[quote=sdrealtor]Its all about the kids though I have always dreamed of taking a long train trip in a sleeper car. The route looks awesome up the coast and then into the wilderness and past Lake Shasta. The train tickets alone are very inexpensive, its the sleeper car that is the killer but you only live once.[/quote]

Is the train between LA to Berkeley running now? It was out of service a while back when I checked. I think you have to get off the train, then on an bus in Bakersfield, then back on the train.

The train would be fun – just double-check that it is available without the bus.