Bracamonte Posted May 9, 2013 Share #1 Posted May 9, 2013 Anyone ever thought about taking Amtrak from New York to the west such as Oregon or California? Transfers are made at Chicago Union Station to a train heading west. It would be an interesting experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted May 9, 2013 Share #2 Posted May 9, 2013 I always wanted to do a cross country trip without using the plane. But for me I think I rather have that experience driving...but of course I'd need more money for that. Taking a train would come 2nd if more people came along I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted May 9, 2013 Share #3 Posted May 9, 2013 Anyone ever thought about taking Amtrak from New York to the west such as Oregon or California? Transfers are made at Chicago Union Station to a train heading west. It would be an interesting experience. really that sounds like absolute madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo19 Posted May 9, 2013 Share #4 Posted May 9, 2013 really that sounds like absolute madness. Beats using Greyhound to get up to the NY region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46Dover Posted May 10, 2013 Share #5 Posted May 10, 2013 Knowing that Superliners cant fit into NY Penn, It would be nice that a through train from Philadelphia to Oakland as a combo of a reincarnated Broadway Limited/California Zephyr with Superliner equipment (using a connecting train from NY of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interested Rider Posted May 10, 2013 Share #6 Posted May 10, 2013 Yes! it is absolute madness as itakes about 4 days to reach the West Coast which includes a change of trains in Chicago. I did it 25-30 years ago riding coach and it depends on the passengers as some trips can be quite enjoyable and others a total disaster.. I did two plane and rail trips (fly there and return by train) (New York - San Francisco) three weeks apart in 1992 and one was a horror show and the other one was fine. It is the same with a plane or bus as it depends on the passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveragejoe Posted May 13, 2013 Share #7 Posted May 13, 2013 Knowing that Superliners cant fit into NY Penn, It would be nice that a through train from Philadelphia to Oakland as a combo of a reincarnated Broadway Limited/California Zephyr with Superliner equipment (using a connecting train from NY of course) You can not serve Philadelphia with Superliner equipment as they are low level platform boarding cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RookiePhenom Posted May 13, 2013 Share #8 Posted May 13, 2013 I did a DC to Chicago run on the Capitol Limited back in 09, and aside from a Severe Weather delay out of DC Union, it wasn't that bad (of course it would be overnight so no chance to see in the dark). /Would've taken it out of Penn had it not been for the fact I was in DC already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted May 13, 2013 Share #9 Posted May 13, 2013 I did a DC to Chicago run on the Capitol Limited back in 09, and aside from a Severe Weather delay out of DC Union, it wasn't that bad (of course it would be overnight so no chance to see in the dark). /Would've taken it out of Penn had it not been for the fact I was in DC already. the on-time performance did drastically improve since 2008 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted May 13, 2013 Share #10 Posted May 13, 2013 I've done the trip proposed in reverse. It's a pretty nice experience tbh, and coach seating beats airfare by $50 and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted May 14, 2013 Share #11 Posted May 14, 2013 there was an article in the NY Times recently about these trips, and how conductors will seat everyone together to force interaction between passangers. So if you are into that, go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted May 14, 2013 Share #12 Posted May 14, 2013 Anyone ever thought about taking Amtrak from New York to the west such as Oregon or California? Transfers are made at Chicago Union Station to a train heading west. It would be an interesting experience. You can also transfer at New Orleans on the Sunset, which I've done. I also on the Olympian Hiawatha and Desert Wind as part of a cross country trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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