PAX East Train Alliance! I stole this thread from the West Coast Train Trip and modified it to suit our needs. More changes/additions will be made as necessary. What it is For those of you just joining us, the PAX East Train Alliance (PAX ETA), or "PAXTrain" for short, is a coordinated effort for PAX-goers to ride the same train at the same time going to Boston for PAX East- both as an alternative to driving or flying, and to enjoy an intimate "mini-convention". Obviously, it is impossible for EVERYBODY to be on the same train, so this is a coordinated effort to get as many people together as possible. Why the train? Why not? We don't care if you're new - this ain't no private party, and all people going to PAX are welcome. We invite you to join us! How to get on the PAXTrain Check the map and schedule below to find out what train is closes to you and when you should be on it. Stuff You Need You'll need to be prepared to survive on PAXTrain. Following is a list of stuff you probably should bring if you want to have a liveable experience on the rails. Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler You are allowed to carry on two bags, and check three (if you board at a station that allows checked baggage). We suggest checking a suitcase for your PAX supplies and packing a seperate carryon bag / backpack. This pack should contain personal effects and clothing, as well as everything else you think you'll need on the train. Earbuds and an eye mask. It is considered PAXTrain courtesy to be quiet in all coach areas, where people may be sleeping - but still, be prepared. If you're upstairs people will be walking through at all hours. A toothbrush and toothpaste, mouthwash, a comb, and if you need them, shaving razors and cream. No showers are provided for coach passengers, so if you're on the train for two days bring wipes or a sponge or something to wash the stank off in the bathroom sink the second day. Ignoring basic hygene highlights a disregard for your fellow gamers, who are great people who don't need to know what you smell like after two days without cleaning yourself in a cramped environment. Snacks. There is a snack cart and a dining car, but it's not cheap. You can save some money if you bring some food and water with you. Your meds. Nobody needs to see you off them. We also recommend the following items: A power strip. We plan on bringing power squids and some power strips, but there are never enough outlets. A handheld system - a Nintendo DS is the preferred item for wireless gaming. A PSP is welcome but has more of a personal role rather than multiplaying with the cool kids. A book for pleasure reading. We advise everyone to take a break from train festivities to "regroup", and read a book or listen to music. Headphones, preferrably a pair of earbuds rather than studio headphones, but to each his own. Cash. Dining with fellow PAXtrain goers is a good way to relax and get to know some people. Expect about one breakfast (from the snack cart), two lunches and two dinners with each trip (either from the snack cart or the dining car), each meal running about 10 dollars. Apart from that, bring spare cash for snacks or bring your own in your travel backpack. I notice you want citation for meal prices. Here is a sample dining car menu (varies by train's locale, for example the Lime Line additionally has gumbo and the yellow line has a BBQ brisket sandwich). If you let the train know in advance they will stock kosher or vegan food for you, and if you get a sleeper car meals are included. Here is an example menu of the snack bar on the lounge car. Other things to bring Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler Power strips and extension cords. It is better to have too many than not enough. Power management can become a problem on the train. If you can, grab something from home before you go, or go buy a cheapie power strip for 15-20 bucks. Card games. Bring your Magic deck, your Fluxx deck, your Curses deck, your WoWTCG deck, your Pokemon deck, or shit, even a Sailor Moon TCG deck, I don't care. Bring it. If you have a silly game that's easy to learn bring it, We didn't Playtest This was a big train hit on the west coast. Fans. An electric fan can reduce the temperature of a room by up to 10 degrees. Television sets (optional). Small, lightweight affairs. Don't bring anything you can't afford to replace if it breaks, but don't bring some ancient monolith because you were planning on giving it to Goodwill anyways. If you're BYOC and have a big monitor that can double as a