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 ...
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...
Traveling by Amtrak, you can even book a private room in a sleeper car, which provides the comfort of a place to lay your head on a long route — seats convert into beds when you finally grow tired of the free Wi-Fi and scenic views out your window. All aboard for these six amazing...
Students without a vehicle on campus may want to use public transportation to run errands or travel home. Some U.S. public transportation systems have student pricing. Amtrak offers students between ages 17 and 24 a 15% discount on purchases, while Southern California-based rail operator Metr...
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 ...
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. ...
of the “Dude, I just work here,” logic. They apparently don’t take shit and he came over the intercom to announce that, in no uncertain terms to remind passengers, he’s not God, he’s just a train conductor, and if they didn’t like it, they were free to contact Amtrak. ...