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shanti

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9. Sleepers

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 22, 2018, 01:57 PM

Dec 2018

are VERY pricey! Aren't they about the cost of a nice hotel room?

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For travel, consider AMTRAK. [View all] Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 OP

I'm not sure why you are spreading misinformation. onenote Dec 2018 #1

The OP was broader than the shutdown. Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author onenote Dec 2018 #11

Its not that some folks don't get it, they refuse to get and they cheat themselves ... marble falls Dec 2018 #48

The OP meant the trains don't have TSA checkpoints lunatica Dec 2018 #16

"I'm not sure why you are spreading misinformation." Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #25

Wow. Glad to see you self-deleted another "witty" reply. erronis Dec 2018 #31

Most news reports list the departments that are affected, but didn't get into details. However.... George II Dec 2018 #42

A gracious person would apologize for this post. Pacifist Patriot Dec 2018 #86

Absolutely. It's how we go from Boston to New York. Croney Dec 2018 #2

Have you ever used AMTRAK for a longer trip and gotten a sleeper? Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #5

No but I've always wanted to, like in I Love Lucy! Croney Dec 2018 #7

We did last year. It was a blast! nolabear Dec 2018 #8

Just make absolutely sure that when you book a sleep, luvtheGWN Dec 2018 #49

Sleepers shanti Dec 2018 #9

That also depends on perspective Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #13

Sleepers include the meals in the dining car lunatica Dec 2018 #17

But you can travel Amtrak for free, including sleepers (and bedrooms) cyclonefence Dec 2018 #65

Heh! We do the same thing, but with a Southwest card. Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #66

Same here wryter2000 Dec 2018 #76

Unfortunately, my business travel demands the fastest means Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #81

Worth the price wryter2000 Dec 2018 #75

I have. I love traveling by train. TeamPooka Dec 2018 #12

I have, but not recently. If i had the time, would do a long vacation with one uppityperson Dec 2018 #21

We went from Seattle to NY a few years ago. SeattleVet Dec 2018 #50

We went from San Luis Obispo to Seattle on the Coast Starlight and had a sleeping car room. We went wasupaloopa Dec 2018 #51

I have crossed the country xxqqqzme Dec 2018 #55

Yes took the Auto Train Freddie Dec 2018 #79

Florida to Baltimore was an overnight! akraven Dec 2018 #89

Doing this has been on my bucket list for the past couple years BumRushDaShow Dec 2018 #95

Best trip of my life UpInArms Dec 2018 #100

It's great if it goes to the place you want to go. tanyev Dec 2018 #4

Privatizing the rail system was/is part of the plan for corporations to screw us more. erronis Dec 2018 #36

"Privatizing" is only a small part... MyOwnPeace Dec 2018 #93

I love Amtrak! smirkymonkey Dec 2018 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Delmette2.0 Dec 2018 #10

I don't think it's practical in Pittsburgh spinbaby Dec 2018 #14

That is unfortunately true Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #19

Agree with good service (mainly) in NE corridor. Agree with the gop being against public services erronis Dec 2018 #40

What I do from PGH. yortsed snacilbuper Dec 2018 #23

I live near Pittsburgh and was thinking the same thing. I assume the train station is downtown and doc03 Dec 2018 #47

We just took Amtrak to NYC from Greensburg, PA. Freedomofspeech Dec 2018 #71

Actually, there has been talk of connecting South Station (where the NE Corridor trains come in) smirkymonkey Dec 2018 #94

Really, they warm up your car for you? spinbaby Dec 2018 #85

I have used both Charlie Brown's and Marino's next door, there are others. You drop your car off doc03 Dec 2018 #96

Great for Easterners snowybirdie Dec 2018 #15

Too true. In some cases you simply have to want to do it Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #20

Yeah we know you don't mean from SF to Dallas or something like that CreekDog Dec 2018 #33

Yeah, I think coast-to-coast on Amtrak needs to be thought of as an adventure Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #68

I would love to but MarvinGardens Dec 2018 #18

Delta has been having some cheap flights for Houston-Atlanta TexasBushwhacker Dec 2018 #22

