It’s common knowledge that Amtrak has been having serious problems with the on-time performance of several of its long-distance trains. Among others, the California Zephyr and the Texas Eagle have had some serious delays on an on-again-off-again basis. But the principal culprit—or should I say “victim”?—has been the Empire Builder, which runs daily in…
One of the questions about train travel that keeps popping up usually comes from someone who’s planning a long-distance train trip and wants to know if it’s better to use a travel agent. My advice is usually to use a travel agent if you really don’t want to try doing it yourself, and especially if…
After many years of thinking about it, I’m finally going to take VIA Rail’s wonderful trans-Canada ride in the middle of winter. VIA announced a 50% off sale a week or so ago and I went for it. I’m also starting to book my travel to NARP‘s annual Spring meeting in Washington, DC. In working…
I suppose so. The airlines and Amtrak and the hotels are all doing their best to squeeze every last dollar of revenue out of us, albeit for different reasons. As a result, it’s very time consuming at best, and impossible at worst, to figure out the best way to get where you’re going for the…