checked baggage

Hello, This is my first time booking an Amtrak trip and I have some questions regarding checked baggage: My one-way trip will be in December, and the route is Kansas City to Miami with coach seating, with a 3hr transfer-connection in Chicago Union Station. The two trains are Southwest Chief...

I’m planning a trip to Vegas and the Grand Canyon traveling by train in 2025. I’ll be traveling solo. As I’ve started researching, I’ve made some decisions and have questions. Right now my plan is to 1. Take Amtrak from Michigan to Chicago 2. Take Southwest Chief to Vegas, I know the last...

My upcoming trip will require us to be on 3 different trains over 3 days: first the Zephyr, then the Capital Limited, and finally the Silver Star. We are staying in a sleeper car but plan on checking most of our luggage. My question is, what happens at each transfer? Do staff move our luggage...

I am a newbie on Amtrak travel and planning to take the Coast Starlight from Burbank to Seattle with luggage. I note there are no Checked baggage facilities at Burbank. Can anyone kindly guide me to the procedure of boarding at Burbank with luggage.