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LOL.. Very possibly the same guy. But, like I said, nothing (short of derailment) was going to ruin our trip so we didnt care. :)

Oh, it was no problem. It turned out fine since we met a couple that are veteran train travelers. The funny part was the waiter. He was like a young Nathan Lane, but with an attitude. My wife and I made the mistake of seating ourselves at a table that was empty. Nathan very loudly...

Well that was a lot of fun.... :) I thought I'd stop in say thanks again to everyone for advice and comments. We had a great time on our trip to Chicago. The down side was getting up so fricking early to get downtown in time to catch a 6am train. But other than that, it was awesome...

Thanks Penny, i'm sure it will be. My wife and I are really excited about the trip.

RailRoad Bill (and the others), thank you for the reply. Yes, I think we'll wait and have breakfast on the train. We'll take advantage of all the experiences this trip has to offer. We usually drive to Chicago for the weekend, but this sounded like so much fun and something we've...

Well, I guess that brings up a few new questions. Now that I know we're going to have a lounge and a dining car available to us, will they be open and operating at 6am? Will we be able to get breakfast on the train? thanks again.

First of all, we're going to have a good time no matter what. As long as the train gets us to Chicago SOMETIME on Saturday morning, we'll be fine. We are leaving on Saturday morning, which means Coachseats was correct. It looks like we're taking the Cardinal. That's my mistake since I...

Thanks for the detailed and quick response. It's much appreciated. :) fisk

Hello everyone. My wife and I are taking a short, but hopefully romantic, trip to Chicago this weekend. We're leaving from Indianapolis and taking the Hoosier State to the north. This is our first time traveling by train and we're both incredibly excited about the trip. I've done a lot...