NEW ORLEANS, LA — I had lunch in the Crescent’s dining car coming here from Washington. A man in his mid-40s was seated across from me when the train stopped in an attractive town. Lips curled and jaw set, my lunch companion peered out the window. “Tuscaloosa, Alabama,” he muttered softly under his breath and…
Basically, I had three reasons for coming to New Orleans: a nice long train ride, a second visit to the World War II Museum here, and another opportunity to dine at Irene’s Cuisine. Is Irene’s a popular spot? Well, I booked my reservation three-plus weeks ago and was lucky to get get a 6:00…
I’ll be leaving again in a couple of weeks to attend NARP’s annual Fall meeting in Denver, beginning October 14 and wrapping up two days later. As usual, I have indulged myself with an indirect itinerary that includes three of my favorite trains. I’m flying to Los Angeles this time and from there will…
I’ll be leaving tomorrow for the annual Fall meeting of NARP, the National Association of Railroad Passengers. This meeting will be in Milwaukee which, happily for me, is on the route of Amtrak’s Empire Builder. So I will leave here tomorrow afternoon on a flight to Seattle aboard Hawaiian Airlines. The next leg is one…