ABOARD THE LAKE SHORE LIMITED–I suppose it’s the nature of the beast, but less than ten hours into my ride to Chicago, there are already some negatives to report. I will start, however, with something positive. I have just checked my emails and sent a couple of my own because there is Wi-Fi on…
It seems as though I’m always passing through Chicago. That’s not a bad thing, of course. I really like Chicago and it’s a chance to visit old and very good friends living in the city’s suburbs. Chicago is home to major league sports teams; it has a great aquarium; and at the Museum of Science…
Chicago has always been a railroad town with, as far as I know, more rail activity than any other U.S. city. For decades, passenger trains left Chicago and headed off in every direction. And, of course, the same trains arrived in Chicago arriving from every direction. Passenger rail ain’t what it used to be,…
One of the giants in retailing—it may have been F. W. Woolworth himself—once said, “I know I’m wasting half of my advertising dollars. The trouble is, I don’t know which half.” A couple of days ago, I mentioned Amtrak’s decision to stop staffing the railway station in Hastings, Nebraska, all part of the big-picture…