I got an email yesterday from a follower of this blog who’s planning an extensive train trip …an odyssey, really … because it’s going to cover a lot of ground and it’ll take him at least a week. And that raises an interesting point … at least it’s interesting to me. It’s been my experience…
I’ve just finished up my itinerary for travel to NARP’s annual Spring meeting in Washington. It takes me weeks to come to final decisions on departure days, flights to the mainland, trains to get me there and take me back to the West Coast, and possible side trips before or after the four days I’ll…
It takes time to turn a train. By that, I mean doing everything that needs to be done to the consist when it arrives at its final destination to get it ready to start out on its return trip. The train must literally be turned around. Then it’s cleaned. Trash receptacles are emptied, carpets vacuumed,…
People are always asking me about which of the Amtrak trains I like best. And that’s hard, because there are different reasons for liking certain trains. For instance, I think the California Zephyr’s route is the most scenic. The Adirondack is the train for Fall colors. And if you’re into hot, flat and dry landscapes,…