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I'm taking the Cardinal tomorrow from TRE-Chi (I'm trying to look as experienced as other participants using these abbreviations :D ) I've heard a lot about the magnificent views of the New River Gorge area and was wondering which side of the train provides the best view. Also, is it...

This thread ventured into many arenas but unless I missed it there doesn't seem to be any advice, based on experience, regarding the advantages of tipping upon boarding vs. tipping at the end of the trip(in sleeping cars). Has anyone found that by tipping at the beginning they receive some...

Thanks Lonford that's very helpful advice.

Thanks all of you. The information really helps and I'm even more excited about my next Amtrak adventure. This is a great site with very helpful folks.

Thank you Long Time Runnin. Do the crews use codes in talking with each other like the trucker's used to, things like that's a 10-20? If they do is there anyplace with a meaings for those codes? I appreciate your help.

I'll be taking the Cardinal from TRE to Chicago on Friday, June 5th. I've heard that using a portable GPS and a Microsoft program can help in keeping track of where the train is during the trip. Does anyone know the exact name of the Microsoft product? I was also wondering whether members of...

Thank you all for the information. I really like this forum and hope to make helpful contributions in the future.

Thank you for the information.

Thank you very much!!

I hope someone will be willing to describe how 'dining lite' works on the Cardinal for sleeping car passengers. Are there set meal times or are sleeping car passenbers able to eat at anytime? Any insight would be appreciated. I'm taking the Cardinal on June 5th from Trenton, NJ to Chicago...