Riding Amtrak
From Planning Your First Trip To Riding The Trains
Planning your first Amtrak adventure could lead to some questions; I had several when I started. After hundreds of train trips with thousands of miles, I went from having inquiries to answers. Instead of hoarding that information, I wanted to share it with you.
In 2008, when I started, the only resources available to me were the Amtrak website and an online forum. The Amtrak’s site answered the big pitcher questions, and the panel answered the experience questions I had. When I posted a question on the forum, I found people were more excited to share their negativity than to answer questions. I hope you find this site to give you honest and informative answers to your questions.
If you can’t find your topic, please reach out, and I will try to help! With over 100,000 miles on the rails and over 600 trains, I have experienced most things.
Here the main topics I have up now. Feel free to search my blog posts, for they may have useful information among my travel stories.
If you have any questions, please reach out.
My Current Topics On Riding Amtrak
For information on riding Amtrak during the COVID-19 Pandemic, click here. I will update this page as needed.
Coffee tastes better on the rails, what could be better than coffee and stunning views.
Trip Planning
- What you need to know about Amtrak trains with multiple route numbers
- How to save money on Amtrak tickets
- Amtrak gift cards
Coach Class & Sleeper Accommodations
Amtrak Superliner Sleeping Car Branding.
Eating On Amtrak
Amtrak Contemporary Meal: Red Wine Braised Beef – Photo Courtesy of Amtrak
- Eating on Amtrak
- Cafe Car
- Food on Long-Distance Trains (temporarily all long-distance Trains are using flex dining but for the Auto Train)
- Traditional Dining Car (Trains West of the Mississippi and the Auto Train)
- Contemporary/Flex Dining (Trains East of the Mississippi)
Train Stations
Washington (DC) Union Station
- Train Stations (General overview)
- Unstaffed Stations
- Platform Station
- Staffed Station (coming soon)
Amtrak Auto Train
Other Helpful Tidbits
- Why do the lights go off and on while on the train?
- Amtrak route guides (Not a Travels with Kev page)
More articles are coming! Thanks for stopping by, and I hope that you learned a thing or two about riding Amtrak. If you have questions, please reach out and let me know!