In late March, I’ll be making my annual visit to Washington for the Rail Passengers Association’s Spring meeting. It’s a day of education and enlightenment with seminars and guest speakers....

There are only two kinds of travelers; those who are traveling light and those who wish they were.” —Rick Steves   I’ve received another email asking about traveling with luggage...

Traveling in coach is fine for a daytime trip. But just imagine spending the night trying to sleep sitting up, and the person assigned to the seat next to you...

When you get a good car attendant–a really good one–you know it right away. We’ve got one. Macklin is a big guy … six-four or five … and you can...

You know what’s intimidating? Knowing there are more than a few people reading these posts who know a lot more about some of this stuff than I do! That’s always...

  I’m constantly asked about how much to tip Sleeping Car Attendants—and no wonder, because there’s almost nothing about tipping in printed materials put out by Amtrak. But first, let’s...

Amtrak ordered new Viewliner dining cars months—no, years ago and for some time now, a prototype diner making trial runs has popped up as part of a working consist. In...

You only have to cross the country a few times on one of Amtrak’s long-distance trains to learn a few little tricks that will make overnight travel by train a...

Every so often, you’ll spot one of Amtrak’s long-distance trains with one or more vintage railroad cars hooked onto the end of the train. Most of those wonderful old cars...

I have a friend who has made a lot of money in the restaurant business. When anyone asks about the secret to his success, he has a ready answer: “Good…fast…cheap.”...