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Amtrak Dining Car

by Kev
written by Kev

What you need to know about Amtrak Dining Cars

Over my years of traveling with Amtrak, many great memories and “interesting” conversations happened over a meal in an Amtrak Dining Car. Even a long-term friendship started aboard the in the combined Sunset Limited/ Texas Eagle train over lunch in the dining car. (Hi Sean and David)

The dining car is the heart and soul of the train, where people gather for a common goal, food!

Amtrak food update

According to a recent article in the Rail Passenger Association hotline #1,125, Amtrak is going to modify all Eastern long-distance trains to the new contemporary meal service on October 1, 2019.

The meals service change could affect the following trains: Cardinal, Cresent, Silver Meteor, and possibly the Auto Train. The Capitol Limited and Lake Shore Limited have already converted. Although this change could bring the return a dining car to the Silver Star for this service, the Star currently only has a cafe car service. 

For more information on this service check out the section of this article about Meals on the Capitol Limited and Lake Shore Limed section on this article 

What this article covers

  • What Amtrak trains have or do not have Amtrak dining cars
  • Links to dining car menus
  • The type of dining cars used on Amtrak trains
  • Meal times
  • How to make meal reservations
  • Car etiquette

Diner on the Silver Meteor

What Amtrak trains have dining cars and what trains do not?

Trains that do not have dining cars

Amtrak Silver Star

Amtrak’s Silver Star in Orlando, FL

  • Regions trains (trains that travel less than 750 miles)
    • Examples of regions trains routes include the Midwest Corridor or the Northeast Corridor ( and there are others)
    • These trains have cafe cars instead of dining cars
    • Short run trains, like the Hiawatha and others, often do not have food service
  • Silver Star (long-distance train)
  • Palmetto (long -distance train but not an overnight train)

Amtrak Trains that have modified meal services

You’ll find more information on the modified meal service is further down in the article under the sections  of Trains that are exceptions, part

Amtrak trains that have standard dining cars

Wait, let’s back up for a second, what is a dining car?

A dining car is where Amtrak serves meals in a restaurant-style; a cafe car sells grab and go food, beverages, and snacks.

Amtrak dining car menus

The menus seem to change quarterly, and some trains have off-menu specials, but not all. Occasionally some meal choices run out along the way, but other options are usually are available if your first choice isn’t. Sidenote: trains are stocked with food at the end point and not restocked er route.

If you have special food requirements or questions on special meals, click here.

The four types of Amtrak Dining Cars

Amtrak runs both bi-level and single-level trains, the single level trains are those that go in and out of New York Penn Station. The bi-level trains do not fit in the tunnels.

  • Viewliner
    Viewliner Dining Car

    An inside view of an Amtrak Viewliner dining car

    • Newer single-level cars
    • The kitchen is on one end and booth and accessible seating on the other
    • Found on the Silver Meteor, Cresent, and used as a Sleeper Car Loung on the Lake Shore Limited
  • Dinnette Cars
    • Only on the Cardinal
    • Single level cars similar to Amtrak Cafe cars
    • Booth seating both sides
    • The dining car seating is on the business class, and sleeper side and the booths on the coach class side are for the cafe seating
    • Serve premade meals both reheated and chilled
  • Superliner
    Capitol Limited Sleeper Lounge Car

    Capitol Limited Sleeper Lounge Car

    • Bi-level cars
    • Booths seating on the top level with the kitchen below
    • Found on every long-distance train that does not go through New York Penn, and the City of New Orleans and Capitol Limited use a modified version of this car (see below)
  • Superliner Cross Country Cafes
    • Refurbished Superliner Dinner Cars
    • The cafe is on one side and dining area on the other
    • Booth seating on both sides with the kitchen below
    • Found on
      • City of New Orleans
      • Capitol Limited used as a sleeping passenger lounge
    • For more information on Cross-Country Cafes click here

Meal times in the Amtrak Dining Car

Amtrak Signature Steak dinner served on the Silver Meteor

Amtrak Signature Steak dinner served on the Silver Meteor

Meal services operate on local time

The exceptions are those trains like the Cardinal and the Capitol Limited where the mealtime start shortly after the trains leaving Chicago in Central Time. Along those routes, the time changes from Central to Eastern Time during the middle of mealtime, so dining car reservations are maintaining time maintain Central Time for the dinner service. The remaining meal services follow are served in the time zones they start.

