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 T.J., the car attendant who checked my ticket on the platform at the door of my sleeper, said “You’re in number 3, Mr. Loomis. Follow…
The Rail Passengers Association will be meeting later this month in Miami and I’m looking forward to it as much and maybe even more than the many I’ve attended in the past. On Friday evening, October 20th, a “Fireside Chat” has been scheduled and is not to be missed. Why? Because participants include…
I’ll be attending the annual Fall meeting of the Rail Passengers Association next month. It will be held in Miami and to get there from the West Coast by train is not as easy as it once was. I’m going to fly to Los Angeles from here on Maui and take the Sunset Limited…
I’ve engaged in versions of this conversation dozens of times over the past 20-some years. This time it began when the restaurant manager, Alex, mentioned that he would be away for a couple of weeks visiting family in Atlanta. I remarked that, although very briefly, I would be passing through Atlanta next month on…