Passenger Trains > Cross-country Amtrak travelogue from the Wash. Post

Washington Post has a good article in the paper today about LD Amtrak trains.
A bit long, but a good read.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/riding-an-amtrak-train-cross-country-a-unique-view-of-america/2012/02/21/gIQAebSjmR_story.html

Excellent article, sounds like the ride had a decent trip overall. Amtrak has its issues but I do believe the overwhelming majority of people who work for Amtrak really do want to make the railroad better and I personally have taken several cross-country trips over the years and can attest to what the writer is describing. There's no better way to see this country than from the view out the window of an Amtrak train!

A lyrical ode to the experience of train travel -- evocative enough to put me back on those very trains, seeing again through my own eyes. I am sure some will read the article and say "yeah, sure" and it would probably be best if they travel on something others than AMTRAK. But others will find themselves slightly raising their fists like Yasuhsi and silently mouthing "Rockies," and AMTRAK will have another passenger. I especially like the imagery of train travel as being a sort-of backstage tour of America . . . being able to look beyond facades to children jumping on their beds in all the small (and big) towns of this land. Well done.

Fantastic article! Thanks for sharing!