General dining car note

  • Abridged or omitted meal services may occur if the train reaches its final destination during the typical meal service
    • Ask onboard staff if you have questions
  • The cafe car is available to purchase food from early in the morning to late at night but does close for the attendance breaks

Breakfast

  • Breakfast services time is from 6:30 am – 10:00 am
  • Last boarding time to receive breakfast service is 9:30 am
  • Reservations are usually not needed
  • There are no announcements for the start of this service; you may go for breakfast anytime after  6:30  am

Lunch

  • Lunch Service is from 11:30 am – 3:00 pm
  • Last boarding time to receive lunch service is 2:30 pm
  • Reservations could be required

Dinner

  • Dinner service is from 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm
  • Last boarding time to receive dinner service is 8:30 pm
  • Reservations are required

Be advised, all this can change at any time and can vary from train to train.

Meal reservation information

Amtrak's salad and dinner roll

Amtrak’s salad and dinner roll

You need to have reservations for supper, possibly for lunch (depending on the train), but never for breakfast.

Sleeping car passengers

There are times when your car attendant will make the reservations for you; an example is if you are not on board during the time reservations are being made.

For sleeper car passengers, making reservations is easy. The dining car makes an announcement stating that they are coming around to take reservations, and during that time have at least one person in the room to make the reservation. Often when you make your reservations, they give you a reservations reminder slip.

Coach passengers

For passenger in coach class, after they take the sleepers reservations, the dining car steward walks through the coach cars to make reservations for those passengers, wait at your seat till after they come through if you want a ticket. There is a chance that you could catch them in the observation car, but your reservation choice could be limited. If you board the train after they take reservations you can ask in the dining car if there are any openings or wait and see if they have the last call. The cafe is always available for food as well.

If you miss getting a reservations

If there are open seats at the end of the service, they may announce that seating is available for people without reservation. During that time, if the diner becomes too full, they take names in order of that you arrive and call you back as seats open.

Ask your car attendant if meal services the announce reservations or if you should walk to the dining car at your reservation time.

Be aware at times the dining car is busy, and 6:30 reservation could get called at 6:45, but they still call it a “6:30.” This congestion can be due to passengers lingering too long after their meal or not coming at their scheduled time.

When you enter an Amtrak Dining Car

Skip this section if you plan on riding the Capitol Limited, Lake Shore Limited, and Silver Star and go the next section for more about the services on those trains

Below is common practice for eating in an Amtrak Dining Car

The exceptions are the Capitol Limited and Lake Shore Limited, more on those later.

  • When arriving in the dining car, wait to be seated
    • The steward will often tell you where to sit
  • Amtrak practices community seating mostly when they are busy
    • If there are fewer than four people in your party, others may join you
  • Sleeping car passengers
    • Before you order your meal, the staff will hand you a piece of paper fill in your sleeper car number, room number/letter (this info is on your ticket), and then sign the staff will fill everything else out for you
    • All scheduled meals come with the price of your room ticket (so pick what you want), a meal includes one entree, plus meal appropriate extras such as breakfast meat, cheese, desserts with lunch and dinner, and salad and dinner roll
    • Meals include beverages but not alcohol (except for the Capitol Limited and Lake Shore Limited)
  • Coach passengers
    • You will not have to sign a slip
    • You are responsible for paying for your meal
    • The experience is similar to that of a restaurant

The trains that are the exceptions to the ones above ~ The Capitol Limited, Lake Shore Limited, Silver Star, and Palmetto

Silver Star and Palmetto

  • These trains do not have any dining cars and only have cafe cars
  • The Palmetto is not an overnight train, thus no sleepers
  • You can use the cafe car to grab food whenever you want, providing it’s open
Capitol Limited Dinner

Dinner aboard the Capitol Limited

The food offered on the Capitol Limited and Lake Shore Limited

  • Dining car service is not available to coach passengers on these two trains
  • Amtrak offers a “contemporary” food selection
    • The “Limited” trains meals are pre-made meals
      • Dinner comes in a wood box
      • Offerings include both hot and cold meals
      • Breakfast is similar to a hotel set up with a heated up sandwich and drinks available from the attendant
    • Amtrak is still working on these new meal programs last updated in January 2019
  • On these two trains, the diner cars are now lounge cars and only for sleeper car passengers
  • Meals include your first alcoholic beverage
  • Unlimited non-alcoholic beverages throughout the whole trip
  • Menu for these trains
Lake Shore Limited

Amtrak’s Lake Shore Limited in Albany.

