After some 200,000 miles traveling on Amtrak long-distance trains, I have formed some general impressions of the folks who travel in coach and those riding in sleepers.    It has...

Amtrak has apparently bowed to pressure from the traveling public, from RPA, and from most of the rest of the civilized world and they have overhauled the “contemporary dining” food...

For years, Amtrak has been under constant pressure from Congress to cut costs. It all comes from Republicans opposed to Amtrak receiving any federal subsidies. From time to time, legislation...

Over the past few years, Amtrak has been shaving costs wherever possible. One by one, the nice little extras have disappeared—tokens and gestures that make passengers feel as though they’re...