I’ll be taking a break for what I hope will be just a few days. For the record, I am flattered and constantly astonished that these offerings are apparently of genuine interest to so many people. Believe me . . . it’s quite humbling. I’ll be back soon.
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…
I have tried over the years to put up a new post–something worth reading– every three or four days. It’s been more than that this time due to a three-day stay in the local hospital. Coming home from town the other day, I sat down at the computer with every intention of sending another post…