I’ve just responded to a question about what to expect when traveling overnight on one of Amtrak’s long-distance trains and thought it would make an interesting couple of posts . . . starting with the most obvious question: Is an upgrade to a sleeping car worth the extra money? I’m asked that question all…
Let’s talk a bit more about the experiment Amtrak is conducting with the two Florida trains, the Silver Star and the Silver Meteor. Both trains run daily between Miami and New York and they follow similar routes. The big difference is that the Silver Meteor has a full-service dining car and all meals are included…
You only have to cross the country a few times on one of Amtrak’s long-distance trains to learn a few little tricks that will make overnight travel by train a lot easier. Here are four, a couple of which I learned the hard way. Traveling Light is Easier: If you’re traveling solo and have…
They say the definition of a conservative is someone who’s 100-percent in favor of progress… but not yet. Well, when it comes to the night trains in Europe, which have criss-crossed the continent for something like 150 years, progress has been just about fatal for them. Cheap air fares and high-speed trains have done it….