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There you go, the decision's been made. The Zephyr it is! Thanks for the excellent advice...

Tahoejeff: now that is exactly my biggest doubt! I can't choose between the Empire Builder from Chicago over Seattle to SF OR the California Zephyr over Sacramento to SF. Any votes? Looking at pictures of the Colorado scenery, I have a slight preference for the California Zephyr... Thanks to...

James, thanks so much for your kind reply! You know what, I found your incredible travelogue the other day and every free minute I have here at work, I'm reading it. I'm in Chicago now. ;) I just checked with my local Amtrak reseller. It's not possible to upgrade to Acela Express when you...

Oh, stupid me. I always thought that Amtrak and Greyhound were cooperating so that the Amtrak Thruway bus was in fact a Greyhound service. But it isn't? Now that's good news. Thanks! This means that day 25 might look like this: 7:05am: Pacific Surfliner from San Diego 9:50am: arrival Pacific...

Thanks for the kind replies so far! Keep 'em coming! ;) XNWA: I'd love to get some tips for Atlanta! As for now, only CNN and Coca Cola are on my list. You'd recommend these? AlanB: I might indeed check whether it's possible to upgrade to Acela. Then I could for example ride it from NYC to...

Thanks for the info on Boston's train stations, Rick! And you were right about the Acela: it's not included in the railpass. But that's alright. Regional will do. Two years ago I took the Pennsylvanian from Harrisburg to NYC and found that to be a very pleasant experience as well. I believe it...

Hello everyone First of all: many thanks to all of you for contributing to this wonderful forum. I have already read countless interesting stories and tips here. I've been thinking about travelling through the USA on Amtrak for quite a while now. And my dream might be coming true soon: I will...