NOTE: For each of the next few postings, I’m going to pull a few paragraphs from the 5th edition of my book, ALL ABOARD–The Complete North American Train Travel Guide,...
Living here for the past 60 years has been a blessing. For example, there’s the climate. Fifty weeks a year, the mid-afternoon temperature will be 85-87 degrees, northeast trade winds...
Many rail fans know that the gauge of the track changes at the Russian border. It widens from the international standard of 4 feet 8.5 inches to about 5 feet....
The awful accident involving the Southwest Chief and a dump truck brought to my mind the five hours I spent in the head end of an Amtrak locomotive. I was...