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Some Vaguely Related Train Travel Items of Possible (or Passable) Interest

 Amtrak has unveiled its new generation of locomotives – 70 of them will be built and delivered over the next two years – to be put into service along the Northeast Corridor between Boston and...

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Tearing Down Iconic Railway Stations … for What??

At the moment, I’m working on revisions and updates for the 4thedition of my book, All Aboard, The Complete North American Train Travel Guide. There’s going to be a new chapter in this edition – a list...

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The Great Beltway Disconnect: Train Stations In Search of Trains.

There’s an interesting phenomenon going on around the country and it neatly illustrates the disconnect between what’s happening in the real world and the perception of that world in the fuzzy minds of...

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Amtrak Attendant: Bending the Rules Was Just Common Sense.

The severe storms that have been hammering the east coast over the past several days disrupted a lot of travel plans. Many of the people attending the NARP meetings in Washington had trouble getting...

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Cover Photo Decision; A Minor Political Miracle; Better Eats Coming.

My thanks to the 24 of you who took the time and went to the trouble of emailing me with your views on the proposed cover shot for the 4thedition of All Aboard. I would guess it will come as no...

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A New Penn Station May Be Coming.

I have only a dim memory of the original Pennsylvania Station in New York City. It was probably sometime around 1950 over Spring break and we were on the way to visit my grandparents on Captiva Island...

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Tearing Down Iconic Railway Stations … for What??

At the moment, I’m working on revisions and updates for the 4thedition of my book, All Aboard, The Complete North American Train Travel Guide. There’s going to be a new chapter in this edition – a list...

View Article

The Great Beltway Disconnect: Train Stations In Search of Trains.

There’s an interesting phenomenon going on around the country and it neatly illustrates the disconnect between what’s happening in the real world and the perception of that world in the fuzzy minds of...

View Article


Amtrak Attendant: Bending the Rules Was Just Common Sense.

The severe storms that have been hammering the east coast over the past several days disrupted a lot of travel plans. Many of the people attending the NARP meetings in Washington had trouble getting...

View Article


Cover Photo Decision; A Minor Political Miracle; Better Eats Coming.

My thanks to the 24 of you who took the time and went to the trouble of emailing me with your views on the proposed cover shot for the 4thedition of All Aboard. I would guess it will come as no...

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A New Penn Station May Be Coming.

I have only a dim memory of the original Pennsylvania Station in New York City. It was probably sometime around 1950 over Spring break and we were on the way to visit my grandparents on Captiva Island...

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