PeterL

On Jun 23, 4:23 pm, Ed Roberts Jr <edrobert...m> wrote:
> We are rethinking our early autumn vacation in the face of increasing
> gas prices. As we have eight people in our family, we originally
> planned
> to drive the 2,300-mile round trip, but we are now seriously
> considering
> either flying or taking the train.
>
> Booking bedrooms on the train is not within our budget -- certainly it
> would not be cheaper than driving. Before we rule out the train we are
> curious if taking six children age 2-13 on a 35-hour train ride
> without
> sleeping accomodations is feasible, or more akin to surgery without
> anesthesia.
>
> Has anyone had experience taking children on an overnight train
> without
> bedrooms?
>
> Thanks,
> Ed

I think it's cheaper to drive than to train. But even cheaper still
would be Greyhound.