clowchan
Train Attendant
- Joined
- May 16, 2012
- Messages
- 16
Hello all, this is my first time posting on this board, not my first time riding Amtrak. Been using them for four years to travel back forth from home to college and vice versa. This year I will be journeying out to CA to see some friends in July. I will be going from NY to Chicago (Lake Shore Limited) and from there to Los Angeles (Southwest Chief). I will not be using a sleeper car because it is too expensive (it would cost me around $1500 roundtrip for a roomette, unless one of you kind people would love to give me that money. Kidding, of course
) This is my first time doing such a long trip on a train like this and I wanted to know if there are any tips you could give me or would like to share as in what I should bring with me on the train or what to do. (I looked throughout the forums for something similar to this and didn't find any. Can't hurt to ask, right?)
Also I have a question about checked baggage: I can't do it on the first leg of the trip since they don't do it at my stop but at Chicago they do. I'm used to travelling on planes and used to how they work. I just wanted to know how it works? Is it similar or different to how airlines work?
Thanks so much for any advice you give me in advance.
Also I have a question about checked baggage: I can't do it on the first leg of the trip since they don't do it at my stop but at Chicago they do. I'm used to travelling on planes and used to how they work. I just wanted to know how it works? Is it similar or different to how airlines work?
Thanks so much for any advice you give me in advance.