Getting your food while riding the Capitol Limited and Lake Shore Limited

The following is from my experience and can change at any time:

Capitol Limited

  • When it is time, head to the dining car, aka the “Sleeper Lounge Car.”
  • After walking into the “Sleeper Lounge” head to the counter to order your meal (there could be a line)
  • After placing your order find a place to sit
  • The attendant will bring your food to your table in a green bag
    • If you want, you can take your meal back to your room and eat it there
  • Enjoy your food
  • Clean up and head back to your room when you finish

Lake Shore Limited

  • Walk to the “Sleeper Car Lounge” and find a place to sit unless assigned seating
    • If you are in one of the 448 or 449 sleepers, you need to walk through the cafe car and the coach cars to get to the “sleeper lounge.”
  • The attendant will come to the table and take your order
  • When your food is ready, they will bring it to your table
    • You may bring your meal back to your room if you want
  • Enjoy your food
  • The attendant may bus your table
Listen to the car attendant for instructions on getting your meal, for the rules could have changed.
Box meal on the builder

This meal was handed out after leaving Portland, OR.

Trains that split ~ Empire Builder and Lake Shore Limited

A few trains like the Empire Builder and the Lakes Shore Limited that split or join another train with the same name en route. During your part of your trip, there may not have a dining or cafe car. Often your section of the train will have one or the other.

For example, the Portland section (28) of the Empire Builder joins the Seattle section (8) in Spokane, WA. The Seatle section has the diner, and the Portland section has a cafe car. If you are a Portland sleeper passenger, you are handed a meal soon after you leave, and after the two trains combine, you will enjoy the rest of your meals in the dining car.

Tipping

Tipping is appreciated, and many passengers base the tip amount off the menu prices.

Safe Travels!

Kev

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From Charleston, SC, to Disney World by Amtrak

by Kev
written by Kev

Disney World by Amtrak (Charleston, SC to Kissimmee, FL)

Disney World by Amtrak is at the bottom of the story (feel free to skip the rest if that is what you are looking for)

For now, I am going to skip the post of my visit with Abby in Charleston, SC, but jump to the next phase of the trip, traveling to Disney World by Amtrak. Mainly Abby and I went to the dog park, she got brushed, fed, and repeat, but I may come back to it though if you want.

Charleston, S.C. to Disney via Kissimmee, FL

Charleston SC Amtrak Station

The new North Charleston SC Amtrak Station.

On Sunday, March 31, my brother-in-law drove me to the new North Charleston Amtrak Station.

When I arrived last week, it was a quick walk through because my little niece was not happy that she and her mom had to pick me up at 5:30 am. So I was not able to see much of the station, but with this visit, I was able to enjoy the new station and take a few photos. They are still working finishing things up, such as parking, landscaping, and interior decorating.

Inside the new Charleston (SC) Amtrak Station

Inside the new Charleston (SC) Amtrak Station

While waiting, I heard my name announced over the PA system to come to the ticket office, the first time this ever happened. As I walked up, I thought something happened or who died?

Long story short, the agent noticed my ticket and said that she could save me time and money on my trip, and that was the reason she called me up. It was very kind of her. This station has the best agents I have ever dealt with years of Amtrak travel. To get Kissimmee I had three trains routes to choose from, and I decided on the most extended way because I could, and it fit everyone’s schedule the best.

If the agent only knew I rode Amtrak for fun as well as transportation.

Palmetto coming into CHS

Amtrak’s Palmetto pulling into the new Charleston Station

The first train: Charleston, SC to Wilson, NC

The Palmetto was the first train of this adventure; from Charleston, S.C. to Wilson N.C., Yes I went north to go south. You might remember last year rode the Palmetto from Philadelphia, PA, to Charleston, SC., and like then I used business class.

The ride was pleasant but for a gaggle of gals who also boarded in Charleston. There were a little louder than I would appreciate, but it worked out.

I don’t mind others having a good time, but people should remember they didn’t invite everyone else in the car to their party, so it can be a little annoying when they do get a little too loud — this why I pack over the ear headphones to block the noise out, and we are all happy.

