Taking the Empire Builder train (The Guardian Dec 20)

[Chaz]

Taking the Empire Builder train across America

(The Guardian Travel Dec 20)

http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/dec/20/train-across-america-empire-builder-line?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+main+NEW+H&utm_term=145077&subid=17496803&CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2

 

[Railroad Bill]

A rather nice report from the English traveler on the EB. He could have mentioned that the costs for the food were included in his room reservation. A great description of the scenery and the nice people you meet on a train. For those of us from AU, the main reasons why we ride the rails. .

 

[PaulM]

Travelling any distance by train in the States is a lifestyle choice rather than a function of daily life.

My sentiments precisely.

A comment:

So you've never heard of nor travelled the Northeast Corridor, then.

A poster child for bad (or internet) manners and poor reading comprehension?

 

[HenryK]

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

 

[chakk]

The old GE "pooches" that Amtrak used (most often on the SL) certainly seemed to "chug".

 

[niemi24s]

After reading the article, I didn't think it was stated clearly enough that charges for sleeping accommodations had wide fluctuations - sometimes by a factor of 3X - so I threw in a plug for AmSnag.