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I had planned on taking this trip last summer but I wound up having a stroke on Mother's Day and had to cancel - I'll be going round trip from Flint to Memphis which of course means a layover in Chicago. Couple of questions: 1. Can I check my bag for Memphis as soon as I arrive in Chicago? 2...

Long story short, I had to cancel my trip to Memphis last June because I had a stroke on Mother's Day. I have rescheduled it for the beginning of April and I'm looking for advice/tips on traveling on Amtrak with a disability (nothing major - but the stairs to the upper level will be out of the...

I want to plan a trip to Seattle for the summer of 2015. I'd like to fly one way and take the California Zephyr the other way. Would you take the train East or West?

My son's German teacher is going to retire at the end of the school year and he's planning on taking the kids on a trip to Germany this summer. I warned him that there would probably be quite a bit of train travel involved so my question is - how are the trains in Europe compared to Amtrak?

So we decided to go to Gatlinburg for spring break next year and I can't decide if I want to drive the 10 hours from MI to TN or take the train to Memphis and then rent a car. What's the neighborhood like around the station and is there someplace to hang out and eat breakfast while we wait for...

My son and I are leaving next week for Disney (tol-was-kis and kis-nyp-tol) and I have some questions about the dining car. 1. I'm diabetic, controlled with mainly diet and exercise. Will the I be able to order my meals sans carbs or at least be able to give them to my son? 2. My son is 15...

Just booked our AGR trip to Kissimmee for next year!! TOL-WAS-KIS and KIS-NYP-TOL. We're in Roomette 2 on all segments - is that a good room?

Is Staples no longer a points for shopping retailer? I was going to do some shopping with them and earn some points but I guess I'm not . :huh:

Can anyone recommend a decent hotel near the Kissimmee station?

I see on the AGR website that they're having specials on renting cars from Budget, Hertz and Enterprise. Budget and Enterprise expire May 31 and Hertz expires June 30. Do Budget and Enterprise usually have some kind of special during the summer? If they do, when would I see it on the AGR site?

We're planning on going to WDW next year - we would leave from Toledo and arrive in Washington DC at 12:40 pm (unless we're running late ;) ). I was hoping to pick up the Silver Star (leaving at 3pm) rather than the Meteor (leaving at 7:30pm) in order to get to WDW earlier but Amtrak won't...

We're leaving from Toledo this summer to go to Virginia. I've heard that parking at the Toledo station is limited due to construction in the area. Can anybody in the Toledo area provide an update on the parking situation?