OK, here’s a question for you about VIA Rail’s iconic train, The Canadian: Is one direction more scenic than the other? This would probably not occur to someone planning a...

The St. Paul station has recently been restored and renovated and it’s a magnificent building, although the layout is a bit awkward. The ticket window is just off the street...

ST. PAUL, MN-The two-day retreat for the NARP board of directors has just concluded, leaving me in a kind of never-never land. I checked out of my hotel room at...

On Wednesday morning, somewhere in North Dakota, I was ushered to a table in the westbound Empire Builder’s dining car where I joined a couple perhaps in their early sixties....

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...

Q: I’d like to take a memorable long-distance train ride before Trump has his way and kills off most of the Amtrak system, and would appreciate some advice. I live...

Those of us working as advocates for passenger trains often argue—and with valid reason—that bad weather has less impact on train travel than on travel by highway or by plane....

Every April, I attend the NARP Spring Meeting in Washington, DC, and as soon as the dates are announced, I check the Red Sox schedule to see where they will...

Yesterday an email popped up from a couple planning a cross-country train ride. They want to know which of the western trains out of Chicago I would recommend.   I...

It does appear that the handwriting is on the railway station walls. For almost two years now, Amtrak has not been replacing station agents when they retire. In other cases,...