TV, we'd apprectiate you offering it's use for the good of the Party. Consoles to go with the televisions. Further organization of this will come later You win 10,000 internets if you bring snacks to share with everyone during the trip. Whatever it is, we don't care, as long as it isn't hilariously messy or unsafe. Please do not bring home-cooked goods - we have no way of knowning what's in your killer brownies, duuuuuude. (Cookie Brigade excluded of course. People selling cookies for charity are surely trustworthy) This is all the essentials - if you want to burden yourself with bringing more, that's fine, but it's also window dressing. If you're thinking about bringing more shit and saying "I'll hook it up in my hotel later after PAX closes", you're so wrong - you should either be sleeping or heading to a bar or party, not going back to the hotel to play some video games. You just did that all day. The Rules Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler Don't be a dick Just don't. Play nice, children. And if you don't like someone, don't start shit stirring and backtalk. Don't be an asshole to the Amtrak staff Train staffers are generally pretty cool and will let us do what we want with little explanation. Be nice to them, and if they tell you to do something, do it. Don't be a loud prick Other people may be sleeping in other cars. Or whatever. We usually sack the arcade car and half of the observation car as our Headquarters and keep it there - that muffles the sound pretty well, it’s been tested, even when shouting. Still, noise discipline. Be quiet in the coach areas and sleeper cars, be polite in the dining cars and don't try to overrun the observation deck during the day if other people are using it. Don't be a freak to kids When kids are around, mind your tongue. Pretend Mommy's right behind you. Don't give anyone a reason to complain about PAXTrain. Don't get too hammered. Public intoxication laws apply, even on a train. The Passengers The Blue Line Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler Name: Brian (Coldbrew) Location: Everett Boarding Stop: EVerett Ticket Purchased: Y The Copper Line Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler Name: Tiger Location: Cottonwood, Ca Boarding Stop: Sacramento, Ca Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Dan Borders Location: Iowa City, IA Boarding Stop: Mount Pleasant, IA Ticket Purchased: Y The Green Line Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler Name: Nick (Smerk) Location: Sydney, Australia Boarding Stop: LAX or Victorville Ticket Purchased: N The Yellow Line Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler Name: Haikufrenzy Location: Bryant, AR Boarding Stop: Little Rock, AR Ticket Purchased: N (Get my tax refund for that) ] The Lime Line Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler Name: Location: Boarding Stop: The Lava Line Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler Name: Moe Fwacky Location: Lakewood, Ohio Boarding Stop: Cleveland, Ohio Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Matt (Ekkosangen) Location: Sarnia, ON Boarding Stop: Chicago, IL Ticket Purchased: N Name: Colin, Eric, Ken (yes 3 of us) Location: Various Michigan Boarding Stop: Toledo, OH Ticket Purchased: N Name: Katie Location: St. Louis, MO Boarding Stop: Chicago, IL Ticket Purchased: N Name: Jay (quietjay) Location: Indianapolis, IN Boarding Stop: Elkhart, IN Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Eric Majkut Location: Amherst, OH Boarding Stop: Cleveland, OH Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Nick (cornlord) Location: Queensbury, NY Boarding Stop: Albany, NY Ticket Purchased: Yeppers Name: Ken (Bob Jackass), Mark (Werezwolf), Dean (not a forum member...yet) Location: Chicago Boarding Stop: Chicago (Union Station) Ticket Purchased: N Name: Sam, Nakesha, and Daniel Location: Dayton, OH Boarding Stop: Toledo, OH Ticket Purchased: yes Name: Dustin Location: Marietta Ohio Boarding Stop: Cleveland Ohio Ticket Purchased: not yet but soon Name: Jeremiah (Bistream) and Denis Location: Grand Rapids, MI Boarding Stop: Chicago, IL Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Daniel (Moofed) and Autumn Location: Bloomington, IN Boarding Stop: CHI Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Stephen (sano) Location: New York Mills, NY Boarding Stop: Utica, NY Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Corey (Locutus) Location: Sarnia, ON Boarding Stop: Chicago, IL Ticket Purchased: Y The Orange Line Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler