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If you travel between South Bend Indiana (SOB) and Elkhart Indiana (EKH), either way is $8.00 by coach, which seems drastically higher than most of the above posts. You've got your choice of the Lake Shore Limited or the Capital Limited. The ride is approximately 23 minutes (roughly $0.35 per...

Alternatively, people can take the train to Rochester, and then we take a day trip to Corning! That is, if my boss lets me off work for the day... ;)

Hi, all. A few weeks ago we visited the Corning Museum of Glass here in New York State. This is the factory where Corelle was developed, so the large gift shop sells a lot of discounted and clearance Corelle products. We were very surprised to find a display of nearly a thousand Amtrak plates...

I'll also grumble about the Amshak. In the particular case of Rochester, the original station on the NY Central line was a Claude Bragdon building. He was one of the more notable architects of the early-to-mid-20th century. And the beautiful building was quite remarkable. It was knocked down...

We rode the LSL overnight, and arrived in Rochester in good time. Really good trip, overall! Oh, the diner car prepared my 3-year-old's pancakes in a Mickey Mouse arrangement...is that common, or was my kid particularly charming this morning?

Exactly. The ride to PA would be straight through on the CL. The Return would be on the CL with an optional layover to the LSL. The hour or so layover is dependent on trains being on time. Interestingly, recent trends show the CL with better on-time performance than the LSL. One concern...

Hi, all. Thanks for the points. Strangely, I was able to book it for her just fine...Maybe it was the computer she was using? In the meantime, I'll take our 3-year-old on a trip to Chicago next weekend. He's looking forward to seeing skyscrapers.

Hi, all. An interesting quirk that my mom is running into: Setting a reservation for a round-trip from Elkhart to Cumberland in September and October places the rider on the Capital Limited on the way out, as you'd expect. On the return trip, it gives me these options: Ride the CL from...

Rode from Ann Arbor to Toledo back in 2011. I don't remember it having Wifi back then... ;) It was a very nice ride. Still more room than an airplane, not quite as comfy as the train, but very calm, uneventful, and smooth.

I forgot about the Adirondack--that's a really good idea! My shortest trip is ROC to SYR and back again, all in about four hours. I took our 2-year-old on a quick trip because we both like riding the train, and we spent a few hours at the Regional Market. That was back in the fall, and the...

Depew should be fine, and I'm fairly confident you would have seats together. Like they say above, it starts at Niagara, so you'll be fine at Depew. My son and I have done a couple of day trips from Rochester to Syracuse, and we always end up with seats together both ways. Granted, he's two...

Interesting that the four heaviest average snowfalls in the US all happen along the LSL route. In order: 1. Syracuse, 126 in 2. Erie Pa, 101 in 3. Rochester NY, 100 in 4. Buffalo, 96 in Source: http://www.weather.com/storms/winter/news/20-snowiest-large-cities-america-20140130#/17 From my...

Thanks for the comments. Of course, he's only two, and won't understand what AGR is, but he will understand that we get to go on the train again (we've been to the local train museum a couple of times and he won't stop talking about it). I'll post more once everything comes together.

This seems to confirm what I'm wondering... Is there a lower age limit to an AGR account? From what I read elsewhere, I suspect not, though it doesn't make much sense to have an AGR account for someone under the age of two! Our little guy just turned two, and we'll be going on a trip in a...

Actually, Disklavier (I think it was through this) can connect remotely to another piano or keyboard. My suspicion is that the pianist was sitting somewhere else where they could get a good view of the action (particularly the angry businessman!). They definitely have some jazz training! And...

(I'm completely off topic, here!) Great to hear of another musician on the forum--I'm a pianist that dabbled a bit with singing (I'd best stick with accompanying them). Sadly, I won't be able to make it since I'm well over halfway across the continent... Hope all goes well at the concert!

I was a bit surprised that nobody had mentioned the Rochester NY tunnels. It was quite a system at one time, though parts were recently filled in. Every mayor has a different plan for them, nobody ever does anything. I've had a lot of friends make it down into the tunnels, but I haven't made...

Good discussion, I like all of the points. Two things to consider: The new Rochester NY station will not have a platform long enough to handle the current length of the LSL. Splitting it into two would take care of this problem. Also, to get a train back to Nappanee would be great--I grew up...

This is partially true. No matter the direction, you board the train depending on your destination. If you are headed East, you need to be in a certain part of the train if you're headed past Albany (so you don't end up in NYC when you wanted Boston). Headed west, after Albany, they don't...

Last week I traveled the LSL and noticed that amtrak.com listed it as sold out between Buffalo and Erie. Everyone that got on in Buffalo had seats, though some were placed in the lounge to wait for seats. One highly irritable lady was ranting how she "paid for two seats," when she didn't...