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I saw a segment on the American Oriental Express the other day and it looked like it had AMTRAK engines. Is this run by Amtrak? Anyhow I was thinking about taking one of their tours but they are PRICEY. Depending on the accomodations they can run from about $2800.00 to over $6000.00 for an...

Hello all. I just booked my Christmas vacation on Amtrak :) . However I had a heck of a time doing it on the internet. This time instead of taking the Sunset LTD both ways, I'm taking the SW Chief to Chicago then the City of NO to New Orleans. Then the Crescent to Atlanta. After that I'll...

Since this is such a great board with such savvy train folks I know someone here can answer a question that I've been wondering about. I know that during peak travel times (Thanksgiving and Christmas for example) it's often hard to get a sleeper if you wait until the last minute to book. Does...

This winter I will have a six week period in which to do some train riding. I am going from Los Angeles to Atlanta but instead of taking the Sunset Ltd, this time I want to take the train that goes from LA to Chicago and then to New Orleans (the Chief?) Can anyone tell me what the scenery is...

Sorry, it took so long but it's in the trip report section under My trip on the Sunset Ltd. :)

Well, sorry that I have taken so long to report but I had to dive right into work the day I got back. :o Well, here goes. I arrived at Union Station in Los Angeles on December 18, 2002 at 9:30 pm and we were scheduled to leave at 10:30. After finding my sleeper car, I boarded and the bed was...

I went down to Union Station (Los Angeles) on Sunday and picked up my ticket for my upcoming trip on the Sunset Ltd. I also asked the agent for some brochures about Amtrak. She happily obliged but the first thing that she did before she gave me the Amtrak Travel Planner for 2002, was to write...

Hello all. I finally went ahead and bought my ticket for my December trip on the Sunset Ltd. :D A couple of questions: As I entered the info on the website I would sometimes get different ticket prices for the same trip. Why is that? How does that work? Is it that the closer you get to your...

Hi All, I'm a new train traveler (well, I did take the Sunset Limited to NO from LA, but that was in 1979). I'm planning a trip from LA to Atlanta around the Christmas holidays and I plan to get a sleeper from LA to NO. After that, I plan to go coach to Atlanta since it's only about 12 hours...