Name: Jason (Spartan Samuel) +1 Location: Biloxi, Mississippi Boarding Stop: Picayune, Mississippi Ticket Purchased: N Name: Baka, Emu (bakasama) Location: Atlanta, GA Boarding Stop: Atlanta, GA Ticket Purchased: Y The Emerald Line Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler Name: Kyle (kaleedity) Location: Charleston, SC Boarding Stop: Charleston, SC Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Sean (SquadronROE) Location: Charleston, SC Boarding Stop: Charleston, SC Ticket Purchased: N Name: Joe (freakish light) Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Boarding Stop: Florence, SC Ticket Purchased: N Name: Albert (-Phil-) Location: Miami, Fl Boarding Stop: Miami, Fl Ticket Purchased: N Name: Will (Thetheroo) Location: Raleigh, NC Boarding Stop: Rocky Mount, NC Ticket Purchased: N Name: Bobby, Mathew, Mark and Rick Location: Raleigh, NC Boarding Stop: Rocky Mount Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Nicole & Bruce Location: Tampa, FL Boarding Stop: Orlando, FL Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Ryan Location: Ashland,Va. Boarding Stop: Ashland,Va. Ticket Purchased: N (but soon) Name: Peter Location: Hollywood, FL Boarding Stop: Hollywood, FL Ticket Purchased: Nope Name: Andy (Bama) Location: Washington DC Boarding Stop: Union Station Ticket Purchased: Yes Name: Tim MacNeil Location: Raleigh, NC Boarding stop: Rocky Mt, NC Ticket Purchased: Y The Stone Line Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler Name: Ian Irwin (DaNerd) Location: Brooklyn Boarding Stop: New York City - Penn Station Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Steve Strasser (psychotix) Location: DC Boarding Stop: Washington DC, Union Station Ticket Purchased: n Name: Eli Mergel (sp1te) Location: Brooklyn Boarding Stop: New York City - Penn Station Ticket Purchased: N Name: Dan Rosenthal (SWAT Jester) and Kristin Jessup Location: Washington, DC Boarding Stop: Union Station, Washington D.C. Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Carl (pearsonca) & Juliet Location: Washington, DC Boarding Stop: Union Station, DC Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Jon Location: Washington, DC Boarding Stop: Union Station, DC Ticket Purchased: N Side Note: May bring a guest if she's able to make it. Name: Zak Location: Long Pond, PA Boarding Stop: New York, NY Ticket Purchased: N Name: Eric Palakovich Carr (BigSassy) Location: Rockville, MD Boarding Stop: Washington DC, Union Station Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Sal G Location: Washington DC Boarding Stop: See above Ticket Purchased: Yes Name: Alan (PuddingSenator) Location: Gambrills, MD Boarding Stop: New Carrollton, MD Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Chris (Sherlok) Location: Haskell, NJ Boarding Stop: EWR (Newark, NJ) Ticket Purchased: Soooooon Name: Susana Location: Northern New Jersey Boarding Stop: New York Penn Station Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Sam Rosoff (ElSantos) Location: Bridgeport, CT [Boarding Stop: Bridgeport, CT Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Yana Location: Central New Jersey Boarding Stop: Metropark Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Will (Lugh Lamfhada) Location: Fairfield, Va Boarding Stop: Charlottesville, Va Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Molly Sheffer (sharkweek) Location: Fairfield, CT Boarding Stop: Bridgeport, CT Ticket Purchased: N Name: Brian Depaul (punk7688) Location: NYC Boarding Stop: NYC Ticket Purchased: N Name: Chris (yatesc) Location: Fairfax, VA Boarding Stop: Union Station Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Judy (MightySylven) Location: Baltimore, MD Boarding Stop: Union Station Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Jason (Jandru) Location: Ashburn, VA Boarding Stop: Union Station Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Jonah (elfonnzo) Location: [Classified] Boarding Stop: Union Station Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Jeph (phej) Location: Alexandria, VA Boarding Stop: Union Station Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Joe (rincione) Location: Fairfax, VA Boarding Stop: Union Station Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Jeanne (sleepycat) Location: Herndon, VA Boarding Stop: Union Station Ticket Purchased: Y Name: Chris Location: Delaware Boarding Stop: Wilmington, DE Ticket Purchased: Y To be added to the list post the following: What line you will be on: Name: Location: Boarding Stop: Ticket Purchased: Y/N

