I’m sure there are veteran train travelers out there who will disagree, who will have their own particular favorite train for viewing the Fall colors. But for my money, acknowledging...

I’ve written here on a couple of other occasions about Amtrak’s Downeaster, the train that runs several times a day from Boston up into Maine. It’s original destination was Portland,...

The Downeaster’s story is an interesting one … and it provides an object lesson for those of us advocating* more and better train travel across the U.S. Back in the...

Over the years, I have made it a point to ride as many of Amtrak’s trains as I could. My list is nearly complete and one of the last ones...