A Canadian government report has just surfaced and it calls for an end to the subsidy of VIA Rail’s Train #1. That is, of course, The Canadian, the iconic train running between Toronto and Vancouver. The document, described as “a federal review”, probably originated in Canada’s previous government which, until the recent national election,…
Some years back, I met a woman over lunch on Amtrak’s train #51, the westbound Cardinal. I was heading for Chicago following a NARP meeting in Washington. She had some high-stress job in Philadelphia and was treating herself to several relaxing days at the famous Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. I…
Two years ago, I paid a visit to a Norwegian couple I had met during my trans-Siberian trip. This time, I met them in Oslo and the three of us took the weekend to visit the small community of Flåm. The town’s appeal is two-fold: it’s located on the magnificent Sognefjord and you get to…
For several weeks now, I’ve been working on several interesting projects for NARP—that’s the National Association of Railroad Passengers. One has to do with producing some public service radio spots that will be sent to more than 200 radio stations in towns all along the route of Amtrak’s train 50/51, the Cardinal. The 30-second spots…