Eastbound Lines (names subject to change) The Blue Line Train: 8 Empire Builder (SEA to CHI) Originating Station: Seattle, WA (SEA) Departure Date/Time: March 22, 16:45 PDT Travel Time: 45h10m Schedule/Stops: Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler Edmonds, WA - March 22, 17:17 PDT Everett, WA - March 22, 17: 44 PDT Wenatchee, WA - March 22, 20:42 PDT Ephrata, WA - March 22, 21:42 PDT Spokane, WA - March 23, 0:32 PDT (Departure at 01:15 PDT) Sandpoint, ID - March 23, 02:32 PDT Libby, MT - March 23, 05:26 MDT Whitefish, MT - March 23, 07:26 MDT West Glacier, MT - March 23, 08:16 MDT Essex, MT - March 23, 08:55 MDT Browning, MT - March 23, 09:54 MDT Cut Bank, MT - March 23, 10:45 MDT Shelby, MT - March 23, 11:43 MDT Havre, MT - March 23, 13:12 MDT (Departure at 13:32 MDT) Malta, MT - March 23, 14:52 MDT Glasgow, MT - March 23, 15:47 MDT Wolf Point, MT - March 23, 16:33 MDT Williston, ND - March 23, 19:09 CDT Stanley, ND - March 23, 20:11 CDT Minot, ND - March 23, 21:22 CDT (Departure at 21:42 CDT) Rugby, ND - March 23, 22:38 CDT Devil's Lake, ND - March 23, 23:32 CDT Grand Forks, ND - March 24, 0:57 CDT Fargo, ND - March 24, 02:13 CDT Detroit Lakes, MN - March 24, 03:10 CDT Staples, MN - March 24, 04:09 CDT St. Cloud, MN - March 24, 05:14 CDT St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN - March 24, 07:05 CDT (Departure at 07:50 CDT) Red Wing, MN - March 24, 08:54 CDT Winona, MN - March 24, 10:11 CDT La Crosse, WI - March 24, 10:47 CDT Tomah, WI - March 24, 11:28 CDT Wisconsin Dells, WI - March 24, 12:09 CDT Portage, WI - March 24, 12:27 CDT Columbus, WI - March 24, 12:57 CDT Milwaukee, WI - March 24, 14:07 CDT Glenview, IL - March 24, 15:12 CDT Layover Station: Chicago, IL - Union Station (CHI) Arrival Date/Time: March 24, 15:55 CDT Layover Time: 5h5m The Copper Line Train: 6 California Zephyr Originating Station: Emeryville, CA (EMY) Departure Date/Time: March 22, 09:50 PDT Travel Time: 51h40m Schedule/Stops: Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler Martinez, CA - March 22, 09:49 PDT Davis, CA - March 22, 10:31 PDT Sacramento, CA - March 22, 11:09 PDT Roseville, CA - March 22, 11:35 PDT Colfax, CA - March 22, 12:21 PDT Truckee, CA - March 22, 14:38 PDT Reno, NV - March 22, 16:06 PDT Winnemucca, NV - March 22, 19:08 PDT Elko, NV - March 22, 21:44 PDT Salt Lake City, UT - March 23, 04:05 MDT (Departure at 04:30 MDT) Provo, UT - March 23, 05:35 MDT Helper, UT - March 23, 07:37 MDT Green River, UT - March 23, 08:59 MDT Grand Junction, CO - March 23, 11:23 MDT Glenwood Springs, CO - March 23, 13:10 MDT Granby, CO - March 23, 16:12 MDT Fraser/Winter Park, CO - March 23, 16:50 MDT Denver, CO - March 23, 19:38 MDT (Departure at 20:10 MDT) Fort Morgan, CO - March 23, 21:25 MDT McCook, NE - March 