I should make a small warning here; many Americans feel that Amtrak stinks now for three reasons...The rooms; unless they came down in price; are rather expensive these days; often costing as much as $400 depending on where you are going to; meaning if it is just for one night it is extremely expensive. The schedule for arrival in each city is no longer reliable; often causing delays by two or more hours...*the reason being that the frieght companies that ship via train own the rails so they make their trains have first priority; often causing the Amtrak train's late schedule...the final thing being that the food on the trains...well more specifically; the food in the dining cars...stinks now...it would be more enjoyable to get off the train if you have enough time; to buy something at a nearby restaurant...often some are in the stations...and then get back on the train to eat... The last thing to mention is that; if you are sight seeing granted it won't make much of a difference, but if you have a specific destination to get to in whatever amount of time; some of the layovers can be long and tedious...Also many of the older scheduled times have been discontinued due to cutbacks...

Anyway I thought I would point this all out so anyone interested would know exactly what they would be getting into with Amtrak these days...