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North American Train Travel

Lynne A. Williams

Places to see and things to do near the train station in any given city, train-related attractions such as railroad museums or historic tolley car and dinner car rides, hints for planning a better train trip, railroad history and more.

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North American Train Travel

Farewell

The author decides it is time to move on.

New Orleans' St. Charles Streetcars

New Orleans is not just the French Quarter. Take oldest continually operating streetcar line and explore the Garden District.

Ski Train to Vermont

The author takes the Amtrak Ethan Allen Express from New York City to Killington, Vermont.

Passenger Rail Returns to Maine

With the inauguration of the "Downeaster," passenger rail returns to Maine for the first time in thirty years.

The Pacific Surfliner

The author travels along one of the nicest routes in the country, to one of her favorite cities, San Diego.


The Twilight Express

This train is more crowded than usual.

Amtrak's Service Guarantee

On a recent cross-country train trip, the author had the dubious distinction of testing out Amtrak’s Service Guarantee. Guess what - it’s for real.

The Boston Traveler, Part II

The author finally ventures out from South Statiion to explore Boston.


The Boston Traveler, Part I

Going from Boston to Chicago or someplace in-between? Read some hints about traveling the Lake Shore Limited and about the great Boston train terminal, South Station.

USA By Rail, New Edition Released

John Pitt, author of USA by Rail, has released a fourth edition of his valuable book for rail travelers.

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