Amtrak Poster Giveaway
‘Coast Starlight Poster’
courtesy of ‘philosophygeek’
Here at We Love DC, we love DC-themed art. From houses full of District maps to locally-made DC t-shirts, we like to decorate with things that feature our wonderful city. So it’s no surprise that we’re big fans of Amtrak’s city-themed posters–they’re colorful, well-designed, and cheap (only $5!).
We’re giving away an Acela Express DC Poster that features the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and Capitol Building to a randomly selected commenter. If you’d like to enter, just leave a comment here (include your e-mail so we can contact you) telling us where you’d like to take Amtrak. We’ll randomly choose a commenter at noon on Thursday.
My ideal Amtrak trip? I’d love to escape the snow and take the Palmetto route down to Miami.
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70 Responses to “Amtrak Poster Giveaway”
February 17th, 2010 at 9:28 am
I’d like to take Amtrak to Montreal for a conference in a few weeks. Amtrak is so much nicer than flying – I can use my laptop and actually get power, I don’t have to pay $550 just to get there, I don’t have to check my bags (at added expense!) and I get to buy food that’s actually good and hot. Plus, I get to see the scenery!
February 17th, 2010 at 9:32 am
I’d love to take the Amtrak to New York whenever I’d like but it’s way too expensive! Usually cheaper to drive and hope I find luck with parking (which I usually do).
February 17th, 2010 at 9:41 am
I’d like to take Amtrak to visit my parents in Vermont. I never do because it’s actually faster to drive, but one day when I have extra time, I’d like to do it!
Otherwise I do prefer the Acela to get to NYC – so much comfier than flying and without the security or airline delays!
February 17th, 2010 at 9:43 am
I’ve been planning on taking Amtrak to NYC for a couple of years and I hope to get around to it this summer!
February 17th, 2010 at 9:44 am
Gotham express right to the door step of the Great White Way…………..
February 17th, 2010 at 9:47 am
I would go to NYC!
February 17th, 2010 at 9:50 am
Usually I take Amtrak to Richmond to visit my family, but like the other commenters, I would love to take it to NYC as well!
February 17th, 2010 at 9:53 am
San Francisco! I would take the Cardinal to Chicago, then the Coast Starlight all the way across the country to San Francisco. I have always wanted to travel overland through the heart of the US, and taking Amtrak would make for a wonderful trip. 12 states and the district!
February 17th, 2010 at 9:56 am
I’d like to take a trip from Chicago down through Memphis to New Orleans. Pizza, Barbeque and Jambalaya all on the same route!
February 17th, 2010 at 10:00 am
My wife and I took Amtrak from DC to Orlando for our honeymoon at Disney this summer. We drove down from our wedding in Western NY on Sunday morning and grabbed the train Sunday evening.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:01 am
I’d like to take Amtrak to New Orleans for fine dining, drinks, music, and people!
February 17th, 2010 at 10:01 am
Love these posters, and I love the Amtrak trip to Philadelphia. Philadelphia is my second favorite city, and their train station is my second favorite train station. (After DC’s Union Station, of course.)
February 17th, 2010 at 10:06 am
The Sunset Limited fascinates me. The idea of taking a transcontinental train trip, just for the hell of it, is such a cool idea!
February 17th, 2010 at 10:11 am
I want to take Amtrak to Boston from DC!
I HATE flying (dang my childhood of watching “La Bamba” and then hearing about plane horror stories). I hardly go to Boston because it’s such a long drive and Amtrak is a bit pricey for me to go all the way to Boston for kicks. Oh well, my Boston friends will just have to visit me here :)
February 17th, 2010 at 10:12 am
I would like to take the Empire Builder from Chicago to Seattle. I’ve already taken the Zephyr, which is Amtrak’s other incredible scenic train (Chicago to San Francisco), and I loved it. The Empire Builder takes you through the northern part of the US, moving west, and covers states that I missed on the Zephyr( Montana, Washington, etc).
February 17th, 2010 at 10:13 am
I’m dying to get up to NYC!
February 17th, 2010 at 10:14 am
I’d love to go from Chicago to Seattle, and on to Vancouver. I hear that there are some great views on this route!
February 17th, 2010 at 10:14 am
I’d like to take the 20th Century Limited from New York to Chicago — too bad it no longer exists. I’ve always wanted to order the brook trout: “a little trouty but quite good”!
