Last year - July 2007, we took our daughter, her husband and their 5 children (aged 5 - 15) on the Crescent from NOL to PHL. We had a backpack full of beef jerkey, and fruit roll ups, boxed raisins, and other stuff, as well as a fold up cooler with sandwiches, and boxed fruit drinks.With the party of 8 the 2 bag limit was no problem.
The only problem we had was when the kids saw people carrying pizza back from the lounge, the stuff we brought became "I don't like that", but they eat it all the time at home. We did the evening meal in the diner northbound and everyone enjoyed that. There are a few meals for kids. I wanted to do the breakfast southbound, but our daughter thought the kids wouldn't like anything on the menu.
One thing I will add, 15 year olds get bored quickly, even though they have nintendo, and the boredom in contagious to younger siblings.
It was a long trip.
Donna n Paul Scott, La. BNSF mp149.1 Lafayette Subdivision
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