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,…
Garden City is a small Kansas community of some 25,000 people, a little over 200 miles west of Wichita. It’s also a stop on the schedule of the Southwest Chief, Amtrak’s daily train running between Chicago and Los Angeles. Several hundred miles of track on the Chief’s route have deteriorated over the years and, of…
Well, 48 hours after I bragged that Amtrak was still running while thousands of passengers were stranded because of the miserable weather, winter doubles down and just about everything comes to a halt … including some of the trains. In New Jersey, it’s been so cold that the catenary – that’s the overhead wire from…
Well, first of all, let’s make a distinction between the person in charge of the café on the lower level of the Superliner Sightseer Lounge car and the attendant who staffs the café cars that are part of most of Amtrak’s short haul all-coach trains. Basically they both serve soft drinks, candy bars and other…