February 17th, 2010 at 10:16 am
I really want to take the California Zephyr to CA sometime…
February 17th, 2010 at 10:19 am
I’m with dcgrrl, I love the trip up to Philly – Philly’s a great city, Amtrak is a convenient way to get there, and there’s something so romantic about starting and ending your travels in beautiful train stations like Union Station and 30th St.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:19 am
As a DC expat living in Miami, I say lets do a swap! I will take the Palmetto up to DC and see my native land and you can hang out down on South Beach :) The train to the Amtrak station is a mile from my house so you don’t even have to rent a car.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:20 am
I’ve taken The Crescent to New Orleans before. Great trip!
February 17th, 2010 at 10:21 am
I take the NE Regional to NYC a few times a year – it’s better than the bus and when I buy it ahead of time, it’s not terribly expensive. I wish we had faster trains going south… I’d take one to Durham, NC.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:22 am
I’d like to take Amtrak all the way to San Francisco. Made the drive once, but think observing scenery and not just concentrating on not murdering your best friend and living off of beef jerky and cornbread is the real way to go.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:23 am
I’m taking Amtrak for my honeymoon. No, I’m not insane.
Washington to Chicago on the Cardinal
Chicago to Portland on the Empire Builder
Portland to Seattle on the Cascades
Seattle to Los Angles on the Coast Starlight
LA back to Chicago on the Southwest Chief
Chicago back home on the Capitol Limited
6 trains, 2 weeks, all in bedrooms. Can’t. Wait.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:24 am
I recently upgraded from bus rides to NY to train rides to NY. Amtrak is such a treat–I feel like a princess.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:25 am
I love trains! If I could I would take trains everywhere. I’m dying to take a train from San Diego to San Francisco, how amazing would that ride be! But right now I would love a good train ride home to Boston.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:25 am
I’d like to go up the West Coast!
February 17th, 2010 at 10:26 am
I regularly ride from DC to Philadelphia, but want to do the commuter rail north of NYC along the Hudson.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:27 am
Removing myself from eligibility (since I write here) but I used to live on the Acela to NYC and back when I worked at Bear Stearns (ah, the good ol days). Compared to driving or flying, there is nothing better. I was able to get work done or read or nap and not have to worry about the nightmares of flying and the headaches of traffic on the I-95 corridor. Viva la Amtrak!
February 17th, 2010 at 10:27 am
From sea to shining sea of course. Or rather from the Potomac to the shining Pacific Ocean!
February 17th, 2010 at 10:29 am
philadelphia.
for a cheesesteak.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:29 am
I’d someday love to ride Amtrack all the way down to Florida! I’d use the car port thing and then drive down to key west.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:29 am
I’d like to take amtrak to visit my grandfather in Hanover NH, and then shoot over to the White Mountains for some skiing… The fact that despite all the snow I have seen this year I have yet to be skiing really irks me.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:29 am
Just one? There are so many trips I’d like to take on Amtrak, like the Adirondack from NY-Montreal, or the Cascades from Vancouver to Eugene.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:30 am
Every year at Christmas I say it will be the year I’ll take a train to New York City. Every year time passes so fast we never make it. Someday that train is going to take me to Rockefeller Center.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:30 am
at this point, any where south of here that doesn’t have snow! is that an option? :)
February 17th, 2010 at 10:31 am
I want to take Amtrak to Boston. Chinua Achebe is giving a lecture at Wellesley next month, and, being Nigerian, I think this is a can’t-miss event!
February 17th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Next vacation, I’m flying out to Seattle and taking Amtrak back across the north to Chicago and then home to DC.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:39 am
I’d like to take Amtrak to New York this summer, just like I have the past two summers. Best way to get to NYC from DC.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:41 am
I’d take the Capitol Limited from DC to Chicago (stopping for some deep-dish pizza and blues), and then the California Zephyr from the Windy City to San Francisco. There’s just something about crossing the country on the rails that’s so delightfully 19th century. I’d love to see the country like they did in the Gilded Age, at a leisurely pace (but without the smothering coal-smoke).
February 17th, 2010 at 10:44 am
I’d love to take the Acela up to NYC for a quick overnight trip. But not until the snow is gone!