24, 12:40 CDT Holdrege, NE - March 24, 01:54 CDT Hastings, NE - March 24, 02:42 CDT Lincoln, NE - March 24, 04:41 CDT (Departure at 04:47 CDT) Omaha, NE - March 24, 05:59 CDT (Departure at 06:14 CDT) Creston, IA - March 24, 08:04 CDT Osceola, IA - March 24, 08:40 CDT Ottumwa, IA - March 24, 10:09 CDT Mount Pleasant, IA - March 24, 10:54 CDT Burlington, IA - March 24, 11:36 CDT Galesburg, IL - March 24, 12:34 CDT Princeton, IL - March 24, 13:25 CDT Naperville, IL - March 24, 14:43 CDT Layover Station: Chicago, IL - Union Station (CHI) Arrival Date/Time: March 24, 15:30 CDT Layover Time: 5h30m The Green Line Train: 4 Southwest Chief Originating Station: Los Angeles, CA - Union Station (LAX) Departure Date/Time: March 22, 18:45 PDT Travel Time: 42h35m Schedule/Stops: Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler Fullerton, CA - March 22, 19:20 PDT Riverside, CA - March 22, 20:03 PDT San Bernadino, CA - March 22, 20:29 PDT Victorville, CA - March 22, 21:40 PDT Barstow, CA - March 22, 22:26 PDT Needles, CA - March 23, 0:56 PDT Kingman, AZ - March 23, 02:03 MST Williams Jct, AZ - March 23, 04:20 MST Flagstaff, AZ - March 23, 05:06 MST (Departure at 05:11 MST) Winslow, AZ - March 23, 06:09 MST Gallup, MN - March 23, 08:51 MDT Albuquerque, NM - March 23, 12:12 MDT (Departure at 12:55 MDT) Lamy, NM - March 23, 14:00 MDT Las Vegas, NM - March 23, 15:45 MDT Raton, NM - March 23, 17:32 MDT Trinidad, CO - March 23, 18:31 MDT La Junta, CO - March 23, 20:13 MDT (Departure at 20:23 MDT) Lamar, CO - March 23, 21:15 MDT Garden City, KS - March 23, 23:35 CDT Dodge City, KS - March 24, 0:34 CDT Hutchinson, KS - March 24, 02:21 CDT Newton, KS - March 24, 03:01 CDT Topeka, KS - March 24, 05:20 CDT Lawrence, KS - March 24, 05:49 CDT Kansas City, MO - March 24, 07:26 CDT (Departure at 07:45 CDT) La Plata, MO - March 24, 09:57 CDT Fort Madison, IA - March 24, 11:11 CDT Galesburg, IL - March 24, 12:10 CDT Princeton, IL - March 24, 13:00 CDT Mendota, IL - March 24, 13:21 CDT Naperville, IL - March 24, 14:44 CDT Layover Station: Chicago, IL - Union Station (CHI) Arrival Date/Time: March 24, 15:20 CDT Layover Time: 5h40m The Yellow Line Train: 22 Texas Eagle Originating Station: San Antonio, TX (SAS) Departure Date/Time: March 23, 07:00 CDT Travel Time: 30h52m Schedule/Stops: Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler San Marcos, TX - March 22, 08:32 CDT Austin, TX - March 23, 09:32 CDT Taylor, TX - March 23, 10:22 CDT Temple, TX - March 23, 11:25 CDT McGregor, TX - March 23, 11:51 CDT Cleburne, TX - March 23, 13:00 CDT Fort Worth, TX - March 23, 13:58 CDT (Departure at 14:20 CDT) Dallas, TX - March 23, 15:20 CDT (Departure at 15:40 CDT) Mineola, TX - March 23, 17:15 CDT Longview, TX - March 23, 18:15 CDT Marshall, TX - March 23, 