Veteran rail travelers know from personal experience that Amtrak’s long-distance trains often run late— sometimes very late—and rather than take a chance on making a connection, we’ll stay overnight and...

The following came in this morning as a comment on yesterday’s post. I thought it beautifully captured what I, too, believe is the fundamental flaw in Amtrak’s latest cost-cutting effort...

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...

Let’s face it: Whoever is responsible for the food service on the Lake Shore Limited and the Capitol Limited started with a bad decision and then has compounded that fundamental...