Something more has to be done about the inconvenience and expense late trains cause ordinary people, most of whom can’t really afford it. Depending on a number of factors, Amtrak compensates many of the passengers whose travel plans are disrupted because of late arrivals. Several years ago an Amtrak executive told me that late trains…
I’ll be leaving here next month to attend the annual Fall meeting of the Rail Passengers Association which will be held in Miami this year. After the three days of meetings, I’ll take the Silver Meteor to New York and after a couple of days there, I’ll head up to Toronto on The Maple Leaf….
I carry a skinny reporter’s notebook when I travel, jotting things down as I go. Some result in entire posts, but most are just snapshots of something that strikes me as unusual or interesting. Here are a few from my recent trip on VIA Rail Canada from Vancouver to Toronto. My car attendant…
All things considered, the ride from Vancouver to Toronto on VIA Rail’s Train #2 was fine. There was a lot of freight traffic and it certainly seemed as though it was we who stepped aside and let them pass almost every time. Twice we sat on a siding to allow not one, but two long…