Cross country by train

[Nate505]

Amtrak takes forever, but it is pleasant enough.

To put it another way it took me something like 15-16 hours to get from Denver to SLC on Amtrak...I could have driven there and back in the same time. You'll notice a lot of stops for 20 minutes or so because Amtrak leases the rails from other railroads, and those other trains have the right of way so they get to go while the train your on stops.

 

[Marty McFly]

Amtrak takes forever, but it is pleasant enough.

To put it another way it took me something like 15-16 hours to get from Denver to SLC on Amtrak...I could have driven there and back in the same time. You'll notice a lot of stops for 20 minutes or so because Amtrak leases the rails from other railroads, and those other trains have the right of way so they get to go while the train your on stops.

Yeah, about 34 hours to Chicago then another 20 to NYC. Gonna be a long ride but should be lots of nice scenery.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

Yeah, about 34 hours to Chicago then another 20 to NYC. Gonna be a long ride but should be lots of nice scenery.

Did you get a sleeper car?

 

[babe]

I'd probably even rather jump on the Greyhound than take the train.

This would be my choice, too. I haven't done a bus trip in a long time, but the bus gives you the scenery and about three stops a day for a restaurant meal somewhere.

If the toilet in the back of the bus is clean, that is.

But I've carried a hankering to just ride the train all the way across the country someday. I bet a private company could work out a way to do that better than Amtrak.

 

[Nate505]

For scenery make sure you're awake when the train is going thru Glenwood Canyon in Colorado...it's spectacular and the train goes thru an area that most people don't see. I saw 4 bald eagles hanging out by the Colorado River on the trip to SLC there.

 

[Marty McFly]

Hell nah to the sleeper car. Couldn't afford that ****. And thanks for the scenery tip - I'll be sure to check it out.

 

[One Brow]

But I've carried a hankering to just ride the train all the way across the country someday. I bet a private company could work out a way to do that better than Amtrak.

The privte companies that used to do that failed. That's why we have AmTrak to begin with.