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This trip sounds amazing. Thanks for sharing it.

Thank you for the replies everyone. I'm envious of anyone who can take this route fairly often. I think it will be a while before I get to travel west again, but I'm hoping to go to New Orleans again in a couple months. I've been thinking about getting a scanner. It would have been...

I was fortunate to take my first trip on the California Zephyr over the holidays. I hope it won't be my last. I started my voyage in the Metropolitan Lounge in Chicago. I do like the new lounge, but I have to admit I liked the old lounge better when it was decorated for the holidays. The new...

I decided to take a walk this morning, and I saw that the bus stopped in front of the Hyatt. I think I'll be safe waiting there when I leave.

Thanks to both of you. I guess I'll try by the sign and be prepared to move if he goes elsewhere. I hope there are other people waiting.

Does anyone know if the drop off and pick up locations are the same for the thruway buses in the San Francisco Financial District? I found an Amtrak bus stop sign right in front of the Hyatt, but we were dropped off across the way from there. If nothing else, I'll scope out the area the morning...

I love these pictures, though I'm not sure that Ex Lax on a train is the best idea. :)

I'm not sure if this is what you need, but on the Amtrak website there is a link to modify trips just to the right of the link to buy tickets. I used it the other night to change a start date, and my reservation number stayed the same. I received an updated pdf in my e-mail.

It was part of the Doc 10 festival at the Music Box in Chicago back in April. I hope it shows up again someplace so you have a chance to see it.

I was on the Cardinal on Christmas Day, so most people had probably gotten to where they were going by the time we got to Charlottesville. The trip back on the Lake Shore Limited was pretty full.

I was fortunate to be able to take a holiday train trip again this year and chose to go to New York on the Cardinal and return to Chicago on the Lake Shore Limited. As usual, I started my trip from the Metropolitan Lounge and enjoyed seeing Union Station all decked out for the holidays. I...

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing.

I wasn't sure what the deal was on the northbound breakfast. The server said it's because there is no chef, but everything is just heat and serve anyhow. I don't know if it's Amtrak policy not to offer a hot breakfast because the time is shortened or if the train staff decides that. I also...

I started my trip in Chicago and arrived at the Metropolitan Lounge way earlier than I needed to be there. I grabbed some Doritos for the train, took out my Kindle, and settled in for a few hours. I noticed that once again all the outlets were taken. I'm starting to think that people stake...

Thanks for posting. I love that picture of the Arch. I hope you enjoyed your time in Chicago.

In case anyone is interested, I found a few pictures taken from the trains that I thought were passable and added them to a Flickr album. I also included the famous Depew Buffalo statue.

I stayed at the Hotel Lafayette which is about a half-mile walk from the Exchange Street station. I guess it's not that close if you have a lot of luggage, but I'm a light packer. We learn that Chicago earned its nickname because of its reputation for being full of windbags. Many say the term...

Thanks for the replies. I'm not a meat eater, so I skipped the wings and beef on wek, but I did eat more pizza than I should have. The walking tour guide I had for NYC was for midtown, so I was in the most crowded part of the city on Christmas day. It was a chore walking with all of those...

I was fortunate to be able to take a holiday trip east this year. I spent the Friday of my departure at work and then schlepped my stuff over towards Chicago Union Station. I decided to stop at the Ogilvie food court to grab something to eat, and then I went on my way. It was just after the...

Thank you everyone. You have been very helpful. I'm definitely planning a trip to City Hall. I want to try and catch one of their noon tours.