Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Economy-Class Meal
Policies of Major Airlines
•
Alaska:
Food served on flights of 2
hours or more. Meal times: break-
fast 6 to 8:30am; lunch 10:30am
to 1:30pm; dinner 4 to 7pm.
•
America West:
Food served only
on flights between the East Coast
and Phoenix. Breakfast 6 to 9am;
lunch 11am to 1pm; dinner 5 to
7pm.
•
American:
Food served only on
nonstop, transcontinental flights.
Breakfast 5 to 8:30am; lunch noon
to 1pm; dinner 5:30 to 7pm.
•
Continental:
Food served on
flights of 2 hours or more. Break-
fast 7 to 9am; lunch 11am to
1pm; dinner 5 to 7pm.
•
Delta:
Food served only on flights
of more than 1,750 miles. Break-
fast 5 to 8:30am; lunch noon to
1pm; dinner 6:30 to 7:30pm.
•
Northwest:
Food served only on
flights between Detroit/Min-
neapolis/Memphis and the West
Coast. Breakfast 6 to 9:45am;
lunch 11am to 1:15pm; dinner
4:30 to 7:15pm.
•
United:
Food served only on
flights of more than 1,635 miles.
Breakfast 5 to 9:59am; lunch
11am to 1:29pm; dinner 4:50 to
7:29pm.
•
US Airways:
Food served only on
nonstop, transcontinental flights.
Breakfast 6 to 10am; lunch 11am
to 1pm; dinner 4 to 7pm.
BY CAR
Chicago is served by interstate high-
ways from all major points on the
compass. I-80 and I-90 approach from
the east, crossing the northern sector
of Illinois, with I-90 splitting off and
emptying into Chicago via the Skyway
and the Dan Ryan Expressway. From
here, I-90 runs through Wisconsin,
following a northern route to Seattle.
I-55 snakes up the Mississippi Valley
from the vicinity of New Orleans and
enters Chicago from the west along
the Stevenson Expressway, and in the
opposite direction it provides an out-
let to the Southwest. I-57 originates in
southern Illinois and forms part of the
interstate linkage to Florida and the
South, connecting within Chicago on
the west leg of the Dan Ryan. I-94
links Detroit with Chicago, arriving
on the Calumet Expressway and leav-
ing the city via the Kennedy Express-
way en route to the Northwest.
Here are a few approximate driving
distances in miles to Chicago: from
Milwaukee,
92; from
St. Louis,
297;
from
Detroit,
286; from
Denver,
1,011; from
Atlanta,
716; from
Washington, D.C.,
715; from
New
York City,
821; and from
Los Ange-
les,
2,034.
BY TRAIN
Rail passenger service, although it may
never approach the grandeur of its
heyday, has made enormous advances
in service, comfort, and efficiency
since the creation of Amtrak in 1971.
As in the past, but on a reduced scale,
Chicago remains the hub of the
national passenger rail system. Travel-
ing great distances by train is certainly
not the quickest way to go, nor always
the most convenient. But many travel-
ers still prefer it to flying or driving.
For tickets, consult your travel
agent or call
Amtrak
(
&
800/USA-
RAIL;
www.amtrak.com). Ask the
reservations agent to send you
Amtrak's useful travel planner, with
information on train accommodations
and package tours.
When you arrive in Chicago, the
train will pull into
Union Station
at
210 S. Canal, between Adams and
Jackson streets (
&
312/655-2385
).
Bus nos. 1, 60, 125, 151, and 156 all
stop at the station, which is just west
across the river from the Loop. The
nearest El stop is at Clinton Street and
Congress Parkway (on the Blue Line),
which is a fair walk away, especially
when you're carrying luggage.