My friends and I take a 14-hour Amtrak trip together every year. It's the cheapest way to spend time together.

I love taking a 14-hour round-trip Amtrak train ride with my friends every year. Leighana Luther Every year, my friends and I take a 14-hour round-trip Amtrak train ride from Utah to Colorado. The ride allows us to have uninterrupted quality time to play card games and have deep discussions. We've made so many memories aboard these trains, plus we love how cheap tickets are, too. Between working, going to graduate school, raising kids, and apprenticing at a tattoo studio, my friends and I a...