public transportation, I can help you a bit with your questions... 1. Yes, there will be taxis waiting at the Fullerton Station, but as mentioned by the excellent GG-1, sometimes the taxis are not there. The public bus station is just a few yards...

First of all, hello :) and welcome to Amtrak Unlimited Forum. Well, I have never been on that particular Amtrak route, but a similar train that I have taken here numerous train would be the Pacific Surfliner, and yes, having an unreserved coach class ticket on an Amtrak commuter or regional...

Well, thanks for the advice, guys. I plan to arrive in Chicago on October 1st and stay overnight until the 2nd before hopping on the Wolverine train going to Michigan. I checked out the Hostel site and it looks pretty good...plus it is interesting to me since I've never stayed in a hostel...

Hello....i have my trip to Michigan almost finalized. Even got a free ride using AGR points from Chicago to Battle Creek on business class train...yaaayy :) OK, my question is, since this is my first cross country train trip ever, I have decided to stay in Chicago for one night after the...

rms, happy travels. I will take on the Chief from LA to Chicago myself, coach class, in about 30 days to visit friends in Michigan. It'll be my first transcontinental long distance trip ever too.....i'll definitely wish you a safe and memorable journey, and just hope the travel gods affords me...

PackerBacker, the AmBus from LA's Union Station to Sin City is indeed a Greyhound bus....it's one of the few times Amtrak California is not running the bus show; G-Hound is. The good news, well kinda, is that in the 3 times I've taken that bus to go to Vegas or to go home from there back to So...

Holy cow...I just tried to put in my one way trip ( i already bought my return ticket from Kalamazoo to Anaheim) from LA to Grand Rapids, and the difference of roomette fare on the Southwest Chief on some dates near my planning time to leave is pretty big in some days. Awesome tool :)

yeah, I'm pretty sure you can hold a reservation that is unpaid for a week....i've done that before a few times with Amtrak. Not sure how the AGR thing would work, though...

gmcguire, I've done the ride both ways all the way from LA to Seattle and back a few times, and in my opinion, if you can only spring for a sleeper one way on the ride,I would make it going northbound. In L.A, you will get to wait in an exclusive for sleeper passengers only for the Starlight at...