That is the question. And it’s the question I’ve gotten here more than any other over the years. Should you tip the attendants in the sleeping cars? And, of  course,...

Before Hurricane Katrina wrecked much of the railroad infrastructure east of New Orleans in 2005, Amtrak’s Sunset Limited was a three night, trans-continental train from Los Angeles, California, to Orlando,...

Over the past few weeks, I’ve received several emails from people planning family vacations that will include long-distance train rides. Invariably, they have questions about the on board accommodations. In...

Let’s start with a simple, indisputable truth: all public transportation is subsidized. That’s true from airlines to bikeways, and everything in between.  Amtrak’s troubles began at the time of its...