There’s been yet another temporary closing of the tunnel beneath the English Channel and it’s of particular interest to me because I was caught up in that same problem last summer. This latest disturbance also involved a number of migrants—reports say about a hundred—but this time they actually managed to enter the tunnel…
Brief recap: Because of a demonstration at the entrance to the Chunnel in France last month, Eurostar trains stopped running for several hours and, as a result, I was a no-show for a hotel room in London I had reserved weeks earlier through Booking.com. After consulting one of the ombudsman-types on Christopher Elliot’s web…
The California Zephyr offers a more scenic route and I love those wonderful parlor cars on the Coast Starlight, but I’ll always have a soft spot for the Empire Builder. There’s just something majestic about this train. It’s a damn shame it can’t seem to run on time. The problems began in the wee…
Those of us involved with NARP—that’s the National Association of Railroad Passengers—are united in our efforts to serve as advocates for rail passengers and to advance the cause of passenger rail throughout the U.S. And that includes all passenger rail: commuter trains, transit systems, buses to provide connectivity … not just Amtrak. If fact,…