Back in the early 1970s, in exchange for the government’s permission to quit carrying passengers, the nation’s railroads agreed to allow Amtrak trains to run on their tracks for modest-but-fair...

A few years ago, I was in the railroad station in the Italian town of Lucca, waiting for a train to Florence. An Italian gentleman sitting on a bench near...

Granted, it’s all subjective, but I thought it would be interesting if I rummaged around in my memory for the places and events visited or experienced over the years in...

The following is from a friend who just finished an overnight ride on the Texas Eagle with his eight-year-old daughter. He is not a happy camper. * * * Talked...