Acela is what Amtrak calls their high-speed train that runs multiple times a day along what is known as the Northeast Corridor — Washington-New York-Boston. The Acela trainsets look pretty...
In chatting with other passengers during my frequent long-distance train rides, it long ago became clear that tipping in a train is an endless source of confusion and uncertainty. ...
I wish I had kept track of all my Amtrak journeys. It would be fun to know how many times, for instance, I have ridden the Empire Builder between Seattle...
That’s the good news. The bad news is that this only means the U.S. will have even more catching up to do! All that grumbling notwithstanding, the new train will...