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...

Back in January, when I was planning my recent trip to the Rail Passengers Association meeting in Washington, I made a reservation for two nights at Maison Depuy, a nice...

There is wifi on the Crescent! I was delighted and actually watched a bit of the Red Sox-Oakland A’s game, although the picture on my laptop was poor and it...

The Sunset Limited, Amtrak’s Train #2, departed Los Angeles about 10 minutes late (At 10:10 P.M.) in a driving rain. Everything had gotten off to a very promising start when...

For several decades, Amtrak’s iconic Sunset Limited crossed the entire continent on a glorious three-night odyssey between Los Angeles and Jacksonville, Florida. I did it once and it was a...

I will be traveling again, starting today. This time will be especially enjoyable because my wife will be coming with me. We’ve talked for years about a Mississippi River cruise...

Los Angeles Union Station is a magnificent building and I had a good opportunity to wander around and soak up the atmosphere on my recent trip. After flying into Los...

I’m staying at the Hotel Provincial here in New Orleans. It’s located in the French Quarter on Chartres Street (pronounced shar-TREZZ by the locals). Angeline, the restaurant next door to...

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...

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...