I just received a very nice email from a reader who’s about to leave on a wonderful, extended rail journey: Starting from Washington, DC, he’s taking the Capitol Limited to...
Christopher Elliott is what we would call a “travel ombudsman”. He has a regular column in USA Today and writes frequently for the National Geographic Traveler. He also has a...
“You can’t fix stupid.” Ron White, comedian It seems pretty clear that the cause of the Southwest Chief accident a few nights ago was just plain old-fashioned stupidity. The...
A wonderful incident occurred during a recent Vancouver-Toronto run by VIA Rail’s train #2, The Canadian. A group of railroaders were on board as passengers and a good thing they...