As promised, here are a few of the photos I took on my recent train trip from Washington to Los Angeles, with a 48-hour stopover in Chicago. I was in Washington to attend a meeting of the Board of Directors of NARP, the National Association of Railroad Passengers. Washington’s Union Station is a magnificent building….
Everyone who rides the train says the same thing: It’s the dining car experience you remember most. I arrived in Los Angeles this morning when the Southwest Chief pulled in some 25 minutes ahead of schedule. I’m now happily ensconced in a hotel room for the rest of the day, looking forward, as always, to…
They don’t call this The Windy City for nothing! It’s a beautiful, clear morning here in Chicago, but there is a brisk wind blowing … and it’s chilly! I spent last night aboard the private rail car in which we had come up to Chicago from Washington a day earlier. We were parked in a…
Later today, I’m leaving Maui on a trip to Washington, DC, for a meeting of the board of directors for NARP (the National Association of Railroad Passengers). This will be my first meeting and I’m looking forward to hobnobbing with a group of people who know a great deal about every aspect of rail travel….