Ann Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Would you like to travel cross country on a train? Private sleeping compartment, of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 I would really love doing this. I think it would be such a neat way to see the country, chat with people and make new friends. I love watching the old movies that have people traveling on the train. Hey. I even love the movies that have people traveling on the wagon train!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilyjohn Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Sense I am a seasoned train traveler I will say I am devided. I like being in coach because there is always company around. I have met some very nice people over the years. On the other hand as I get older the idea of a bed so I can lay flat when I sleep is sounding better and better. I hope by the time I take my trip to Louisiana next year I can afford the sleeper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Yeah, I would love to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnyde Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Absolutely, northern route out, southern route back. Would like to get off the train whenever I wanted in order to explore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchurchi Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 As long as I have private sleeping car and could get on and off as I pleased, this would be a great way to see the country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLB Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 definitely - sounds like a great trip. I would love to see more of the country...i haven't too much further than the east coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Bags are packed....when do we leave. That may be easier than a motor home. Col, you remember when we went to Cedars Point in Ohio and it was like the furthest west you had ever been, and we were all making fun of you. ..lol... Since then you've been to Los Angelas, cabo, puerta via arta ( or however te heck you spell it), and you're going to Colorado too... YOu've come a long way from driving east for an hour and a half till the road ends at the water like all you Philadelphians LOVE to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyW Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 OH Amtrak here I come! Want the Link!?!?!?!?!?!?! we actually had a trip to florida planned by rail one time but things prevented it from happening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muriel Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I would love to do that. Love trains. I took one from Lorton, VA to Orlando (Sanford, really), FL about 4 years ago. It was about 20 hours. Hard to sleep, but the food was ok. Muriel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLB Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 JB - you are right. I was thinking of the Cedars Point trip when I wrote that ) I remember thinking how pathetic it was that at in my early 20s, I hadn't been further west than Pittsburgh, PA. I can't believe I actually made it to LA, even if it was only for one night. I always love the Jersey shore, but seeing more of the country by train sounds good to me too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilyjohn Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I just want to add one thing to this post. As a seasoned train travler and a history buff I hate to see the way the train system in this country is being neglected. The railroad is our heritage and something that needs to be passed on to our children. Every child should ride a train at least once. So next time you can't decide what to do or where to go on vacation, buy that train ticket. Maybe if enough people do that it will stilll be around for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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