Why Climate Change Is Keeping an Amtrak Train from Running On Time

[slightlv]

2. My sister and I are in the process

of planning a trip from the MidWest to Washington State. It's a once-in-a-lifetime trip for the two of us... just us; no kids, husbands, parents, etc. We had originally talked about driving the distance, but neither one of us has great backs for long-distance driving. I thought about taking Amtrak, and she enthusiastically agreed it'd be a great idea. Amtrak offers packages to different parts of the country, and we're eagerly looking at the Northwestern package.

Neither of us has been on a train of any kind since we were young kids... like 6 or 7 yo for me. We want to splurge on a sleeping car, and really do it up right for the two of us. First time we've ever done anything like this, especially together. Now that we're both bordering on or deep in the middle of our senior years, we figure it's now or never.

I'm looking forward to the train running the coastline, and all the sights (once we get out of flat-land Kansas!). Has anyone ever done one of these package tours? Anything we ought to know about them beforehand? And I agree... earthquakes along the coastal route would not be part of the "fun" package! (gryn)... we've also never felt the earth move in quite THAT way!