Amtrak from Houston to Chicago?

Skyhook
Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:22:47 +0000

I take the train a lot, and I enjoy it. However, for the trip you are describing, I think I would either ship the stuff or buy it when you get there, and fly. Not because the train is not safe (it is). However, you would inevitably find yourself hauling your heavy luggage pieces around quite a bit at the train stations and car rental (exhausting, annoying, etc.), and it sounds like you will be riding coach (in an open seat, not a sleeper), so you might not be very rested when you arrive. And yes, sometimes the train arrives late.

Or you could just drive up there, as someone suggested, in a one-way car rental, and fly back. Actually, the train ride back (without all the luggage, and no stress) would be ok too.