PORTLAND–The last of my eight train rides–Seattle to Portland today–was to be the frosting on the cake: a relaxing five-hour ride in the Coast Starlight’s parlor car. Alas, it was not to be. In fact, it was a complete flop. Because of a bridge failure, the Coast Starlight with its Pacific Parlour Car is temporarily…
VANCOUVER, B.C.–When I arrived at Seattle’s King Street Station this morning, I knew there had been a mudslide to the south that was disrupting Amtrak service. Both Amtrak Cascades trains and the Coast Starlight were affected. Still, the line-up of buses outside the station seemed like more that would be needed to haul passengers around…
There’s an interesting phenomenon going on around the country and it neatly illustrates the disconnect between what’s happening in the real world and the perception of that world in the fuzzy minds of some members of Congress. There’s going to be a new chapter in the fourth edition of my book, All Aboard-The Complete North…