Thanks for the quick replies, people! I was a tad apprehensive of the "let me google that for you" type of responses. So thanks for being cool, too! I guess those of us who join this forum in the month of January have to stick together.

It looks like I'll be taking the 49 Lake Shore Limited to the 5 California Zephyr. I could go earlier on the 29 Capitol Limited. Any thoughts on train choice? Or are all Amtrak trains pretty much the same?