19:31 CDT Texarkana, AR/TX - March 23, 20:43 CDT Arkadelphia, AR - March 23, 21:57 CDT Malvern, AR - March 22, 23:21 CDT Little Rock, AR - March 23, 23:34 CDT Walnut Ridge, AR - March 24, 01:36 CDT Poplar Bluff, MO - March 24, 02:39 CDT St. Louis, MO - March 24, 07:19 CDT (Departure at 07:55 CDT) Alton, IL - March 24, 08:43 CDT Carlinville, IL - March 24, 09:15 CDT Springfield, IL - March 24, 09:55 CDT Lincoln, IL - March 24, 10:25 CDT Bloomington/Normal, IL - March 24, 11:08 CDT Pontiac, IL - March 24, 11:39 CDT Joliet, IL - March 24, 12:56 CDT Layover Station: Chicago, IL - Union Station (CHI) Arrival Date/Time: March 24, 13:52 CDT Layover Time: 7h08m The Lime Line Train: 58 City of New Orleans Originating Station: New Orleans, LA (NOL) Departure Date/Time: March 23, 13:45 CDT Travel Time: 19h15m Schedule/Stops: Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler Hammond, LA - March 23, 14:45 CDT McComb, MS - March 23, 15:32 CDT Brookhaven, MS - March 23, 15:56 CDT Hazlehurst, MS - March 23, 16:17 CDT Jackson, MS - March 23, 17:44 CDT Yazoo City, MS - March 23, 18:42 CDT Greenwood, MS - March 23, 19:37 CDT Memphis, TN - March 23, 22:00 CDT (Departure at 22:40 CDT) Newburn/Dyersburg, TN - March 24, 0:22 CDT Fulton, KY - March 24, 01:04 CDT Carbondale, IL - March 24, 03:11 CDT (Departure at 03:16 CDT) Centralia, IL - March 24, 04:10 CDT Effingham, IL - March 24, 04:57 CDT Mattoon, IL - March 24, 05:23 CDT Champagne/Urbana, IL - March 24, 06:10 CDT Kankakee, IL - March 24, 07:13 CDT Homewood, IL - March 24, 07:44 CDT Layover Station: Chicago, IL - Union Station (CHI) Arrival Date/Time: March 25, 09:00 CDT Layover Time: 12h00m The Lava Line Train: 448 Lake Shore Limited Originating Station: Chicago, IL - Union Station (CHI) Departure Date/Time: March 24, 21:00 CDT Travel Time: 23h3m Schedule/Stops: Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler South Bend, IN - March 24, 23:30 EDT Elkhart, IN - March 24, 23:52 EDT Waterloo, IN - March 25, 0:45 EDT Bryan, OH - March 25, 01:10 EDT Toledo, OH - March 25, 02:20 EDT (Departure at 02:50 EDT) Sandusky, OH - March 25, 03:42 EDT Elyria, OH - March 25, 04:21 EDT Cleveland, OH - March 25, 05:05 EDT (Departure at 05:20 EDT) Erie, PA - March 25, 06:54 EDT Buffalo/Depew, NY - March 25, 08:30 EDT (Departure at 08:40 EDT) Rochester, NY - March 25, 09:50 EDT Syracuse, NY - March 25, 11:25 EDT Utica, NY - March 25, 12:32 EDT Schenectady, NY - March 25, 13:50 EDT Albany/Rensselaer, NY - March 25, 14:40 EDT (Departure at 15:25 EDT) Pittsfield, MA - March 25, 16:29 EDT Springfield, MA - March 25, 17:48 EDT (Departure at 17:53 EDT) Worcester, MA - March 25, 18:57 EDT Framingham, MA - March 25, 19:35 EDT Destination Station: Boston, MA - Back Bay (BBY) Arrival Date/Time: March 25, 21:03 EDT

