Amtrak - Travel America by Train

Discover stress-free travel by train

Traveling by train evokes memories of another era in America. It's a stress-free and sometimes convenient way to travel, particularly if you have time to get to your destination and appreciate the changing panorama of scenery that unfolds along the way.

If you've never traveled by train, I recommend taking a scenic trip soon!

Book Amtrak Travel

Amtrak: Check routes and schedules and book your trip at Amtrak.com.
Amtrak - Weekly Specials Fare Finder: Weekly special fares on Amtrak.com
Amtrak - Traveling With Amtrak - Before You Ride - How to Book...: PDA access to real-time train information. Here's how to set up mobile access to Amtrak data.

Save US Train Travel

NARP: National Association of Railroad Passengers: The National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) is a non-profit, non-partisan, membership group dedicated to expanding and improving passenger rail and rail transit in the U.S.
NARP urges Amtrak to restore Sunset Limited Service: News, analysis, color and photography from Cox Newspapers' Washington Bureau ,
The National Association of Railroad Passengers' board of directors urged Amtrak Wednesday to restore service between New Orleans and Orlando, with connections to Palm Beach and Miami. The Sunset Limited, the only
Get Involved! NARP: National Association of Railroad Passengers: The National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) is a non-profit, non-partisan, membership group dedicated to expanding and improving passenger rail and rail transit in the U.S.
How to get involved in saving Amtrak service.
The Skilled Traveler: The Most Underrated form of travel: Amtrak: The Skilled Traveler
The Road To Less Expensive Travel Back to Main Page
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Amtrak Legislation

Take Action! - NARP: National Association of Railroad Passengers: Amtrak Reauthorization bill formally introduced. Take Action!

The National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) is a non-profit, non-partisan, membership group dedicated to expanding and improving passenger rail and rail transit in the U.S.
The numbers on Amtrak P&L This Week at Amtrak 2007-01-26 at United Rail Passenger Alliance: Although this is a long post, it contains valuable data about the real profit and loss figures for Amtrak trains. Think that the Northeastern Corridor routes are in the best fiscal shape? Think again. The long distance trains cost less to run and generate higher revenue per train.

Almost anything is possible in a train - Paul Theroux
Law Blog - Amtrak's Lesson: Check Legal Bills Closely: It can pay to read bills closely before signing the check. That's the moral of a recent audit of Amtrak's legal bills, which found that the railroad allowed law firms to disregard its billing guidelines -- potentially costing Amtrak millions of dollars. From 2002 to 2005, Amtrak spent more than $100
Amtrak 35th Anniversary: News, analysis, color and photography from Cox Newspapers' Washington Bureau ,
Amtrak celebrates its 35th anniversary today, an occasion that few Americans may even notice. In truth, Amtrak itself isn’t hosting any official birthday ceremonies today; a few rail advocacy groups spotted throug
BW Online | July 9, 2001 | Commentary: How to Get Amtrak on the Right Track: From Business Week Online, 2001.
Mike Castle - Castle Supports Amendment to Save Amtrak -- June 14, 2006: Mike Castle position on Amtrak legislation.
Pantagraph.com | Editorial | Plenty of Amtrak plans; no money: Pantagraph.com is a publication of The Pantagraph, a newspaper in Bloomington, Illinois.
Radio Services: A Vital Rail Link: Broadcast
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Social Media Train Advocacy Profiles

NARP on YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.: NARP site on YouTube (joined 8/27/2007)
NARP on Facebook: Uses Causes functionality on Facebook.

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Amtrak on YouTube

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Special train links

Grand Canyon Railway - Grand Canyon Tours: Welcome to the official website for GRAND CANYON RAILWAY. Ride the historic train to Grand Canyon National Park. Make reservations for a vintage train tour and packages with lodging at the Grand Canyon and Grand Canyon Railway Hotel.
Amtrak Train Status History - Check On time performance: View up to three weeks of history on Amtrak train delays for a
particular train arriving at a particular destination
The Blog of Henry David Thoreau: Thoreau's Journal: 9-Mar-1852: The Blog of Henry David Thoreau
The railroad men have now their hands full. I hear and see bluebirds, come with...
Tried & True Trains Home Page: Welcome to tttrains, the Internet model railroad marketplace. We are pleased to provide you with a total model railroad experience consisting modeling information, information on Digital Command Control, Large Scale, train shops and links to popular model railroad locations on the net.&nbs
Resource page: NARP: National Association of Railroad Passengers: The National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) is a non-profit, non-partisan, membership group dedicated to expanding and improving passenger rail and rail transit in the U.S.

Amtrak Travel Experiences

Amtrak the scenic way to go: Amtrak needs to promote this Winter Snow Goose Route. Next month, I'll make another trip up north to Vancouver via Amtrak (yes, I'm a Closet Canuck). ...
Inside Bay Area > The Capricious Commuter > Amtrak, Corridor apologize to Isabel: How Amtrak dealt with one customer issue.
Westward to Oregon on Amtrak's Empire Builder - Midwest to Northwest, United States, Barry Rogge, Illinois, Illinois Travel Stories, Midwest, Midwest Travel Stories | BootsnAll Articles: Barry Rogge takes a summer scenic route from Chicago to Oregon on Amtrak's...
Jon Udell: WiFi along the Amtrak corridor: Jon Udell's roles as writer, analyst, and developer intersect here on this weblog. Interesting observations on the availability of wi-fi on the train.
odd time signatures » Blog Archive » Amtrak needs a blogger
Wi-Fi Networking News: Amtrak's Stationary Solution: From WNN - WiFi Net News 2004
Pantagraph.com | News | New Amtrak train late on first day: Pantagraph.com is a publication of The Pantagraph, a newspaper in Bloomington, Illinois.
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home » AmTrak, the Palm TX and Sophie: News on e-books, digital libraries, publishing and related topics such as copyright. Podcasts available.
Standard Deviations » Amtrak Surfliner San Diego / Los Angeles Review: Standard Deviations
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Amtrak Surfliner San Diego / Los Angeles Review
I live in San Diego, work in LA (about 130 miles away). The drive is horrendous. I tried the Amtrak...
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Flickr: Train Stations - the older the better: This Flickr group features train station photos.
Amtrak Presents: All Aboard! | Gather: Gather is a place to connect with people who share your passions. Let your unique voice shine through the articles, images, reviews, or audio you publish. We'll even compensate you with Gather PointsTM. Rewarded for something you'd do for free -- now that's a pretty good deal.
Welcome to UtahRails.com: A collection
of history and photos of the railroads that have run or still run
in Utah and the towns and city's that they ran through.
Patience makes Amtrak trip from Newton a rewarding train journey: Wichita Eagle reporter tells about his experience riding the Southwest Chief.