Most veteran train travel enthusiasts have at least one or two stories they like to tell about special moments that have occurred while they have been en route somewhere by...

In the summer of 1946, my father rented a house in Saybrook on the Connecticut shore for a two-week family vacation. Saybrook is where the Connecticut River empties into the...

This has been a long trip … longer than usual, although in addition to RPA business in Miami, there was some personal time when I visited with my sister in...

I’m often asked which is my favorite destination or which trip do I remember most or some version of that. Because I travel almost exclusively by train, my answer is...

Several times in my lifetime I have seen or experienced something that struck me as being so significant or so special or so unusual that I thought at the time,...

On Tuesday of this past week, Amtrak’s southbound Coast Starlight finally reached Los Angeles a staggering nine hours late. The reason? Believe it or not, we can blame it on...

If we’re lucky, there are one to two events that occur in our lives that cause us to pause and say to ourselves, “I’ve got to remember this moment”.  ...

Just a few minutes ago, I had a great idea for the next post. I sat down at my little desk, turned on the Mac and . . . and...

My recent post about annoying Amtrak passengers prompted reader Mac Culver to email me with the following account of a recent experience he had aboard Train 4. It’s simply too...

When it comes to break-through television comedy, Norman Lear is without peer. His credits are many, but without doubt his biggest hit, the show that became an instant success and...