Northbound Lines (names subject to change) The Orange Line Train: 20 Crescent Originating Station: New Orleans, LA (NOL) Departure Date/Time: March 24, 07:05 CDT Travel Time: 26h5m Schedule/Stops: Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler Slidell, LA - March 24, 08:02 CDT Picayune, MS - March 24, 08:27 CDT Hattiesburg, MS - March 24, 09:35 CDT Laurel, MS - March 24, 10:10 CDT Meridian, MS - March 24, 11:07 CDT (Departure at 11:12 CDT) Tuscaloosa, AL - March 24, 12:49 CDT Birmingham, AL - March 24, 14:32 CDT (Departure at 14:41 CDT) Anniston, AL - March 24, 16:16 CDT Atlanta, GA - March 24, 19:52 EDT (Departure at 20:21 EDT) Gainesville, GA - March 24, 21:16 EDT Toccoa, GA - March 24, 21:57 EDT Clemson, SC - March 24, 22:33 EDT Greenville, SC - March 24, 23:10 EDT (Departure at 23:15 EDT) Spartanburg, SC - March 24, 23:56 EDT Gastonia, NC - March 25, 0:56 EDT Charlotte, NC - March 25, 01:38 EDT (Departure at 02:03 EDT) Salisbury, NC - March 25, 02:49 EDT High Point, NC - March 25, 03:30 EDT Greensboro, NC - March 25, 03:51 EDT (Departure at 03:58 EDT) Danville, VA - March 25, 04:57 EDT Lynchburg, VA - March 25, 06:07 EDT Charlottesville, VA - March 25, 07:20 EDT Culpeper, VA - March 25, 08:12 EDT Manassas, VA - March 25, 08:46 EDT Alexandria, VA - March 25, 09:43 EDT Layover Station: Washington, DC - Union Station (WAS) Arrival Date/Time: March 25, 10:10 EDT Layover Time: 1h55m The Emerald Line Train: 98 Silver Meteor Originating Station: Miami, FL (MIA) Departure Date/Time: March 24, 08:40 EDT Travel Time: 23h6m Schedule/Stops: Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler Hollywood, FL - March 24, 09:04 EDT Fort Lauderdale, FL - March 24, 09:20 EDT Deerfield Beach, FL - March 24, 09:38 EDT Delray Beach, FL - March 24, 09:52 EDT West Palm Beach, FL - March 24, 10:17 EDT Sebring, FL - March 24, 11:44 EDT Winter Haven, FL - March 24, 12:30 EDT Kissimee, FL - March 24, 13:16 EDT Orlando, FL - March 24, 13:43 EDT (Departure at 13:57 EDT) Winter Park, FL - March 24, 14:14 EDT DeLand, FL - March 24, 14:56 EDT Palatka, FL - March 24, 15:46 EDT Jacksonville, FL - March 24, 17:10 EDT (Departure at 17:33 EDT) Jesup, GA - March 24, 18:53 EDT Savannah, GA - March 24, 19:57 EDT (Departure at 20:03 EDT) Yemassee, SC - March 24, 20:52 EDT Charleston, SC - March 24, 21:48 EDT Kingstree, SC - March 24, 22:42 EDT Florence, SC - March 24, 23:35 EDT (Departure at 23:45 EDT) Fayetteville, NC - March 25, 01:10 EDT Rocky Mount, NC - March 25, 02:42 EDT Petersburg, VA - March 25, 04:06 EDT Richmond, VA - March 25, 04:59 EDT (Departure at 05:09 EDT) Alexandria, VA - March 25, 07:20 EDT Layover Station: Washington, DC - Union Station (WAS) Arrival Date/Time: March 25, 07:46 EDT Layover Time: 4h19m The Stone Line Train: 176 Northeast Regional Originating Station: Washington, DC - Union Station (WAS) Departure Date/Time: March 25, 12:05 EDT Travel Time: 7h55m Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler New Caroliton, MD - March 25, 12:16 EDT BWI Thurgood Marsh Air, MD - March 25, 12:32 EDT Baltimore, MD - March 25, 12:47 EDT Wilmington, DE - March 25, 13:34 EDT Philadelphia, PA - March 25, 13:58 EDT Trenton, NJ - March 25, 14:25 EDT Metropark, NJ - March 25, 14:49 EDT Newark, NJ - March 25, 15:04 EDT New York, NY - March 25, 15:22 EDT (Departure at 15:30 EDT) New Rochelle, NY - March 25, 15:57 EDT Stamford, CT - March 25, 16:18 EDT Bridgeport, CT - March 25, 14:42 EDT New Haven, CT - March 25, 17:06 EDT (Departure at 17:30 EDT) Old Saybrook, CT - March 25, 18:02 EDT New London, CT - March 25, 18:22 EDT Westerly, RI - March 25, 18:42 EDT Kingston, RI - March 25, 18:57 EDT Providence, RI - March 25, 19:19 EDT Route 128, MA - March 25, 19:47 EDT Schedule/Stops: Destination Station: Boston, MA - Back Bay (BBY) Arrival Date/Time: March 25, 20:00 EDT