Moral of the story is, be respectful of your fellow passengers.

The mural inside the Wilson, NC Amtrak station

The mural inside the Wilson, NC Amtrak station

At Wilson, N.C.

Waiting area Wilson NC Amtrak Station

One of two waiting areas at the Wilson NC Amtrak Station

The Wilson, (NC) Station, an old 1924 Atlantic Coastline Railroad Station, has a nostalgic charm. To celebrate the 100 plus years of railroad history in  Wilson, the NCDOT commissioned a mural for the station.

The station has two waiting rooms, a larger waiting room, where the mural is the focal point and a smaller place off on the side that works well if you need work or want less traffic.

If you need a snack or beverage, there are vending machines in the hallway between the two waiting areas.

This staffed station offers check bag service, (if applicable to your trip). Because this is a small station, the agents may not be available for ticket sales or other in station assistance right before a train comes or while the train is in the station because they are working on getting passengers on and off the train. The station also has Amtrak Connecting Bus services.

Miss Rail Rose

Miss Rail Rose

On your next visit to Wilson, say hello to Miss Rail Rose, a mosaic lady who greets and bidding farewell to all passengers.  I am not for sure if she is waiting for a train, but when it does arrive, she is ready.

While in Wilson, I forgot that most southern cities close on Sundays, so nothing was open around the station.

The City of Wilson does offer free Wifi, but it is spotty in the stations. When you have free Wifi, you can’t complain.  The station owned by the City of Wilson offers a parking lot for passengers.

To Raleigh, NC

Amtrak's Carolinian at Raleigh Union Station

Amtrak’s Carolinian at Raleigh Union Station

The short trip to Raleigh happened aboard the Carolinian in business class. I sat next to a lady on her way to stay with her daughter who had an upcoming surgery. We started chatting while waiting for the train and then quickly became seatmates.

One enjoyable feature of business class on the Carolinian is the car attendant. The attendant help passengers on and off the train, assist with ticket collection and offers hot and cold complimentary beverages. I experienced a similar service on the Pacific Surfliner in CA.

The train came in on time at the Raleigh Union Station. After de-training I walked from the platform to the station through a tunnel.

Raleigh Union Station

Raleigh Union Station

At the Raleigh station

Gayle and I

Gayle and I at Raleigh Union Station

During the layover, I met with a Facebook friend and TWK follower, Gayle McCurry. Gayle was a wealth of knowledge of the Amtrak in NC and my guide to the city.

Gayle is an active member and the contact person for the North Carolina’s Train Host Association. The Hosts serve as “Goodwill Ambassadors” to for the North Carolina Department of Transportation sponsored Amtrak trains, the Piedmont and Carolinian. According to the NCDOT brochure, “volunteers assist passengers with travel questions and information; assist train crew in duties as required by them, and promote rail safety.”

Cow Bar Burger

Cow Bar Burger, Fries, and Brew

After Gayle a quick look at the station, we walked to The Food Hall to get something to eat. The Morgan Street Food Hall offers a variety of food and beverage vendors. After scouting around the Food Hall we, found the Cow Bar, a burger and fries joint. To wash it down, I walked over to the bar located near the center of the building for a brew.

The food was excellent and filling! The burger was enough, but the fries were too tempting, so I ordered those in addition to the burger.

After the delicious meal, we walked back and Gayle showed me the grounds and interior of the station.  What an impressive station with room for growth.

After this short visit to Raliegh, N.C. it is now on my list of cities I want to return to and explore.

Trains to Disney-Amtrak’s Silver Service Trains

Amtrak Silver Star

Amtrak’s Silver Star in Orlando, FL

I took the Silver Star down to the Kissimmee Amtrak Stations; the other option being the Silver Meteor. From Charleston, the Meteor is a more direct route. Both trains run from New York Penn to Miami, FL; the differences between the two train are:

  • The Star does not have a dining car
  • Different schedules
    • The Star is an earlier train
    • The Meteor runs later
  • The routes split between Selma-Smithfield, NC and Savana, GA
    • The Meteor stays closer to the coast
    • The Star travels more inland

The Auto Train will take you to Stanford, FL from Lorton, VA, and then you have a car to drive the rest of the way.

