Over the years, I have made it a point to ride as many of Amtrak’s trains as I could. My list is nearly complete and one of the last ones will be crossed off in a few weeks when I will be taking a round trip on the Downeaster from Boston up to Portland, Maine….
Amtrak has announced the return of sleeping car service out of Boston on the Lake Shore Limited, which runs daily between Chicago and either Boston or New York. Westbound trains depart from Boston’s South Station and Penn Station in New York City, connecting at Albany around dinner time for the overnight run to Chicago. The…
It’s good to be back in Boston. One of the reasons I like this city so much is that it has all the advantages of a big city – sporting events, cultural opportunities, excellent public transit, etc. – but has the look and the feel of a smaller town, with tree-shaded streets of classic five-story…
I love this city! Boston is a big city that doesn’t feel like a big city. It’s also the biggest college town in the world. I’m told, and I believe, that from September through June, one out of every ten people walking down a Boston street is a college student. The last I heard, there…