Thank you, that would be worth considering! MarvinGardens Dec 2018 #24

How long is the drive? Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #28

For us it's usually 14 hours including stops. MarvinGardens Dec 2018 #34

HOU/NOL is 9 and a half hours and then an overnight stay in NOL with another 12 hrs to ATL Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #69

I thought there was TSA for train travel? cwydro Dec 2018 #26

Nope, no TSA, no screening. Just arrive at the station and get on the train Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #29

Thanks! cwydro Dec 2018 #57

Five stops from Gastonia to Greensboro Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #82

I'd want to leave from Charlotte, but I'm having problems getting the site to agree with me! cwydro Dec 2018 #101

Amtrak was always my preferred way to travel to Los Angeles Siwsan Dec 2018 #27

To LA from where? Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #30

I left from Flint's Amtrak station Siwsan Dec 2018 #32

Ahh....You took the LovingA2andMI Dec 2018 #73

The route I took was the Southwest Chief Siwsan Dec 2018 #77

Any part that includes Salt Lake City, Utah LovingA2andMI Dec 2018 #97

I took both routes on different trips Siwsan Dec 2018 #98

Are you a United States Citizen? Border Patrol checking local Amtrak routes mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 #35

My dim recollection is that some gov't agency was monitoring rail transit also. Perhaps erronis Dec 2018 #43

I took my first train ride in my life this year on Amtrak. colorado_ufo Dec 2018 #37

That's an adventure trip where the trip itself is the reward Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #72

When you arrived, there is a Charming hotel right at Union Station. colorado_ufo Dec 2018 #91

An Amtrak ride in rural areas is not as practical in larger cities mgardener Dec 2018 #38

1:54 AM, 3:34 AM. 3:29 AM, 5:50 AM Ms. Toad Dec 2018 #39

We have an excellent bus service that runs from Madison to Chicago.... Heartstrings Dec 2018 #41

i live in Vermont and I love Amtrak garybeck Dec 2018 #44

Our experience between Montpelier and Balto/Wash area is the train and the car are the same. Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #78

richmond. i get on at waterbury. n/t garybeck Jan 2019 #104

When I was a child (pre-Interstate Highways) we took the train from NYC's Grand Central Station.... George II Dec 2018 #45

Auto-Train CloudWatcher Dec 2018 #46

That's already standard practice in the trucking industry. Its called intermodal Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #88

It's also really expensive unless you book it at least a month or 2 out. OliverQ Dec 2018 #52

I would rather take Amtrak than fly to many destinations mnhtnbb Dec 2018 #53

I've enjoyed my trips on the TGV and Shinkansen Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #87

Really. There are any number of terrific uses of the billions mnhtnbb Dec 2018 #90

It must depend on where you are in the country, ginnyinWI Dec 2018 #54

I honestly don't understand why the US cannot have a decent, fast rail system as Europe does. llmart Dec 2018 #56

Few reasons Jake Stern Dec 2018 #102

Amtrak's great if it's available where you live Retrograde Dec 2018 #58

Yup great way to get to Europe :} whistler162 Dec 2018 #59

I take Amtrak all the the time along California's central Glimmer of Hope Dec 2018 #60

They may get rid of the meals, so please call them torius Dec 2018 #61

They used to give a AAA discount but stopped that, I believe. badhair77 Dec 2018 #62

My son is traveling from NYC Duppers Dec 2018 #63

Best trip Midnightwalk Dec 2018 #64

Big fat nope for me Revanchist Dec 2018 #67

Wouldn't it be nice to double or triple the Amtrak budget? Put in really nice trains Quixote1818 Dec 2018 #70

Hear! Hear! Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #83

I went from Oakland to Denver in July wryter2000 Dec 2018 #74

An extremely satisfying way to travel. Crutchez_CuiBono Dec 2018 #80

Several years ago I took Amtrak from PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #84

Used to enjoy traveling on "The Sunset Limited" as a kid with family... brush Dec 2018 #92

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2018 #99

High-speed trains in America? Virgin Trains USA on track to make it so yortsed snacilbuper Dec 2018 #103