The following is from a friend who just finished an overnight ride on the Texas Eagle with his eight-year-old daughter. He is not a happy camper. * * * Talked...
Back 50 or more years ago, the private railroads in this country hauled both freight and passengers. Regulating the passenger operations was the Interstate Commerce Commission. That meant the railroads...
I typically make my travel plans well in advance. In fact, I’m already thinking about what trains I’d like to take when I travel to NARP’s annual meeting in Washington,...
Yesterday an email popped up from a couple planning a cross-country train ride. They want to know which of the western trains out of Chicago I would recommend. I...