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<blockquote data-quote="CoronaBorealis" data-source="post: 3138797" data-attributes="member: 43847">My family took the Heartland Flyer to Ft Worth in May and continued on the Texas Eagle to see family in San Antonio. We didn&#039;t have any problems on the HF -- the scenery at times wasn&#039;t the greatest, but that&#039;s not Amtrak&#039;s fault.&nbsp; We thought the cars were well maintained and the ride was smooth.Texas Eagle to San Antonio we were in a sleeper car since we had our little girl and thought it would give her more wiggle room and a place to take her mid-day nap.&nbsp; There were multiple delays, but we were told it was because Amtrak has to always give way to the freight trains since the freight companies are the ones who own the track and have priority.&nbsp; If you were to take an Amtrak through Colorado or Montana, I&#039;m sure the view would have been much more pleasant.&nbsp; The Texas Eagle actually had a view car that had huge windows you could sit and watch the world go by.&nbsp; As Nightshade was saying, the train from Chicago to San Francisco could be a vacation in itself.&nbsp; If you take a long distance train, I highly recommend a sleeper car since the meals are included in the price of the ticket.&nbsp; Otherwise the meal prices on board are very high.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CoronaBorealis, post: 3138797, member: 43847"] My family took the Heartland Flyer to Ft Worth in May and continued on the Texas Eagle to see family in San Antonio. We didn't have any problems on the HF -- the scenery at times wasn't the greatest, but that's not Amtrak's fault. We thought the cars were well maintained and the ride was smooth. Texas Eagle to San Antonio we were in a sleeper car since we had our little girl and thought it would give her more wiggle room and a place to take her mid-day nap. There were multiple delays, but we were told it was because Amtrak has to always give way to the freight trains since the freight companies are the ones who own the track and have priority. If you were to take an Amtrak through Colorado or Montana, I'm sure the view would have been much more pleasant. The Texas Eagle actually had a view car that had huge windows you could sit and watch the world go by. As Nightshade was saying, the train from Chicago to San Francisco could be a vacation in itself. If you take a long distance train, I highly recommend a sleeper car since the meals are included in the price of the ticket. Otherwise the meal prices on board are very high. [/QUOTE]

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