To somewhere out west? How much would it cost, roughly?
2007-03-05 12:05:01 · 4 answers · asked by Bill Spry 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Rail
Sure can, as long as by "west" you don't mean "Hawaii".
You got three choices from the northeast to Chicago
- Lake Shore Limited (NYC-Albany-Buffalo-Cleveland, fast)
- Capitol Limited (DC-Pittsburgh-Toledo)
- Cardinal (NYC-DC-Kentucky-Cincinatti-Indy, slow/scenic)
And four more choices from Chicago to the west coast.
- Empire Builder (Minneapolis-Montana-Seattle/Portland)
- California Zephyr (Denver-Salt Lake-San Francisco)
- Southwest Chief (KC-Albequerque-L.A., very fast)
- Texas Eagle (Chicago-Dallas-El Paso-L.A., slow)
The farther west you get, the nicer the trains get. This is not your NYC commuter train!
Cost depends a lot on booking time. $300-800 round trip. http://www.amtrak.com/ Figure $40 a day for meals, more for alcohol. You can get sleepers for about $100 per person per night additional, and those include meals.
2007-03-05 13:18:13 · answer #1 · answered by Wolf Harper 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Amtrak's "Crescent" connects New York City and New Orleans and makes several stops in Virginia, as well as some stops in the Carolinas and a couple of stops in Georgia. Of course, you would have to spend the night in New Orleans before catching the "Sunset Limited" to Los Angeles.
2007-03-05 15:10:30 · answer #2 · answered by allenbmeangene 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can. it is pretty cool although very slow if you are used to flying.
I took the train from Chicago to the east coast. Slept in a sleeper car and everything.
Check out Amtrak.com http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePage
2007-03-05 12:31:00 · answer #3 · answered by Lost in PA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. And, I would recommend it if you can afford it.
2007-03-05 13:22:28 · answer #4 · answered by Samurai Hoghead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