Scenic nature winter train or busride from Pittsburgh, PA to ___? -

Anyone know a good train or busride route for a few days between Dec 24 and Jan 3rd? Me and my mom want to have a beautiful, scenic trip through the countryside to see all the beautiful rolling hills of pennsyvania (or surrounding states) and the snowy scenery. Any ideas of where to go? Which routes are beautiful to go on? Is amtrak a good way to travel, or bus tour better, and which ones? Or even just a beautiful place to stay for a few days surrounded by peaceful nature? Thanks.

Trains I can cover. Pittsburgh to Philadelphia on the Amtrak Pennsylvanian. http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentSer�� You get the Horseshoe Curve outside Altoona, the fabulous stone bridge crossing the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, The Big Valley outside Lancaster with Amish Farms, Philadelphia Art Museum up on the hill. Beautiful trip, all in daylight. Bus -- not so much. It s the PA Turnpike all the way. And it s a BUS. The other option is the Capitol Limited, Pittsburgh to Washington, DC. http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentSer�� (Click on the Route Guide) From Philadelphia, you can get a bus up to the Poconos, or to the Jersey Coast. Whatever you do, reserve ASAP. You have picked the busiest season.

Those are peak travel days, and you will pay a lot extra even if you re able to get reservations. They are probably booked up solid by now.