Where does Amtrak go from the Alexandria station?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you head north on Amtrak from Alexandria, and are heading farther north than DC, just be aware that the train stops at Union Station for about 40 minutes to change the engines out. And then there's limited power on the train while they do that. You can leave the train and hang out on the platform, but it's pretty boring and sometimes very warm.

But I guess it's still better than metro-ing to Union Station with a line change and schlepping baby stuff!

Try going south maybe? Fredericksburg is a sweet little town. Another vote for Charlottesville or Richmond, though I'm not sure how close to non-car-type things their train stations are.

To add on to this, the Charlottesville train station is about halfway between the Corner (UVA) and downtown - you'd probably want a car or cab.

[Anonymous]

Philly. new York. Saratoga. Vermont. MOntreal.

[Anonymous]

Williamsburg. AMTRAK is totally walkable to the historic district, hotels, etc. DD walked from train to dorm at W&M.

[Anonymous]

You can travel from Alexandria to Charleston and Savannah on the sleeper car. The train leaves around 8:00 pm and arrives in Charleston in the early morning. The rocking of the train put my dc to sleep right away when he was little.