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Ooh! I have a huge box full of Mardi Gras beads from our time many years ago going to the parades when we lived there. I've given away...

Back in the late 1970's I spent six weeks in Jackson, working on a legal case, but unfortunately I had neither time or transportation to...

I got upgraded once on the Lake Shore Limited. I was traveling from Boston to Chicago. So, only one sleeper. Upper-level managers...

I'm surprised some nefarious Amtrak bean counter hasn't dreamt up a system in which each sleeper accommodation simply has an upper and...

You may be in luck, then. I am planning to fully automate this process and make it a new page on RailForLess, updating nightly. 😀

For all SSSL trains that use the NEC, the trip is credited to the NEC if the trip originates and terminates on the NEC. If it touches an...

I agree about the negative changes that have happened in society, but surely, carrying a sidearm to brandish at rude customer service...

I am not too well up on the London area these days, I need to get back to my roots for a refresh! London Transport was one large...

South Western Railway will be the first rail operator renationalised by the Labour government after it passed a law last week. Labour...

Well, my admittedly small sample size would confirm this belief. I prefer using the downstairs facilities, since being plural, they are...

I don't think being on the lower level really ever means you can't see the best views, but I do love the feeling of being on the upper...

In other news, I’m looking forward to my upcoming round trip, end-to-end, on the Empire Builder. To each his own.

I do like LAX Union station, it feels exactly right for the 1930's art deco era... After being Amtrak free since I arrived in...

Part 4: Not the best night’s sleep, the bloke in the top bunk snored, but he checked out next morning. It’s the “room mate roulette”...

Part 3 We had a very enjoyable afternoon looking at Chicago architecture, with Tim being a knowledgeable and amusing “tour leader”. A...