The Hoosier State is an all-coach train that runs four days a week between Chicago and Indianapolis. On the other three days, those cities are served by The Cardinal, which...
We’re constantly subjected to news stories, opinion columns and letters-to-editors from people who believe that passenger trains should either operate at a profit or cease to exist. “Subsidy” is anathema...
It seems as though I’m always passing through Chicago. That’s not a bad thing, of course. I really like Chicago and it’s a chance to visit old and very good...
Stuff happens when you travel by train. And in the case of Amtrak’s Empire Builder, it’s white stuff that’s happening. The problem is between Whitefish and Cut Bank, Montana—specifically in...