When something goes wrong with one of Amtrak’s long distance trains, problems can snowball and, before you know it, things get ugly. Such was the case several nights ago when...

I don’t know why, but I always seem to get a Russian taxi driver in Los Angeles. This time, en route from my airport hotel to the magnificent railway station...

Our just-completed 12-day junket included three separate train rides. The first, aboard Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, originated in Los Angeles with an early evening departure and concluded the next morning around...

My wife and I will be off on a 12-day trip next week … with some train travel in the mix, of course. After flying to Los Angeles, we’ll take...