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Last Wednesday I was rolling from NY Penn to Washington Union Station after a day of work and meetings. I cashed in an upgrade coupon to sit in First Class, and sitting right there two seats away was none other than Cal Ripken, Jr. For those of you on this board who don't follow baseball, he's...

I've been posting for two weeks and lurking for months before that, so I guess I owe everyone a Real Introduction: I did everything in my life at a very young age. Now I'm old at a very young age. Go figger. Four kids: two in college, one a HS senior, and one who just started HS in the Fall...

OK I'll admit it: I'm at least as much of a food geek as I am a train geek. And I will have to confess that as much as I enjoy the "diner experience" with new friends/seatmates, every diner meal in recent years has had me harking back to the fine steak dinner I enjoyed in 1977 on board the Lake...

My first-ever trip report, guys, so be gentle. And...how do I post pictures on this thing???? Thursday, October 25, 2007 Today was quite the “Train Day.” I’ve been planning this roughly week-long trip to New Orleans for months now, and was all set for a regular day in my office, followed by...