There are two Viewliner sleepers on the New York section of this train, and mine is one that has been redesigned and completely refurbished inside. I must say, the new color scheme is very handsome. The paneling and trim are faux wood in a rich dark brown, matching very nicely the seat cushions and padded…
I am off later tonight for three days in Chicago. The first non-travel day there, Tuesday, will be spent touring the hotel we think will host NARP’s 50th Anniversary Celebration and Conference to be held in late October of 2017. Days 2 and 3 will be devoted to workshops and meetings of the NARP board…
Some years back, I was on Amtrak’s train #51, the Cardinal, heading for Chicago and coming from a NARP meeting in Washington, DC. At lunch in the dining car, I was seated across the table from an attractive woman, a banker from Philadelphia, who was heading for a weekend conference being held at the famous…