By Nathaniel Adams, The Manual; December 10, 2018
It’s sad, but true, that the golden age of rail travel has passed, crippled first by the automobile and then brought to near-death by the passenger airplane. Johnny Cash sang about a future in which he’d have to explain to his child what trains were. Well, the days of luxurious Pullman sleeper cars and meals of pheasant and lobster are gone from this land, but train travel is still an option in many parts of the United States. It isn’t the fastest, it isn’t the cheapest, but it is undoubtedly the most relaxing form of travel: no long drive to the airport, no getting accosted by security guards, no cramped seats, no driving long hours, no getting lost, no having to pull over for the bathroom.
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