An average of 86,000-plus people a day take one of more than 300 Amtrak trains. Total ridership is now more than 31.5 million passengers a year. Amtrak trains stop at more than 500 stations in 46 states, Washington, DC, and three Canadian provinces. Amtrak is now covering almost 90 percent of its operating…
LOS ANGELES — Starting out, there was nothing particularly special about yesterday’s rail itinerary: a round-trip on Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner service from L.A. to Solana Beach, a couple of stops before San Diego, for a very brief visit with my daughter and granddaughter. The trip itself is a little over two hours, but just ten…
I’m leaving in about an hour on a three week trip that includes (1) a brief visit with my daughter and her family in the San Diego area, (2) the semi-annual meeting of the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) in Washington, DC, (3) and a three-game series between the Boston Red Sox and the…
A high school teacher of mine had been a naval officer before his career in education. He enjoyed mocking the Navy’s slogan back then – “Join the Navy and see the world” – by adding “… through a porthole.”I was reminded of that on the final leg of my recent Around-the-US rail odyssey, the three-hour…