Today, March 7th, brings the unhappy news of the death of former Amtrak president, Joe Boardman, at age 70. Cause of death was a stroke. Joe spoke to our...

By cutting out two train segments–New Orleans to Washington and Washington to Miami–I essentially gave myself an extra day in both New Orleans and Miami. I used the additional 24...

If Amtrak’s top management really was plotting to dismantle the long-distance network, it would seem those plans have been put on hold. In a recent appearance before the House Transportation...

ABOARD TRAIN #2 — I must say that the meals on the Sunset Limited, at least on this particular train, have been very good. Furthermore, the dining car crew is...