February 17th, 2010 at 10:46 am
I’d hop on the Acela for a long trip to NYC (a weekend’s never enough) to visit friends and finally get my engagement ring resized for good — and maybe explore the Diamond District in more depth… ;)
February 17th, 2010 at 10:48 am
I’m taking the Acela to Philly on Saturday and will be taking it to NYC several times this year. I too would love to take the train cross-country.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:48 am
I would love to take the Cascades route from Vancouver to Eugene, OR. Having been out to Portland area before, I can only imagine the unbelievable landscapes and scenery through the Pacific Northwest. Le sigh*
February 17th, 2010 at 10:51 am
Taking the Palmetto to somewhere… ANYWHERE… warm? I’m in.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:52 am
I would love to take a cross-country trip on Amtrak. All the fun of seeing the scenery without having to focus on driving! I also love taking Amtrak between New York (where my childhood home and parents are) and DC (my new home!)
February 17th, 2010 at 11:08 am
I’ve had some mixed Amtrak experiences, especially from Ann Arbor to Chicago.
February 17th, 2010 at 11:09 am
Send me to NYC too!
February 17th, 2010 at 11:10 am
I’d like to take Amtrak someday when it meets the international standards of High Speed Rail, I’d take it back home on rails to be built as America learns to embrace rail travel… until then I’ll be taking it to Providence, RI for Thanksgiving and Christmas with the in-laws…
February 17th, 2010 at 11:16 am
I’d love to take the Amtrak to New York whenever I’d like but it’s way too expensive! Usually it’s cheaper to grab a bus and deal with the traffic on I-95!
February 17th, 2010 at 11:19 am
I’d love to take Amtrak from Chicago to Seattle on the Empire Builder, and then down the western seaboard to San Francisco and on to LA on the Coast Starlight.
February 17th, 2010 at 11:23 am
I’d like to take Amtrak to Savannah, GA for a lazy southern vacation.
February 17th, 2010 at 11:25 am
Washington, D.C.
“It ain’t no famous name on a golden plaque
That keeps me that makes me ride that railroad track
It’s my baby’s kiss that keeps me coming back.”
February 17th, 2010 at 11:29 am
I really wanted (and still want) to take Amtrak to my friend’s wedding in Texas. Would have put us right in the center of town, instead of having to drive from Austin. The route followed the old Texas joke: “Go east till you smell it, go south until you step in it.”
February 17th, 2010 at 11:38 am
I’d like to take Amtrak to New Orleans… Mardi Gras may be over but I’m sure the party’s still going.
February 17th, 2010 at 11:52 am
I’d love to take Amtrak cross-country and see the United States on the ground level rather than flying over. Taka train to Seattle, then down the West Coast and then back through the desert SouthWest and Texas
February 17th, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Would love to amtrak to canada and then around everywhere up there… my best friend did it and had a blast!
February 17th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
I want to take The Carolinean to New York (again!). The Carolinean offers business class and a great schedule from North Carolina.
February 17th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
I’ve taken CZ twice, and this past summer took southwest chief and coastline from SF to LA. this coming summer I hope to do the northern loop- CZ to oak up to seattle, back on empire. Then after that the LA-louisana route.. travelling on amtrak is half the vacation- and I plan it to be that way!
February 17th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
I’d love to take the Empire Builder out to Glacier this summer for some backpacking; but the Starlight would be pretty sweet too (especially with the new wine-tasting cars I’ve heard about)
February 17th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
I once took a now defunct line out to Idaho for a spectacular trip to Yellowstone. Such a great way to travel – especially out west were you can sit in those Viewliner cars and stare out at those impressive vistas. Can’t wait to see how all the new federal rail funding works out.
February 17th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
I’d like to take a cross-country trip on Amtrak from Chicago out to the west coast, complete with a sleeper car.
February 17th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
I love the nostalgia of riding trains. Taking the Acela to New York always adds a little fun to business trips and I can’t wait for the free Wi-Fi to kick off in March. Walking into D.C.’s Union station always feels like a step back in time – sounds cheesy, but it’s true.
February 17th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Would love a Amtrak poster. We travel the lines weekly to and from NYC.
February 17th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
I’d like to take Amtrak to Georgia. I’ve been to every state surrounding GA but never made it in. Does Amtrak even go there?
February 17th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Would love to take it to New Orleans!
February 18th, 2010 at 8:43 am
I take Amtrak from Alexandria to Richmond a lot. It’s easier than driving, especially if I leave during rush hour, and I can work if I need to while in transit.
February 18th, 2010 at 10:04 am
High-speed DC to Boston – put that stimulus money to good use!
February 18th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
I just asked random.org to choose a number between 1 and 69 and it gave me 60. So congratulations to Gwennyth, who thinks that half the vacation should be Amtrak. Thanks for your great comments everyone, and Gwennyth, I’ll be in touch about getting you the poster.