I'm thinking of taking a trip with my grandfather and my aunt. We would be roughly recreating a trip my grandfather took by rail when he was a kid. He started in Los Angeles and visited the Adirondack mountains, Iowa, and possibly Tennessee (will ask when I see him again). It seems to me like the best way to do it would be the Sunset Limited, the Crescent, and the Ethan Allen, then the Lake Shore Limited, the California Zephyr, and the Coast Starlight.
Would this route be feasible (in terms of expense, time to make transfers)? What kind of condition are the rooms in? How comfortable are the upper berths? How's the scenery? Do the stations where we would have to stay the night to make a transfer have clean and comfortable hotels nearby?
I have also heard that the track conditions in West Texas aren't great.
I know a lot of these questions are relatively subjective, so feel free to ask for more info if you need clarification on anything.
Also, our only experience on Amtrak is taking the Surfliner for a few hours.
I'd love to take Amtrak long distance sometime, even if I don't end up doing this particular trip.
Would this route be feasible (in terms of expense, time to make transfers)? What kind of condition are the rooms in? How comfortable are the upper berths? How's the scenery? Do the stations where we would have to stay the night to make a transfer have clean and comfortable hotels nearby?
I have also heard that the track conditions in West Texas aren't great.
I know a lot of these questions are relatively subjective, so feel free to ask for more info if you need clarification on anything.
Also, our only experience on Amtrak is taking the Surfliner for a few hours.
I'd love to take Amtrak long distance sometime, even if I don't end up doing this particular trip.
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