Okay, been sitting on this question for awhile. I am not sure how much it would have cost to ride the CZ for the entire trip, I know it would cost more for sleeping accomidations versus coach. Did th
You slept in coach seats as you do in Amtrak coach seats today - but they were and are a far cry from airline seats. They had legrest portions that fit on the foot rest portions - essentially making
In summer 1967, the coach round-trip fare between Chicago and San Francisco was $115.15. The first-class fare was $135.45 round trip. A lower berth was an additional $48.40 round-trip. A Roomette was
Which recalls a MR cartoon (or Trains or PTJ or someone)... Husband and wife are in the front row seat in the dome and wife says to hubby "Look dear, our engineer is a really good driver, he always m
The revenue was split based on mileage. For a trip from Chicago to San Francisco, the Burlington received the most, the Western Pacific next and finally the Rio Grande. Okay, been sitting on this que
Bob is correct about everything he said. I too had the same experiences, but will add that the night scenes were lite up by the swinging mars lights on the E units adding to the interest as we sped a