As noted in the previous blog, when traveling on one of Amtrak’s long-distance trains, I invariably choose a roomette for my overnight accommodations. Many first-time passengers traveling in one of the Superliner roomettes are unhappy to discover that the lavatory facilities are elsewhere in the rail car … one on the upper level, and three…
I got an email yesterday from a friend who’s planning his first long-distance train ride. He and his wife will be taking the Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle and he had some questions about Superliner sleeping car accommodations. Specifically, he asked if I would recommend that they go to the expense of booking…
The Rocky Mountaineer stopped in Kamloops for our first night and, since there are no sleeping cars on the train, we were all bussed to one of the local hotels for the evening. The next day, it was back aboard for a full day of magnificent scenery and fabulous food, concluding with our arrival in…
I frequently get emails from people with questions about rail travel and I do my best to answer all of them in as much detail as possible. I haven’t kept track, but I think the most frequent question has to do with people trying to decide between traveling in coach or making the jump to…