Category: Trains
Amtrak woes
Anyone who reads this blog (or follows me on Twitter or follows my page on Facebook or has spent more than five minutes talk to me) knows that I am a huge fan of Amtrak. It’s anti-flying: slow travel that requires no jumping through hoops created by the TSA, no forfeiture of your bottle water…
Wordless Wednesday: Travel by Train
Anyone who reads this blog on a semi-regular basis knows that I’m obsessed with train travel. The slow nature of rumbling along the rails means that getting there really is half the fun. Most of my train travel originates at Washington’s Union Station, an old, historic train station with soaring ceilings & crowded train platforms,…
New York City: On the train, getting there really is half the fun
The Top 10 Reasons I’d Rather Take the Train to New York City than Drive or Fly… 10. On the train, the wifi is free (although not always so reliable…) 9. On the train, the wine is sold by the half bottle – which means there’s more than enough to unwind with at the end of a long day.…
Amtrak Cascades
Last Thursday, I told you a story about riding the Amtrak Cascades train from Seattle to Vancouver. Now some helpful information & more photos to complete the picture. About the Route The Amtrak Cascades route runs from Eugene, Oregon to Vancouver, British Columbia. The whole route takes about 10.5 hours; the stretch I took a leisurely…
Riding the Rails
My previous experiences with U.S. train travel have left much to be desired. Crowded, subway-esque, frequently delayed, aging railcars hauling passengers up and down the Northeast Corridor between DC and Boston. Back east, the café car served warm canned beer & microwaved hamburgers; here they served chilled local Oregon wines & hummus. There washrooms are…
