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I don't have my lawyer handy, but I suspect that recording a conversation surreptitiously (without the consent of your interlocutor) is illegal in certain states. You just might be liable for a defamation lawsuit.

Live dangerously. Tip the waiter $3—with one $2 bill and one $1 Susan B. Anthony coin. In a small town in upper Michigan I tried to pay for a cup of coffee with a $1 coin. The waitress refused it. She didn't think it was real. I asked for the management, who was her mother. She didn't think it...

The details of the trip are posted here: http://henrykisor.blogspot.com/2015/12/trooper-takes-train-trip.html

My service dog, a miniature schnauzer mix named Trooper, arrived Dec. 7. This was the first overnight trip we'd taken with him, He handled things with a lot more aplomb than we did—we were deathly worried that the "fresh air stops" would not be sufficient to accommodate his plumbing, and that...

I was on the same 29 arriving today. Good diner crew at dinner. OK sleeper attendant. He didn't want to get up to open the door to allow me to walk my service dog at Toledo, but I think he spoke with the conductors and was told to make arrangements with the next sleeper's attendant to come down...

For years, Joseph Heller (CATCH-22) said he took only one book on a long trip, one that he'd been meaning to read for decades but never managed to get read. Invariably, he said, he fell asleep on Page 10 or 12 and spent the rest of the trip playing cards. That book was Tolstoy's WAR AND PEACE.

One very small nit, since we are seaching for body lice in this article: Diesel locomotives don't "chug." Steam engines do.

If this ad runs in general interest magazines, none of their readers will recall that Locomotive 601 was involved in the Philadelphia wreck. Only we First World foamers will.

One would not expect People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and Amtrak to be mentioned in the same story, let alone the same sentence, but here it is: http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/intercity/amtrak-training-cats-and-dogs-is-a-good-thing-says-peta.html

AMTRAK RESIDENCY PROGRAM OPEN FOR NEW CLASS OF WRITERS: Cross-country adventure sparks creativity WASHINGTON - The Amtrak Residency program is again looking for writers who want to hit the rails and experience the best of what cross-country train travel has to offer. The #AmtrakResidency...

Amtrak's suppliers use the sous-vide method of cooking. That's quite a bit more involved than just freeze-and-heat. In fact, many good restaurants use sous-vide viands. Here's a good explanation of sous-vide cookery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sous-vide.

I don't think the proposal is stupid—it's interesting—but doubt that it is really workable. Freight dispatchers might be even less inclined to keep "the Amtrak" on time. In part Ziv's right, I think—better dispatching would help a great deal. Double or triple tracking? Will intermodal make up...

Possibly one problem with the pet car is that all the animal lovers will want to sit there, with or without Fido or Fluffy.

Woody, I heartily agree. Some superfoamers play so much inside acronym baseball that nobody outside the anointed knows what the hell they're talking about. I'm a longtime rail buff and even write about trains from time to time, but sometimes I'm absolutely mystified at the posts on this forum...

Of course Trooper can earn AGR points. Every dollar spent at the vet or Petsmart will be paid for with a Guest Rewards credit card. Good boy!

TylerP42, I don't know. I'll have to ask the trainer. Good question.

Again, thanks to all for their contributions. I can see that planning ahead is a good idea for anyone traveling with a service dog. I had booked a trip from Vancouver to Toronto on The Canadian in mid-January. Getting from Chicago to Seattle and then Vancouver would not be a problem, since...

That's right, TylerP42, *I* don't go to the bathroom on the platform. But I will check with the attendant and the conductors on the nearest suitable place for the dog at Pittsburgh. I'm sure this question crops up quite often. (I have to find out the answer for Chicago Union Station, too.)

For what it's worth, I took the Capitol Limited to Washington a couple of weeks ago, and at dinner the server asked if I wanted a salad. That was a good diner crew.

Trollopian, I hear you (so to speak)! In my younger days I could just take cues from watching the behavior of other passengers in the station to get to the train, but in my geezerhood I now make sure the gate guardians know I'm deaf. Even in Chicago, where the sleeper lounge attendants have...