I’ve seen some Facebook chatter lately that’s made me think—right or wrong—that a lot of people are taking long-distance train rides for the first time. Maybe it’s because they’ve heard about the Trump budget that would eliminate all federal funding for Amtrak’s long distance trains. Could be that people hearing that think they’d better take…
I’m often asked by people planning their first long-distance train ride if they should work with a travel agent. Really, it depends on how complicated your itinerary and other details are going to be. If you’re traveling solo or as a couple and it’s one train from Point A to Point B, there’s really no…
I’m often asked by people planning their first long-distance train ride if they should work with a travel agent. Really, it depends on how complicated your itinerary and other details are going to be. If you’re traveling solo or as a couple and it’s one train from Point A to Point B, there’s really no…
I received an email yesterday from someone asking about travel agents: Should they use one when putting together a train trip? And my answer is … (drum roll) … “It depends”. If you live in Springfield, Illinois, and want to take the train to Chicago to see the Cardinals play the Cubs at Wrigley…