One of the things I enjoy most about train travel is meeting people. And once folks find out I’m a veteran at train travel, the question I’m asked most is about tipping. That bothers a lot of people because they don’t know the correct protocol and I’ve never found any guidelines in any of the…
A week or so ago, I wrote about some of the crazy things that happen to Amtrak car attendants. In fact, when I travel on Amtrak, I usually make it a practice to chat with those folks and, believe me, they all have stories. For instance, I was once told about a honeymoon couple boarding…
Whenever I travel by train, I make a point of chatting with the Amtrak car attendants, most of whom are out-going and gregarious … which figures, doesn’t it? On my recent trip aboard the Empire Builder, I happened to catch one of the sleeping car attendants during a little down time on a long stretch…
Amtrak’s Empire Builder has been running late; often many hours late. The reason, I’m told, is the recent burst of activity in the oil fields around Williston, North Dakota and the resulting increase in freight traffic has raised hell with the Builder’s on-time performance. I was, therefore, prepared for a late arrival this morning into…