Seven or eight years ago, my wife and I took the Rocky Mountaineer from Vancouver to Banff. We rented a car there and drove to Jasper to catch the Skeena,...

I carry a notebook when I travel. It’s 4×8-inches, but it opens the long way so it slips easily into my back pocket. I take it with me everywhere when...

VIA Rail Canada’s premier train, The Canadian, runs between Toronto and Vancouver. I’ve made that trip nine times. (It could be ten, I’m not sure.) The ride is therapy,  reminding...

I managed to cancel most of the reservations for transportation, lodging and entertainment made for the trip I had scheduled for this month. In fact today—I’m writing this on Friday,...

Those of us working to improve and expand passenger rail in the U.S. complain about how the freight railroads have slowly reneged on the original agreement—that Amtrak would pay to...

Q: I find the Amtrak web page very difficult to use. I’m referring to the page on their web site used to actually book train travel. Is it only me?...

I like to browse through some of my photo files to remember some of the interesting train trips I’ve taken and then sharing them here. The thing is, the photos...

Apologies! My computer is not allowing me to change posts. I’m workin’ on it. Thanks for your patience!   When it comes to people with problems, let us consider the...

VIA does a nice job on their trains number 1 and 2, The Canadian, from start to finish. It may help to make some comparisons between VIA’s flagship train and...

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...