The through sleeper on the Texas Eagle is pretty much unique within Amtrak now, although such things used to be quite common.
There are also two trains that split/join en route, and one of them is the train your household will use Portland-Chicago: the Empire Builder is two separate trains running Portland/Seattle-Spokane, where they join the pieces together and continue on the Chicago. (The other multi-section train is the Lake Shore Limited between Chicago and New York City/Boston.)
For the Chicago-SAT leg, of course, you don't have to worry about through cars since you're breaking your journey at San Antonio anyway.
I hope you enjoy the trip! I'm thinking of driving to San Antonio, actually. Lisa is very reluctant to fly, and it's increasingly difficult for her to do so with her tinnitus.
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Date: 2011-10-28 06:35 pm (UTC)There are also two trains that split/join en route, and one of them is the train your household will use Portland-Chicago: the Empire Builder is two separate trains running Portland/Seattle-Spokane, where they join the pieces together and continue on the Chicago. (The other multi-section train is the Lake Shore Limited between Chicago and New York City/Boston.)
For the Chicago-SAT leg, of course, you don't have to worry about through cars since you're breaking your journey at San Antonio anyway.
I hope you enjoy the trip! I'm thinking of driving to San Antonio, actually. Lisa is very reluctant to fly, and it's increasingly difficult for her to do so with her tinnitus.