What to do at all 20 City of New Orleans stops between Chicago and New Orleans with kids: one night in a Family Bedroom, Memphis at breakfast, Jackson at lunch, and the stops you sleep through.

What to do at all 10 Missouri River Runner stops between Kansas City and St. Louis with kids: a science museum inside the station, the river out the window, and a children’s museum stop before the Arch.

What to do at all 10 Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg stops between Chicago and Quincy with kids: a children’s museum next to the Naperville platform, steam engines on display, and no stairs to haul the stroller up.

What to do at all 11 Illini and Saluki stops between Chicago and Carbondale with kids: a museum in the Kankakee depot, Champaign’s children’s science museum, and upstairs seats through the prairie.

What to do at all 11 Lincoln Service stops between Chicago and St. Louis with kids: a children’s museum across from the Normal platform, Lincoln’s Springfield, and the Arch at the end.

What to do at all 11 Blue Water stops between Chicago and Port Huron with kids: a beach, a free museum, the railroad depot at Durand, and a big blue lake at the end.

What to do at all 5 Pere Marquette stops between Chicago and Grand Rapids with kids: beach and windmill stations on the way to a children’s museum, and why the schedule makes a perfect Chicago day trip.

What to do at all 15 Wolverine stops between Chicago, Detroit and Pontiac with kids: a beach, free museums, The Henry Ford and the Detroit Zoo, with three trains a day so nobody has to rush.

What to do at all 13 Borealis stops between Chicago and St. Paul with kids: upstairs seats, the Mississippi out the window for two hours, and the stops worth a night.

What to do at all 5 Hiawatha stops between Chicago and Milwaukee with kids: the best first train ride in the Midwest, with Discovery World, a children’s museum and custard at the end.