That’s a tough one, all right. I had the chance to experience both trains a few days ago, one after the other, coming home from my recent trip to the...
I got an email yesterday from a friend who’s planning his first long-distance train ride. He and his wife will be taking the Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle...
As a youngster, I always tried to catch a glimpse of the locomotive during train rides. As soon as I felt the train starting to lean into a curve, I’d press...
For years now, whenever I travel on one of Amtrak’s long-distance trains, I carry a scanner. It’s a device that can pick up radio transmissions among the operating crew members...