The 98 Silver Meteor departs from Miami at 08:40 am on the 24th. Incase anyone is in the same boat as me and is departing from the Magic City....

I'll add that in when I do the northbound schedule.

Schedules are up. If anybody has any suggestions, the time is now.

I've always wanted to ride a train somewhere. I may do this.

So how many FL people want to get in on this?

The real question is, how many of the WCTT passengers are going to undertake the massive trip from California/Oregon? Honestly, I'm torn on whether to train from my place of residence, all the way across the country, or fly to Chicago and catch the Lava Line to Boston. Reno to Boston will be like 80 hours of train. That's a lot of train. But I will be doing one or the other. I will be on a train for PAX. I'm not missing this for the world.

I'll probably be jumping on the stone line from NY to Boston. One problem though, I'm trying to check the ticket prices on the Amtrak website so I can make my budget, but the 176 isn't showing up on the list. What am I doing wrong?

Try filtering the search for the time listed for your stop in the schedule above.

That worked perfectly. I didn't realize Amtrak cut off the list after a certain amount of results and didn't allow multiple pages. Silly Amtrak website.

Okay people, I know it's early and all, but if you're serious about going post your info in the following format to be added to the roster. To be added to the list post the following: What line you will be on: Name: Location: Boarding Stop: Ticket Purchased: Y/N

What line you will be on: Stone Line Name: Ian Irwin Location: Brooklyn Boarding Stop: New York Penn Ticket Purchased: Y

Can we have a "Mauve Line" for the Downeaster that goes from Maine through NH to Boston? =) I highly encourage all New Englanders to take the Downeaster to get there... from where we are, a round trip ticket on it costs less than a single day of parking at any of the hotels... and even from the furthest point away on the Downeaster, I'm fairy certain that it costs less than two days of parking. From there, you arrive at North Station and it's a very short ride on the T to Back Bay which is right next to the convention center! I'll be running the MMT this year so I'll be heading into town early, but other New Englanders be sure to take notice and hop on the train!

I read 'Lava Line' as 'Love Line'. >_< Sorry Moe, I'm flying this time.

Yeah, I'm half tempted to change that to the Red Line or something. Also, I don't expect a huge turnout from the far west. I anticipate most of the action to be within a day to day and a half travel each way.

Haven't decided if we'll be taking the train up or driving, I guess it sort of depends where we end up staying If we come up Amtrak it will be from New London, CT on the Stone Line probably Thursday sometime, too soon to know exactly when

Oh man, if I see a bunch of people taking the copper line, I just may have to do this.

Haven't decided if we'll be taking the train up or driving, I guess it sort of depends where we end up staying If we come up Amtrak it will be from New London, CT on the Stone Line probably Thursday sometime, too soon to know exactly when Thursday at 6:22PM to be exact, at least if you want to be on the same train as other PAXers.

As i am sure will be typical of the west coasters, I too will be flying. I will be taking the train to Seattle, though. Given that total train time would approach three days the blue line probably won't see many seattle area passengers.

I am incredibly afraid of flying, so I might have to hop on the train! Gotta figure out funds before I commit though.

I notice you want citation for meal prices. Here is a sample dining car menu (varies by train's locale, for example the Lime Line additionally has gumbo and the yellow line has a BBQ brisket sandwich). If you let the train know in advance they will stock kosher or vegan food for you, and if you get a sleeper car meals are included. Here is an example menu of the snack bar on the lounge car. Keep in mind "specialty chicken sandwich" and "flame broiled burger" are the prepackaged microwave kind you find at quality establishments such as 7-11.

OK screw it, I'm doing it! Hope more Seattle peeps will join me! What line you will be on: Blue Name: Isha Location: Seattle, WA Boarding Stop: Seattle, WA Ticket Purchased: N

The Texas Eagle stops like a mile from my house here in Arizona. 4 days on a train each way seems pretty damn extreme, but if I somehow can swing it, I'd consider doing the trip up. Nothing firm yet though.