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Greetings from Car 1910, Room 7 of Amtrak’s Train 19, the southbound Crescent. Eight years ago, as I boarded the Lake Shore Limited to Chicago for the first time, a not-so-mentally-stable woman across the aisle from me announced to the car “I’ll be working on my thesis on this trip," and then...

I am working on a project about slow train travel for a graduate-level Environmental Psychology class, and in part of the project, I am making the case that because long-distance Amtrak is slow and inconvenient, it does not appeal to average travelers and instead draws a disparate cross section...

I think I have an opportunity next month to ride the Sunset Limited (NOLA - LA) and the Empire Builder (Portland-Havre-Milwaukee), and possibly the Coast Starlight (Oakland-Portland), with some flying in between (airfares are so inexpensive). For those who know these routes and cities well, I...

After much indecision, I will be traveling cross country starting tomorrow, Newark to Oceanside, on the Cardinal, California Zephyr, Coast Starlight and Pacific Surfliner, with stops in Chicago (1 night), Glenwood Springs (2 nights) and Emeryville (or Martinez, 1 night). Thank you to all who...

Twenty years ago, when I was in college, I rode Amtrak and Via Rail extensively on two North American Rail Passes (one winter, one summer). I never rode the California Zephyr through the Rockies, though, and I have always regretted it. I have the opportunity to do so this summer and, despite...