My experience with the Silver Star was pleasant,  I did miss the dining car, but I only had missed one meal on this train because of when I got on and off of the train,

The only regret I had for this part of the trip was I didn’t get in line at hot dog stand line early enough at the Orlando Station. We were at the station longer than I thought,  so when I did get inline they started calling All Aboard, I missed out on that.

From the Amtrak’s Kissimmee Station to the Disney Transportation and Ticket Center

Getting from the Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Walt Disney World is relatively easy, especially with a basic knowledge of public transportation.  Look for a bus stop sign with the number you are looking for and your destination. Apps like Google Maps will tell you what bus or train you need to ride. Remember that buses go in two directions, so pay attention to the destination signs on the bus to ensure it’s going to the right location.

If you want to take the bus to Disney

Aboard the 56 Lynx Bus headed to Disney

Aboard the 56 Lynx Bus headed to Disney

From the Kissimmee Station, the closest #56 Lynx Bus Stop is on West Neptune Rd; just a short walk from the Amtrak station (about .2 of a mile). #56 travels to Disney every 20 minutes and terminates at the Transportation and Ticket Center at Disney, so you will never miss your destination.

Once on board, insert two dollars in the machine, and you are off! Remember to have the exact amount because drivers do not give change. Then sit back for the roughly hour-long ride to the park.

From Disney’s Transportation and Ticket Center, you can find a ride to wherever you need to go on the Disney complex via bus or monorail. There is a security check before you get on the Monorail at the Ticket and Transportation Center. Disney Security checks all bags brought into the parks including luggage. It is easier than getting through them than the TSA.

There is public transportation from Orlando, but then there are transfers while Kissimmee was one bus.

Rideshares like Uber and Lyft are also available that works better for you.

Disney World Monorail

Disney World Monorail entrance at the Ticket and Transportation Center

 

I hope you have been enjoying this part of the trip!

Safe travels!

Kev

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Planning of my first trip of 2019, part 2

by Kev
written by Kev

Planning of my first trip of 2019, Part 2 ~ from Charleston, S.C. to Florida

Recap of the this series

If you are interested in what I packed for this trip, check out Part One and the basics are listed.

Recap of what is going on in the section

As you might remember, while my family is enjoying Disney Abby and I will be holding the fort down back home at my sister’s for a week.

My brother-in-law will be flying back on the Saturday of that week, and this means I might drive his dream sports car to pick him up from the airport. I am a little nervous about this because of it his “baby.”

According to an Inc.com article, South Carolina drivers have a reputation for careless driving and speeding. From my experience, they don’t know how to merge and don’t realize that turn signals aren’t an invasion of their privacy.

The V-8 has a few more horses under the hood than my four-cylinder Saturn. I know I can handle the eight-mile drive.

If he decided to get an Uber or Lyft, I wouldn’t be upset.

The dilemma

I have three choices of train routes to go from Charleston, S.C. to Kissimmee, FL.

  • Option one
    • Downside
      • The Meteor leaves at 4:50 AM.
      • My brother-in-law probably won’t want to get up that early especially after he just got home the night before, but I know he would
    • Upside
      • The fastest way is on the Silver Meteor (the train I took to Charleston)
  • Option two
    Amtrak Coffee

    Coffee from Amtrak’s Cafe Car

    • Downside
      • Three times longer and two layovers
      • Times that work for everyone
        • Late morning departure and early afternoon arrival
    • Plus side
      • I get to ride two trains I have never down before
      • The pauses are decent and not too long
      • Extra points are available if I book business class on either of the first two trains
  • Option Three
    • Downside
      • Only one layover BUT  it is overnight seven-plus hour layover in Savannah, GA from 9 pm to 4 am (rounded times)
      • Not a fan of overnight station stays like that, too short or economical  for a hotel
    • Upside
      • On paper, this trip sounds good,
      • Late departure 7:19 pm
      • I would get to Kissimmee at the same time as the other second option, but I would have more time with Abby

What did I pick?

I did pick the second choice, the longest one. This route gives me more train and solo time before spending five night with six adults and a baby in an RV and visiting a busy park filled with a plethora of people and fantasy.

Option two route

Train one: The Palmetto

Amtrak in CHS

The Silver Meteor arriving at Charleston, SC

  • The Palmetto runs from New York, NY to Savana, GA
    • My travels are from Charleston, S.C. to Wilson, N.C.
    • My run time 4 hours 24 minutes
    • Miles: 252
    • Single level equipment
  • Accommodations
  • Food
  • Route note, I rode the Palmetto last year from Philadelphia to Charleston, S.C.

