Let me say right up front that I am more than glad to do my best to answer any question about train travel–especially travel on Amtrak, but I have also...

About a week ago, Hawaii’s governor, David Ige, announced that everyone arriving here by plane—whether local or visitor—would have to be quarantined for 14 days. . That effectively shut down...

Question: What happens eight or nine times a day, kills more than 250 people a year, and injures almost 850 more? . Answer: trains hitting cars or trucks at railroad...

It’s hard to explain to someone who has never done it, why a long-distance train trip is so rewarding. Half of the secret is simply paying attention–and I mean really...

Amtrak is about to get a new boss. He is William J. Flynn, who will assume the duties of president and CEO on April 15th, replacing Richard Anderson, whose three...

I have the common, but maddening affliction known as “Restless Leg Syndrome.”  . When it’s acting up, I have an irresistible urge to move one of my legs, usually the...

Those of us working to improve and expand passenger rail in the U.S. complain about how the freight railroads have slowly reneged on the original agreement—that Amtrak would pay to...

Well, I finally listened to my wife, my daughter, and my doctor and so I have just finished canceling my trip to Washington, DC. I was scheduled to leave in...

Amtrak hasn’t always been around. It was created by Congress a half century ago because the private railroads were losing money and wanted desperately to get out of the passenger...

Crossing the Australian continent from Sydney to Perth on the Indian Pacific meets all of my requirements for maximum enjoyment of a long-distance train ride. It must also include at least...