Q: When I reserved my roomette on the Southwest Chief, they told me I would have to leave my suitcase on a luggage rack on the lower level, where all...

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...