As I write this , I am sitting on train 19 to New Orleans from Culpepper VA. It’s 12:40 A.M. and we’re sitting behind a freight train 9 miles from New Orleans. We’re already 3 hours and 38 minutes late with no end in sight. Don’t EVER use Amtrak, they are dishonest when they know you’ll…
I am in the Moynihan Train Hall in New York City, named for the late U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York, and I am stunned. At last . . . finally! . . . there is a train station here that is appropriate and worthy of this great metropolis. And . . ….
Based on a flurry of emails received over the past several weeks, there seems to be a renewed interest in long-distance train travel. Most of the questions are about similar concerns, so here is my best advice for before and during the trip. I hope this will prove to be helpful. 1. Use a Rail-Savvy…
If the number of emails coming in asking my advice about various train trips is any indicator, we’re seeing a resurgence in train travel . . . and by that I mean long-distance train travel. I am puzzled, however, that many of the inquiries have been for very simple itineraries—Chicago to Kansas City was one…