Amtrak’s Cardinal Should Be A Daily Train.
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Amtrak’s Cardinal Should Be A Daily Train.

ByJim Loomis

This is one of my favorite rides. The Cardinal runs between New York and Chicago, but it takes a meandering southern route that makes it, without doubt, one of the two or three more scenic Amtrak rides in the eastern part of the country.  After the westbound train leaves New York’s Penn Station, it heads…

On an Amtrak Long-Distance Train, There’s Scenery … and There’s Scenery.
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On an Amtrak Long-Distance Train, There’s Scenery … and There’s Scenery.

ByJim Loomis

I don’t know if there’s ever been an actual scientific survey, but I’m quite sure that most people riding across the country on an Amtrak train will say what they enjoy most is looking at the scenery. It’s certainly out there in abundance and that’s certainly how I feel. I’ll never get tired of the…

Amtrak’s Best-Kept Secret: The Cardinal – Part 2
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Amtrak’s Best-Kept Secret: The Cardinal – Part 2

ByJim Loomis

(The following is Part 2 of an account of one of my several trips on the Cardinal. It was originally published in the Columbus Dispatch.) At dinner, I’m seated with a husband and wife from Philadelphia on their way to visit a daughter in Portland, Oregon. They’ll be connecting with the Empire Builder tomorrow in…

Amtrak’s Best-Kept Secret: The Cardinal – Part One
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Amtrak’s Best-Kept Secret: The Cardinal – Part One

ByJim Loomis

(The following is an account of one of my several trips on the Cardinal. It was originally published in the Columbus Dispatch. Part 2 on Monday.) The Cardinal isn’t a big train – a locomotive, a baggage car, just one sleeping car, three coaches, and a diner.  And it runs only three days a week…