Editor’s Note: This is another in a series of commentaries by Russ Jackson, the distinguished retired editor of the Western…
By Ali Wunderman, Conde Nast Traveler; August 25, 2020 It was hard for me to stay awake as Amtrak’s Empire…
By Alexandra Schonfeld, Newsweek; July 31, 2020 There are certainly advantages to flying over choosing another form of transportation especially…
By Eric Anderson, Albany Times-Union; May 29, 2020 RENSSELAER — Assigned seating could soon come to more Amtrak trains. The…
By Corina Quinn, Travel + Leisure. msn.com; February 26, 2020 Riding the rails — it’s a beloved experience that many…
By Graham Rapier, Business Insider; October 16, 2019 Over 96 hours, I saw more of the US than I had…
By Katie Wilson, Crosscut; September 6, 2019 I don’t often get out of Seattle, but this summer I rode the…
A Video Report By Jason Bellini, The Wall Street Journal; July 16, 2019 Amtrak’s proposals for altering or eliminating some…
By TravelSquire Staff, Ladders; June 21, 2019 “All aboard,” announces the service manager, and we’re off from Vancouver. Making our…
By John Ryan, KUOW-FM; April 28, 2019 In Sweden, they have a word for the guilty feeling of polluting by…
By Mary Architzel Westbrook, The Virginian-Pilot; April 19, 2019 On an early morning train from Norfolk to Alexandria not long…
By Caity Weaver, The New York Times Magazine; March 20, 2019 Tell your fellow americans that you plan to cross…
By Francis Tapon, Contributor, Forbes; September 27, 2018 It probably takes just four words to make you uncomfortable and repulsed:…
By Mary Melton, Washingtonian; June 20, 2018 For the last couple of decades, I’ve spent much of my vacation time…
By James Jeffrey, Texas Monthly; April 19, 2018 I had fallen asleep somewhere in Arkansas, woken up just before crossing…