I’ve just about finished booking my Amtrak travel for April when I will be attending the annual Spring meeting of the Rail Passengers Association in Washington. I can’t explain exactly why, but I had a terrible time with the new “improved” Amtrak web site. Admittedly, there are six segments in all, but it took me…
The following comment came in this morning from a regular reader and it offers a very interesting, but entirely different perspective on the problems of the Hoosier State. * * * I took the Hoosier State last summer on a trip to Indianapolis. On the same trip I took the Illinois Zephyr, a…
When it comes to Business Class on Amtrak, what you get varies from train to train. Sometimes you’ll have a 2-and-1 seating configuration and leather seats; on another train it’s 2-and-2 upholstered seating. Sometimes a complimentary newspaper is part of the deal; sometimes not. The two constants seem to be a free nonalcoholic beverage and…
Amtrak has just announced that Business Class will now be an option for passengers on the Cardinal. Initial reaction has been positive, and why not? Certainly any upgrade in service anywhere these days is welcome. It’s not clear at the moment what the specifics are, but the best guess is half of a café car…