Amtrak Station - KCY — Local services in Kansas City

The first leg of our journey was from Kansas City to Chicago. (The car smelled like BO and feet, which I realize Amtrak had nothing to do with.) We were two hours late in leaving the station. Otherwise an uneventful & mostly comfortable 7-hour trip.

However… the trip back from Chicago to Kansas City was a different story altogether. Although we left the station on time, we had to stop about an hour and a half into the trip and wait for more than 6 hours for a replacement engine to arrive! There were several additional stops throughout the night that delayed us for a total of 10 HOURS and turned our 7-hour trip into a 17-HOUR trip! They gave us a bag of snacks and a mini bottle of water. We came prepared with food/snacks, but the family with four children who sat behind us did not. My 82-year-old mother was miserable.

I don't know that I'll ever (willingly) take...

1st trip by train in US. I’ve never thought, train might delay so often. More then 1 hour delay. Station is wonderful, old, clean, but nothing to grab with you to trip. 9 minutes by walk from station is crown plaza. All you need is there, coffee, bakery, and etc. worth then...

An absolute must for any human being! Take a train to anywhere or even better, take one to nowhere… I’ve enjoyed every minute of my train experiences. Love nostalgia? And no history-lesson like experiencing...