I just received an email from an old prep school classmate with a couple of interesting observations about an extended trip he and his wife recently took on Amtrak. They enjoyed it, but came away with some interesting comments. We’ll talk about the first one today, and save the other for the next time. These…
Several interesting items relating to passenger rail have been in the news in just the past couple of days and these three are just the most recent indication that there is a groundswell of renewed demand for train service occurring in many parts of the country. First, during a visit to Raton, New Mexico, Amtrak’s…
I’m back on the West Coast after traveling to and from my old prep school reunion in Connecticut on four Amtrak trains: the California Zephyr from Sacramento to Chicago and the Lake Shore Limited from Chicago to Springfield, Massachusetts; and again on the Lake Shore back to Chicago, connecting with the Southwest Chief to Los…
A writer friend of mine once told me that everyone has at least one interesting story to tell. The fun, he said, is finding it. It’s a theory I try to put into practice whenever I indulge in long-distance train travel. And there’s plenty of opportunity because Amtrak dining cars feature community seating. If you’re…