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[quote=Anonymous]We've done that trip to Chicago without a sleeper. The last time we did it, the kids were 7, 5 and 2 and I was by myself with them. The trip to Chicago was actually pretty fun. As you know, the train leaves in the late afternoon and the scenery is very pretty. Around 6:30 we had dinner and then I dressed the kids into their pajamas. We read books and by 8 pm, I told them it was bedtime. We had brought blankets and a pillow for each of the kids and my idea was that they were going to sleep in their seats. this didn't happen. Instead, the oldest child made a sort of bed on the floor under the middle child's feet. The youngest slept on the floor curled up under my feet. We washed all blankets and pillows as soon as we got to our destination! Anyway, the kids all slept well and woke up around six. We got breakfast and ate in the observation car, watched a movie on my laptop and were in Chicago.

The train ride home is kind of lousy because the train leaves Chicago later in the evening, the kids were wired and didn't want to go to bed right away. They still woke at 6 am and I had another 6 hours or so to entertain them before getting into DC. [/quote]

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