 First layover

My first layover is in Wilson, N.C., at a 1920’s train station. The wait time is about an hour and a half, enough time to stretch my legs and get some fresh air. Maybe get a snack if there is something close.

Train two: The Carolinian

  • The Carolinian runs from New York, NY to Charollet, NC
    • My section is Wilson, N.C. to Raleigh, N.C.
    • My run time: 1 hour 13 minute
    • Miles: 55 mile
    • Single level equipment
  • Accommodations
    • Reserved coach
    • Business class
  • Food
  • Route note: A new route for me, and this journey is my shortest route of this whole adventure. This part takes longer than the 63 mile Hiawatha route that I rode to start this entire trip. Mostly due to a few more stops.

Layover two

Raleigh, N.C. is my next rest break, not that I need one after that a less than an hour train trip. During the almost 3 hours 30 minute breather, I plan on grabbing some food at a local restaurant and maybe a drink.

There was a change of route times since I booked the trip, but it doesn’t affect me that much at all because it’s in the middle of the journey and only 10 minutes.

During my time on the ground, I might be meeting up with a few Amtrak fans and Travels with Kev followers!

On the ground is a term that train (and other travelers) use to talk about the time, not on a train, bus, or plane, but physical on the ground.

Last train: The Silver Star

Viewliner Hallway

Looking down the hallway of a Viewliner Sleeper car.

The Silver Star is one of the remaining Amtrak long-distance trains that I have not been on; after this trip, the AutoTrain will be the only long-distance train that I have yet to ride! Problem with that one is you need a car to ride the train (and I don’t feel like driving Diane (my car) out there).

  • The Star Runs daily from New York, NY to Miami, FL (Similar to the Meteor but splits from the Meteor route around Selma, N.C. to travel inland and joins back onto the Meteor Route around Savannah, GA.)
    • My section Raleigh, N.C. to Kissimmee, FL
    • My run time: 13 hours 43 minute
    • Miles: 611
  • Accommodations
    • Reserved Coach class
    • Viewliner Sleepers
  • Food
    • Cafe car
    • This train DOES NOT HAVE A DINING CAR
  • I will have a roomette on this train

Why Kissimmee and not Orlando?

When people think of Disney, the City of Orlando comes to mind, and it did for me too. Disney provides transportation to the park from the airport but does not offer the same service from either Kissimmee nor Orlando Amtrak Stations.

Amtrak Train

Amtrak train pulling into Orlando, FL

The ticket price between the two stations is minimum, like a dollar, but when I looked closer, rideshares were cheaper from Kissimmee to the park than Orlando (at least at the time I was booking) My original plan was to rideshare to the park.

A few years ago I departed from the Orlando Station, but I have never been to Kissimmee before so that was part of the decision.

I can take a city bus to the park or a short Sunrail trip up to Orlando and then a bus to the park as well. There are enough fun options, but the final decision will be made the day I arrive because with travel you have to be flexible.

It looks like if I take Sunrail, I can use my ticket for one bus transfer and that is all I would need.

At Mouse Land

While I am there, I am letting the experts in my family guide me, but if you have any suggestions let me know!

I am looking forward to riding monorail while I am there.

If you are looking to plan a trip, there is a blogger/vlogger you should check out, Disney Food Blog. They provide information on both Disney parks and cover more than just food.

Going  back by Abby aka (back to Charleston)

Abby and I

Abby and I are posing for the camera!

One reason that I was invited to come down was to help drive back with my sister since my brother-in-law is flying home due to work. With the baby aboard it is easier if someone can take care of her as someone else drives.

After this original plan, things changed again, for our mother is now riding back with us. She is staying with my sister for and family a few weeks before they drive her back home.

I will be in Charleston for a few days before heading home to Wisconsin, and the plans for that is on the next post.

Wrap up

If you want to know what I am packing check out Part One, that has the basics of what I am packing.

I hope this post encourages you to travel, whether by rail, air, or however else.

Thanks for reading about my planning for this trip. I hope that it might help you plan your trip. If you want more information on traveling on Amtrak check out my Amtrak travel page.

Safe Travels!
Kev

 

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