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...

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...

(On board incidents from notes taken three years ago when I rode from Vancouver to Toronto on VIA Rail’s flagship train, The Canadian.) There is a wonderful farmers’ market in...

(Based on selected notes taken three years ago when I rode from Vancouver to Toronto on VIA Rail’s flagship train, The Canadian.) The attendant for my sleeping car is Ali....