DGS49
Diamond Member
I have a lifetime interest in railroads and LRT, but have only actually ridden AMTRAK once. I keep thinking about possible rail-excursions but never actually do it.
I got a solicitation by email the other day for some AMTRAK vacations, and one of them sounded pretty good. It's a trip that starts in the Twin Cities, spends three days at Glacier National Park, and ends in Seattle. Apparently, I'm on my own getting to Minneapolis and getting home from Seattle, but I assume I can work that out. There's actually an ad on the site for an airline booking agency, so maybe the specialize in trips where you go to one destination then return from another. Just a guess.
Lodgings are included every night (6 hotel rooms and 2 nights on the train), but only two meals are mentioned. I guess I have to buy my food on the train.
Has anyone ever done one of these? Is there any reason to book this as an AMTRAK excursion, rather than just buying a train ticket and paying for my own rooms?
I got a solicitation by email the other day for some AMTRAK vacations, and one of them sounded pretty good. It's a trip that starts in the Twin Cities, spends three days at Glacier National Park, and ends in Seattle. Apparently, I'm on my own getting to Minneapolis and getting home from Seattle, but I assume I can work that out. There's actually an ad on the site for an airline booking agency, so maybe the specialize in trips where you go to one destination then return from another. Just a guess.
Lodgings are included every night (6 hotel rooms and 2 nights on the train), but only two meals are mentioned. I guess I have to buy my food on the train.
Has anyone ever done one of these? Is there any reason to book this as an AMTRAK excursion, rather than just buying a train ticket and paying for my own rooms?