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Pros and Cons of Taking a Sleeper Car Trip on Amtrak's Empire Builder
Considering a cross-country train adventure ... was thrilled to check off this summer. If riding Amtrak’s Empire Builder is also on your travel bucket list, you deserve to know if the reality ...
5 stories to read if you’re captivated by trains and want to ride one in 2025
America's rail lags behind the rest of the world—but travelers are increasingly interested in train travel as an option.
Minnesota Daily10d
Opinion: Amtrak’s new Borealis route is invaluable
According to Amtrak’s schedules, the Borealis is also slightly faster than the Empire Builder. The trip from St. Paul to Chicago on the Borealis takes 7 hours and 24 minutes, which is 31 minutes ...
Seattle Transit Blog3d
Amtrak Cascades’ Potential
Incremental upgrades to Amtrak Cascades would have a lot of benefits, including for Sounder, the Coast Starlight, and the ...
Railway Age3d
Amtrak’s Gardner: His Legacy on the Line
He’s a 50-year-old railroad CEO without a private aircraft or opulent corner suite. Although he superintends the only ...
Twin Cities Business1mon
Amtrak Borealis: The Hype Is Real
Even accounting for the fact that roughly a third of riders only travel between ... The other train Amtrak operates in the corridor, the Chicago-Seattle/Portland Empire Builder, also added 40,000 ...
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I spent $1,000 for a 30-hour Amtrak ride in a private bedroom. Take a look inside the 45-square-foot space with a full bathroom.
In October 2021, I spent 30 hours on an Amtrak train traveling from Miami to NYC. Since it was an overnight trip, I booked a bedroom accommodation for $1,000. The bedroom was about 45 square feet ...
I rode Amtrak's legendary Winter Park Express train to a ski resort. It's a wonderful value.
Park Express, aka the "Ski Train," runs from Denver to Winter Park ski resort from December to March. Here's why it's a good ...
MinnPost28d
Amtrak Borealis: The hype is real, but further expansion is uncertain
Even accounting for the fact that roughly a third of riders only travel between ... The other train Amtrak operates in the corridor, the Chicago-Seattle/Portland Empire Builder, also added 40,000 ...