For years now there has been an effort to discredit and subsequently eliminate Amtrak’s long-distance trains. Most of it is based on a false premise: that the long-distance trains are...
I know it must seem obvious, but one of the reasons for taking a long distance train is to look out the window and see the country. And while there’s...
Probably the best advice I can give anyone who is about to take their first long-distance trains ride is to say “Lighten Up! Don’t expect everything to be perfect. You’re...
If I had to choose between the two, I’d go for Train 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief, my reason having nothing to do with the scenery en route. Rather, it...