PORTLAND–The last of my eight train rides–Seattle to Portland today–was to be the frosting on the cake: a relaxing five-hour ride in the Coast Starlight’s parlor car. Alas, it was...
On Wednesday morning, somewhere in North Dakota, I was ushered to a table in the westbound Empire Builder’s dining car where I joined a couple perhaps in their early sixties....
ABOARD THE LAKE SHORE LIMITED–I suppose it’s the nature of the beast, but less than ten hours into my ride to Chicago, there are already some negatives to report. I...
Amtrak’s president and CEO, Wick Moorman, testified at a committee hearing recently and there were some illuminating nuggets within his comments. For instance, we all know that there...