Some of the more interesting conversations I’ve had have been—this will not surprise most of you—over meals in Amtrak dining cars. And that’s especially true when I’ve been sitting with...

I’m afraid I caused some anxiety with an earlier post stressing that Amtrak travelers should avoid trying to make connections between two long-distance trains. I’ve had a couple of questions...

Criticism Keeps Coming Andrew Selden is a bonafide authority on passenger rail and his thoughts on Amtrak’s still-rather-new management team are presented in a column featured in the July issue...

The westbound Lake Shore Limited starts out as two sections–one coming from New York’s Penn Station, the other from South Station in Boston. Both offer interesting rides on their way...