You may have to get off the train at midnight in a small station in an empty town in order to make a train connection. You need to bring your own food and drink onto the train as the food and drink served on trains can be expensive. Conditions on the train may be cr...
Jacob H. Fries, Globe Correspondent
Trains are inextricably linked to the festive season. Whether you have a small replica chugging around the tree or you're boarding an Amtrak to get home for the holidays, a locomotive can get you into the holiday spirit — and even more so if you embark on one of these festive train rid...
However, just think about all those ‘issues’ and how many times you’ve encountered them in air travel. Amtrak’s blog is super useful with what to bring in order to sleep comfortably in coach on these cross country trips. Perhaps 2016 will be the year that I take an Amtrak across ...
Consider this a PSA: Amtrak serves more than 500 destinations, many of them within or near national parks, and you can even bring your bike, fishing gear, or camping equipment on board if you plan to adventure into the parks. Traveling by Amtrak, you can even book a private room in a...
Many students choose not to bring a car to college. To get around when needed, students can take advantage of discounts at rental car companies. Hertz offers 15% to 20% discounts on cars to students who are 21 or older and have had a driver's license for over a year. Zipcar also...
Congratulations on deciding to visit the Big Apple. Whether you choose to spend time in the Metropolitan Museum of Art or an S&M club in the west Village, or both, you’re in for quite an experience. NYC(New York City) isn’t nearly as crazy or da
Have you ever thought of taking a train and having an adventure?Riding the train can be a real adventure. That is how I feel every time I take Amtrak. I often take a four-hour trip to visit my children. Every time I take this trip I never know what will happen.Last week when I ...
Adulting sucks. Buy a house, they said. It will be fun, they said. You don’t have to throw money away on rent, they said. Yeah… Gutted AC! I’m not sure if I have the strength to go through a day-by-day account of what I’ve been dealing with these 21 days past. In the...
Have you ever thought of taking a train and having an adventure (奇遇)?Riding the train can be a real adventure.That is how I feel every time I take Amtrak.I often take a four?hour trip to visit my children.Every time I take this trip I never know what will happen. ...