Dude..As near as I can tell...our trains only run East to West or vice-versa. I do not think a person can take a train from Oregon to Florida. If I am wrong, you can bet someone here will prove it.
I took a train from Denver to Chicago. The toilets were dirty and broken before we got on the train. Many of the seats wouldn't recline or were always reclined. We were hours late because passenger trains have to park to let freight go by. The only side rails are apparently in rail yards at chemical plants and refineries. When we finally arrived, the train for the rest of our trip was lost, no one knew where it was. We rented a car and drove the rest of the way.
Also, no booze except that sold in the club car. The club car is never open. If the conductor finds you with booze, he'll sneak up and steal it. You'll never see him again unless you break out more booze.
You can take the Empire builder from Portland to Chicago. Then you have your choice of Lakeshore limited to New York, capital Limited to DC or the cardinal to DC or New York. After that you have your choice of one of two silver service trains that will take you to Florida from either New York or DC.
I one took the Auto-Train round-trip from/to Sanford, FL to Lorton, VA. Honestly, it was an interesting experience, but I probably wouldn’t do it again. I had a coach seat and it was really uncomfortable. A sleeper would’ve been great, but they were also very expensive.
The dinner service was interesting though. I do remember that the food was good. I had never been on a train like that before, so I didn’t know how to explore it much (like to find the club car). Wish I did.
Dude..As near as I can tell...our trains only run East to West or vice-versa. I do not think a person can take a train from Oregon to Florida. If I am wrong, you can bet someone here will prove it.
You wouldn't want to.
I took a train from Denver to Chicago. The toilets were dirty and broken before we got on the train. Many of the seats wouldn't recline or were always reclined. We were hours late because passenger trains have to park to let freight go by. The only side rails are apparently in rail yards at chemical plants and refineries. When we finally arrived, the train for the rest of our trip was lost, no one knew where it was. We rented a car and drove the rest of the way.
Also, no booze except that sold in the club car. The club car is never open. If the conductor finds you with booze, he'll sneak up and steal it. You'll never see him again unless you break out more booze.
You can take the Empire builder from Portland to Chicago. Then you have your choice of Lakeshore limited to New York, capital Limited to DC or the cardinal to DC or New York. After that you have your choice of one of two silver service trains that will take you to Florida from either New York or DC.
I one took the Auto-Train round-trip from/to Sanford, FL to Lorton, VA. Honestly, it was an interesting experience, but I probably wouldn’t do it again. I had a coach seat and it was really uncomfortable. A sleeper would’ve been great, but they were also very expensive.
The dinner service was interesting though. I do remember that the food was good. I had never been on a train like that before, so I didn’t know how to explore it much (like to find the club car). Wish I did.