In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
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Long distance train travel on Amtrak? It's very relaxing if you pay for a sleeping car room and it might be more your speed. Plus you really get to see a lot of the country that way. Sadly, you're stuck in the US (and limited Canada) on it.