We spent 2 days in roomettes on an Amtrak train. Our trip was nice, but it cost more than our first-class flights home.

I booked private roomettes on a 46-hour Amtrak train ride from Chicago to Seattle. We liked having beds, but there were a few ...

I chose a 9-hour Amtrak over a 2-hour flight home. It's not perfect, but I'll always choose the train over flying if I can.

After procrastinating to buy my flight home for Thanksgiving one too many times (sorry, Mom), I've been left with no other ...
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Amtrak’s Chicago train wash open for business; other locations to follow

A Lincoln Service train enters Amtrak’s recently activated Chicago train wash on Oct. 22, 2025. Arriving trains are backed out of Union Station to be wyed, then back through the wash building. Bob ...