City of New Orleans - Northbound: Daylight from NOLA to near Greenwood, MS (Louisiana Swamps and Mississippi Pine Forests) & from Champaign-Urbana to Chicago (Rolling Farmland & Chicago Suburbs). Also, the CONO has, in my opinion, the best approach to Chicago Union Station, crossing the St...
Toronto (Maple Leaf) - Canada's Wonderland
Altoona, PA (Pennsylvanian) - Lakemont Park
Lancaster, PA (Pennsylvanian/Keystone) - Dutch Wonderland
Philadelphia/New York City (Mult. Routes) - Six Flags Great Adventure
New York City (Mult. Routes) - Coney Island, Playland Park
Cincinnati...
The tunnel in Alabama is between the stations at Birmingham and Anniston. Specifically, it is about half way between the towns of Leeds and Pell City near I-20 Exit 152.
Here is a list of all the changes I would make if I could:
1) Add 2nd Seattle-Los Angeles route and run it via the Rogue River line: Seattle-Portland-Eugene-Grants Pass-Medford-Dunsmuir-Sacramento-Bakersfield-Los Angeles.
2) Restore the Pioneer as follows: Chicago-Des Moines-Omaha-North...
The consist no longer flips in the wintertime as the CONO no longer shares its equipment with the TE. The year-round consist on the CONO is as follows: P42, Trans-dorm, Sleeper, Diner (CCC), Sightseer Lounge, Coach-Bag, Coach, Coach.
The CONO is the train I take most often as I only live about 40 miles from the station at Hammond, LA. I have taken the CONO to Chicago 22 times in the past 6 years. Northbound, meals included out of New Orleans are Dinner and Breakfast. As the train does not depart New Orleans until 1:45pm...
Sleeper Plus Class is always the way to go on the Ocean, especially in the summer with the Park Car on the rear of the train. When I was on the Ocean last summer, the attendant in the Park Car gave a narration in the dome during daylight hours. She pointed out all of the historic and scenic...
Great choice. I stayed at the Westin when I took the Ocean last summer. It is a very nice and historic hotel and is connected via an interior corridor directly to the VIA Rail Station.
On the Capitol Limited, you'll see Lake Michigan briefly in Indiana, and, if you are awake late at night, you can see Lake Erie at Sandusky and Cleveland. If you are on the train eastbound when it crosses the bridge over Sandusky Bay, you can look out over the water and see the lights of the...
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The good news is that the CONO and the Eagle no longer share equipment with each other.
The current/permanent consist of the CONO is now the following:
P42
Transition Sleeper
Sleeper
CCC/Diner
Sightseer Lounge
Coach-Baggage
Coach
Coach
Also, the Pullman cars from Iowa Pacific are...
The CONO and the Texas Eagle no longer share equipment with each other. The CONO now runs in a permanent consist of P42 - Transition Sleeper - Sleeper - CCC - Sightseer Lounge - Coach/Baggage - Coach - Coach.
The Pullman Cars from Iowa Pacific now run a regular schedule as well. They are on the...
Thanks for all the information! I decided to go ahead and book the round-trip with AGR Points. Just one more question. What is the thruway bus like between Carbondale and St. Louis?