Westbound out of Chicago on the Southwest Chief about a dozen years ago, I awoke on the first morning and peered out the window to find that we were stopped...

I clearly remember the excitement of a overnight train ride when I was 10 or 12 years old. The anticipation was excruciating and, once aboard, I would wedge myself against...

LONDON–This is the third time I have consulted with and relied upon Railbookers for a trip to the U.K. and Europe. The fact is, however, I think this trip would...

I’m asked a lot of questions about train travel. Among the most common ones, even among people who have taken long-distance train trips, is “How much should I tip the...

My 2011 trip to Russia and China included rail travel from London to Berlin to Moscow to St. Petersburg and back to Moscow. At that point, I joined a tour...

When it comes to Business Class on Amtrak, what you get varies from train to train. Sometimes you’ll have a 2-and-1 seating configuration and leather seats; on another train it’s...

 Amtrak uses Viewliners on a number of the eastern overnight routes because the bi-level Superliners are too high for some of the tunnels and a few or the older bridges...

A relative of mine has just made a round trip on Amtrak from Washington to Florida and back. He took the Silver Meteor southbound and the Silver Star back. Understanding...

There are five standard bedrooms in an Amtrak Superliner sleeping car, all on the upper level. They’re quite a bit bigger than a roomette, and that’s nice, but unless the...

OK, this could be more than you’ll ever want to know about Superliner roomettes, but for some reason, most of us who enjoy train travel love these details. And, based...