Someone—I can’t remember who—said that there was one quality that made baseball unique and different from all other sports: “You can go to a baseball game and relax.“ . It...

Just minutes after landing safely on Maui, dazed but relieved passengers are helped down from the battered aircraft by the flight crew. . Thirty-two years ago this past week, an...

Amtrak has taken the last remaining dining cars off the five or six long-distance trains operating west of Chicago. All of the long-distance trains, operating everywhere in the country, are...

Hudson River Tunnels Project.  I’m preparing a whole post on this subject because it’s certainly one of the most important infrastructure projects being planned anywhere in the country. These are...

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...

It’s Better Than a Stupid Wall Two hours after departing Toronto’s Union Station, VIA Rail Train #64, The Maple Leaf, arrives at the U.S. border, which is clearly and impressively...

Many years ago, I ran the  Complaint Department for the City of Honolulu. My home phone number was listed in the local telephone directory, as were the home numbers for...

I’ve never kept track of how many times I’ve flown across the Pacific, but I’d guess it to be well over 200 flights, counting those to the U.S.mainland and flights...

My wife recently suggested that instead of 400-500 words devoted to a single topic or train trip, some of these columns could consist of several  unrelated thoughts that all have...

I received an email this morning from Major League Baseball . They’re starting to promote the two games to be played in London next June between the Chicago Cubs and...