There is news today of a proposal for a new train . . . and how long has it been since those words have been written? What’s more, Amtrak is apparently on board and supporting the idea. The new train would be an extension of Amtrak’s Crescent, which operates daily from New York City to…
It was a spur-of-the-moment thing—probably because I got an email saying that one of my friends is going—but I’ve decided to attend the meeting of the Rail Passengers Association next month in Washington. (Well, actually, it will be in Alexandria, Virginia, which is fine with me because it cuts the hotel rates about in half….
The Amtrak brain trust seems to be so spectacularly wrong so much of the time, we find ourselves asking again and again, “What the hell are they thinking?” Yesterday I began working out travel arrangements to attend RPA’s annual Fall meetings in Miami this October. The final leg of my rail itinerary will include…
1. Amtrak’s Most Scenic Trains are the California Zephyr, (daily, Chicago-Bay Area), the Empire Builder (daily, Chicago-Seattle/Portland), the Coast Starlight (daily, Los Angeles-Seattle), the Cardinal (three times weekly, Chicago-Washington-New York). 2. Book Early because long-distance trains sell out quickly and sleeping car accommodations are especially hard to get in the summer months. 3….