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Well the wifes relatives live right outside of Marble Falls on about 15 acres (Him and his son are local country music stars (I guess...I just don't know what you'd call them). I do have my BSEE, but figure with University down there it wouldn't really help. We keep trying to figure out a way...

Well first let me say I wish it was easy to find a Job down around Austin, TX; Cause we would love to move down there; BEAUTIFUL Land. Ok to the Train Ride. Let's see, well we arrived at the Springfield Station about an hour early just in case. We were allowed to leaved our vehicle with no...

Well it's a 3 hour drive, so we don't want to burden anyone with a 6 hour/ride drive.

Yeah I've tried a few times already, but nobody answers. I'll try back again tomorrow. We just don't have the money to rent a car to get down there, so I was hoping they would have space. On their site it says free parking with a permit from Station Attendant, but yeah I wasn't sure if there...

Quick Question. Last minute question actually. Is it generally safe to leave vehicles at most Amtrak Stations? Saw a thread about someone wanting to leave their vehicle in Galsburg, IL and they got some replies saying it's ok. That's basically my question. Would it be safe to leave a vehicle...

Ahhh thank you much. That's a nice website sun, and some nice pictures RF. I'll see if I can find an atlas at the bookstore that shows the railroad. I would like it to be as detailed as possible. Otherwise I could do it the long way and use google earth (or something similar) and MS paint. I...

Yeah I am over thinking things, that's just what I do. lol But I'll try not to worry about it. Is there a place I can go to get a map of the train tracks and route so family and I could follow? I've seen the basic route maps, but was wondering if they had anything more detailed? Thank you

Thank you again for replies. Well looks like we'll eat in the diner car then. We are not very keen on the idea of sitting separately though and with other people. We're not really the people person type, but we're not unfriendly either. We do plan on wandering around the train. We'll have the...

Thank you again for replies. Well you guys have talked me into signing up my family for AGR, but not for us, more for you (to help you out, for helping us out). Persistent devils you are, lol. Thank you for a in depth explanation of Family Room ceblack. Our oldest boy is going to have to take...

Hey I'm all up for helping people get points. Just let me know who here that has helped wants to refer one of us. There's 5 of us so does that mean 5 people can refer one of us each? Even if I have already signed up? So that's one for: jimhudson, the_traveler, sunchaser if they want the points...

lol...You guys are trying. You get an A for effort. Seriously though. You guys don't understand our situation, and I'd rather not explain it, but if you want I can tell you exactly how poor we are and what exactly we make for a family of 5, but again I'd rather not. Just trust me when I say we...

lol...Thank you much for that guys. Ok let me be more clear. I don't live in Chicago and am actually not starting my trip there. I said that just because I figured more people would recognize the location of that more so then Springfield, IL. I don't live near either of those places. They are...

Thank you for the explanation about the Reward points. I honestly don't think I'll worry about the reward points. I can guarantee we will not be making any more trips by train for a long while. First off, we are not even paying for this trip really. My parents and the wifes' parents are paying...

I already did sign up actually. Is there a reason I should put everyone on the Rewards points? I just put myself on all the tickets for our family. I wasn't sure how else to really do it. I honestly don't see us even using them though. There's almost no way we'd be able to have money to go on...

Thank you much for the replies all. Very much appreciated. I've been trying to research about the train trip as much as possible to ensure a fantastic trip for my family and myself. We'll most likely just buy the souvenirs on the train (unless they are ALOT cheaper online, lol) just for the...

Thank you again for replies. Is there a place to buy Amtrak souvenirs? Figured I'd try to get my kids something to remember train ride if not too expensive and if they have anything. Guess we'll just have to see if they give us 5 meals. It's definitely a little reassuring though after reading...

Thank you all for replies. Kids ages are 6, 10 & 14. I've looked at dimensions of room and beds. The kids will be fine, but the mrs. and myself will be squished on the lower berth. We'll sleep sitting up if need be as long as the boys are fine. When I tried making reservations online it...