supergrandmother
Train Attendant
I've been looking forward to a LD trip for a while and finally, the time is right. So far the longest trip I've taken is Atlanta to Washington DC so I'm really excited about this.
Now my problem is where to go this June???
Option 1: The Crescent from Atlanta to New Orleans; the City of New Orleans to Chicago; the Empire Builder to Seattle; Coast Starlight from Seattle to San Francisco/Emeryville; then on to Los Angeles. Return trip would be Los Angeles to Williams Junction ( Grand Canyon); then back to Chicago, NOL, and Atlanta.
Option 2: Crescent from Atlanta to New Orleans; City of New Orleans to Chicago; California Zephyr to Emeryville/San Francisco; Coast Starlight to Los Angeles; Williams Junction (Grand Canyon); Chicago; Capitol Limited to Pittsburgh; Pennsylvanian to Philadelphia; Washington, DC; Atlanta.
Basically, I would be trading a night in Seattle for a couple of hours in Pittsburgh; a couple of hours in Philadelphia, and a night in DC. I have some time and money constraints; can't really take more than 2-3 weeks off work at a time.
I'm sure I'll get some good advice from this forum.
Also, any advice on hotels in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, etc.? We stayed at a Courtyard Marriott on 9th (?) street in DC last year so I'd probably go back there. It was very pleasant.
Now my problem is where to go this June???
Option 1: The Crescent from Atlanta to New Orleans; the City of New Orleans to Chicago; the Empire Builder to Seattle; Coast Starlight from Seattle to San Francisco/Emeryville; then on to Los Angeles. Return trip would be Los Angeles to Williams Junction ( Grand Canyon); then back to Chicago, NOL, and Atlanta.
Option 2: Crescent from Atlanta to New Orleans; City of New Orleans to Chicago; California Zephyr to Emeryville/San Francisco; Coast Starlight to Los Angeles; Williams Junction (Grand Canyon); Chicago; Capitol Limited to Pittsburgh; Pennsylvanian to Philadelphia; Washington, DC; Atlanta.
Basically, I would be trading a night in Seattle for a couple of hours in Pittsburgh; a couple of hours in Philadelphia, and a night in DC. I have some time and money constraints; can't really take more than 2-3 weeks off work at a time.
I'm sure I'll get some good advice from this forum.
Also, any advice on hotels in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, etc.? We stayed at a Courtyard Marriott on 9th (?) street in DC last year so I'd probably go back there. It was very pleasant.