Sounds crazy, doesn’t it? And implausible. But a group of people belonging to a rail passenger advocacy organizations have been patiently gathering information—a tidbit here, a morsel there—which, even if only partially true, is cause for concern. For example . . . In October of 2018, Amtrak had 428 Superliner sleepers in active service and…
Friends of mine took an overnight train several years ago and had something less than a satisfactory experience in a roomette on an overnight Amtrak train. They have refused to travel by train ever since. I’ll bet a box of donuts that the problem—whatever it was—could have been fixed with a call to the car…
In my experience—and that includes thousands of miles on Amtrak long-distance trains—passengers who cause trouble are annoying. It’s rarely a serious problem, but they do show up from time to time. However, Amtrak conductors are very good at spotting a potential troublemaker and getting him to shape up before he becomes a serious problem. Like…
My failing as a photographer is that I don’t take enough photos. When I come across a scene that strikes me as worthy of preserving with a photo, I pull out my camera and I snap a picture. One picture only. I almost never take more than one shot of a scene. I suppose it’s…