Your recent experience with Amtrak on the Eastern Seaboard?

Your recent experience with Amtrak on the Eastern Seaboard?
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answer:Probably 8 or so years ago (which already steps out of bounds for the Q, sorry) NYC to DC. Loved it. My friends every year opt for Amtrak to from FL to NYC rather than fly, which says something. And now I want to ride the rails again. :-)
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