Amtrak

Amtrak’s route map features the following stations:

• Portland Union Station
• New Haven
• 30th Street Station
• King Street Station
• Vancouver
• Niagara Falls
• Moynihan Train Hall
• Wenatchee
• San Jose Diridon Station
• Kalamazoo
• Fayetteville
• Spokane
• Del Rio
• Oceanside
• Everett
• Hayward
• Bellingham
• Winter Haven
• Huntington
• Fort Lauderdale
• West Palm Beach
• Albany Rensselaer
• Tucson
• Bridgeport
• Lakeland
• Indianapolis
• Dallas
• Kingman
• Syracuse
• Omaha
• Pittsburgh Union Station
• Amtrak Palm Springs
• Latrobe
• Lancaster
• Anniston
• Dillon
• Charlottesville
• Cumberland
• Ann Arbor
• Washington DC Union Station
• Columbia
• Santa Fe Depot
• Johnstown
• Kankakee
• Cincinnati
• Bakersfield
• Florence
• Fresno
• Ardmore
• Peachtree Station
• Burbank Airport
• Orlando
• Paso Robles
• Tampa Union Station
• Chicago Union Station
• Miami
• Yuma
• Meridian
• Utica
• Pittsfield
• Birmingham Main
• Denver
• Memphis
• Detroit
• Eugene
• Pontiac
• San Antonio
• Oklahoma City
• Poughkeepsie
• Jacksonville
• Reno
• New Orleans
• Okeechobee
• South Station
• Flagstaff
• Sacramento Valley Station
• Modesto
• Wilmington
• Winslow
• Albuquerque
• Flint
• Danville
• New York Penn Station
• Champaign Urbana
• Needles
• Port Huron
• Savannah
• Milwaukee Intermodal
• Jackson
• Lake Charles
• Longview
• Lafayette
• Livermore Transit Center
• Fullerton
• Altoona
• Cleveland
• Gallup
• Las Vegas
• Erie
• Newark Liberty Airport
• Texarkana
• Rochester
• El Paso
• Charleston
• Grand Rapids
• Lynchburg
• Clemson
• Temple
• Toledo
• Colliseum Oakland
• Los Angeles Union Station
• Charlotte
• Grand Junction
• St Louis
• Oxnard
• Battle Creek

Here is the list of routes covered by Amtrak which are always in high demand with the travellers:

• Boston - New York
• Orlando - Miami
• New York - Boston
• Miami - Orlando
• New York - Washington DC
• Tampa - Orlando
• Tampa - Miami
• Orlando - Tampa
• Washington DC - New York
• Miami - Tampa
• Philadelphia - New York
• Fort Lauderdale - Orlando
• Orlando - Fort Lauderdale
• San Diego - Los Angeles
• Los Angeles - San Diego
• New York - Philadelphia
• Fayetteville - New York
• New York - Niagara Falls
• Boston - Philadelphia
• Champaign - Chicago
• Portland Oregon - Seattle
• New York - Albany New York
• Seattle - Portland Oregon
• Washington DC - Philadelphia
• Washington DC - Newark
• Vancouver - Portland Oregon
• Los Angeles - Tucson
• New York - Pittsburgh
• Vancouver - Seattle
• Chicago - Champaign
• San Antonio - Dallas Texas
• Philadelphia - Boston
• Lakeland - Miami
• Fort Lauderdale - Lakeland
• New York - Utica
• Kalamazoo - Battle Creek
• Altoona - Pittsburgh
• Washington DC - New Haven
• Orlando - Jacksonville Florida
• New York - Danville
• Boston - New Haven
• Washington DC - Florence South Carolina
• New York - Cleveland Ohio
• Savannah - Orlando
• Los Angeles - Palm Springs
• Los Angeles - Santa Barbara
• Philadelphia - Newark
• City of San Jose - Eugene
• Chicago - Toledo Ohio
• Laughlin - Los Angeles
• Eugene - Sacramento
• Bakersfield - Modesto
• Portland Oregon - Vancouver
• Newark - New York
• Los Angeles - Santa Ana California
• New York - Fayetteville
• Sacramento - Modesto
• Florence South Carolina - Washington DC
• Pittsburgh - Cleveland Ohio
• Pasadena California - San Diego
• Niagara Falls - Rochester New York
• Eugene - Portland Oregon
• Niagara Falls - Albany New York
• Wilmington - Charlotte
• Pasadena California - Los Angeles
• Indianapolis - Cincinnati
• Pittsburgh - Chicago
• Chicago - Flint
• Lynchburg - Washington DC
• Dallas Texas - Temple Texas
• Cincinnati - Chicago
• Pittsburgh - New York
• Philadelphia - Pittsburgh
• West Palm Beach - Jacksonville Florida
• Flagstaff - Los Angeles
• Chicago - Cincinnati
• Memphis - New Orleans Louisiana
• Bellingham - Seattle
• Bridgeport - Newark
• Washington DC - Charlotte
• Los Angeles - Yuma
• Sacramento - City of San Jose
• Johnstown - New York
• Charlottesville - Danville
• Charlottesville - New York
• Chicago - Memphis
• New Haven - Philadelphia
• Tampa - West Palm Beach
• Los Angeles - Pasadena California
• Washington DC - Lynchburg
• Denver - Grand Junction
• New York - Bridgeport
• Bridgeport - Boston
• City of San Jose - Los Angeles
• Champaign - Memphis
• Laughlin - Las Vegas
• Battle Creek - Detroit
• Pasadena California - Oceanside
• Gary - Chicago
• Wilmington - New Haven

