Here we are in 2026, and the start of the year. What is appropriate? I remember when the big newspapers spent many pages on the year’s old news. Well, this column is old news every month, so for fun, ...

Imagine a train ride, rolling across the countryside, through the mountain passes, and through historic towns. While these images may be what Americans commonly experienced when traveling 100 years ...

I booked a $400 roomette for a 15-hour Amtrak ride across the Southwest in January 2025. Then I booked a $450 first-class ticket for a 3-hour train ride from Washington, DC, to New York City. I was ...

The Griffith Park Holiday Light Festival Train take visitors on a mile-long ride past scenes made of thousands of lights.