In the past few months, there have been several stories in the national media about unpleasant confrontations between airline crews and passengers. Some have been ugly. Two nights ago, the...

I’m happy to take your questions about train travel in North America. Just post your question as a comment on the blog or send me an email at Jim@trainsandtravel.com. If...

My recent post about annoying Amtrak passengers prompted reader Mac Culver to email me with the following account of a recent experience he had aboard Train 4. It’s simply too...

I came across a news item this morning about a boozed-up jerk who boarded an Amtrak train in California and began causing problems. Incidents like this don’t happen very often,...