To get most of your train ride to choose the class of your ticket wisely. Consider the length of your trip, the time of the day, and your own preferences. For longer travels by night, first or second-class tickets in a sleeper coach might be the best solution. Both options allow you to sleep your night away as comfortably as it gets on a train and save the precious daytime of your vacation. Note that sometimes first-class tickets cannot be booked for short couple-of-hours trips on a longer itinerary. They are often reserved for travellers who cover the whole route from departure to the terminal station. Yet second-class sleepers of sometimes soft seats are a decent alternative if 4-5 hours bring you to your point B. Check what is included in the price. Linen and towels may or may not be provided for overnight trips as water, snacks, or toiletries. It is always a good idea to bring some layers on board as air-conditioning or heating may fail to meet your standards.

Pros of Train Travel

• Railway travel is an ideal solution to beat traffic. While delays are sometimes possible for various reasons, in general, neither rush-hour, long weekends nor high season fever will ruin your timing with railways.
• Online booking of railway tickets saves you a lot of time. For many destinations, tickets can be booked as long as 90 days before your travel date which brings planning to a new level. Yet last-minute deals are often available, too. There is no need to go to the train station to book either – do it wherever you want.
• In many cases, train tickets are much more affordable than air tickets. On certain routes, the length of travel by high-speed trains equals or even beats air travel if you consider the time you spend in the airport for check-in and going through security and/or customs formalities.
• Very often, railway stations are located in the center of the city. It saves you a lot of time to reach your accommodation. Older railway stations often have the added bonus of being super atmospheric occupying historical buildings. Travelling to/from such stations can be considered a worthy point of your whole travel plan.
• Besides saving you daytime for other more enjoyable things, a night on a train is a good way to cut your hotel expenses. If it is a sleeper you opt for, you may expect to sleep quite well, too. Well, better than on a sleeper bus for sure!
• There are luxury trains serving some routes, and it is definitely an experience to try at least once in your life.

Cons of Train Travel

• The longer the distance – the longer the train ride, and if you have to cover a considerable mileage, it will be very time-consuming. So sometimes air travel is a better alternative even if costlier.
• Connections with your onward transport should be planned with extra care. Though the timetables are normally set, delays and cancellations are always possible due to a variety of reasons. Another thing to consider is the location of the station where your train arrives or departs from. There is more than one train station in certain cities and locations, which sometimes causes confusion.
• One of the most common complaints about trains on certain routes is cleanliness. It mostly concerns the cheapest class coaches and toilets.
• Stops are not always clearly announced or marked during some train trips. Electronic screens do solve this issue easily but are not present everywhere. So ensure you track your stop with GPS or just ask a conductor if any.