The Amtrak Downeaster: Boston to Portland, Maine
The following is a trip report for a journey I took in September 2012. At the time I made this journey, all Downeaster trains terminated at Portland. Now, 2 services […]
Category Archives: USA
Boston: Subways, Wonderland, Trams and Mattapan
NOTE: In this blog post, I refer to certain rail vehicles as trams. Some American cities call them streetcars, others call them trolleys. Being from Melbourne Australia, they will always be trams […]
New York to Boston; M4, Acela and a Purple Commuter Train
Reluctantly, I was leaving my comfortable apartment in Brooklyn and heading for Boston. I caught the A train from Nostrand Avenue for the final time, riding all of the way […]
The Best of New York
In August 2012, I spent a wonderful 4 days in New York City. Plenty of people have been there before and raved about Central Park (loved it), Times Square (was underwhelmed) […]
Eastwick PA to Brooklyn NY – The Long Way
The following is a trip report for a journey I took on Sunday, 26 August 2012. All too soon, it was time to leave Philadelphia. I had a long, interesting journey […]
Everything SEPTA – Silverliners, Subways, Norristown and Underground Trams
NOTE: In this blog post, I refer to certain rail vehicles as trams. SEPTA call them trolleys, other American cities call them streetcars. Being from Melbourne Australia, they will always be […]
A Day in Washington DC
I wanted to do some sightseeing in Washington DC, so I left my Baltimore hotel early and walked up to Penn Station and caught the MARC Penn line to Washington Union Station. I […]
The Capitol Limited, MARC and Baltimore
My last few blog posts have been about journeys I have taken in Australia, but now I’ll get back to the US trip I took in August/September 2012. My last post about […]
Chicago – First Impressions
It was early afternoon in summer 2012 and I had just arrived in Chicago on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief. I had about 5 hours until the Capitol Limited departed for Washington […]
The Southwest Chief, New Mexico Railrunner Express and Albuquerque
This is trip report for a journey I took in August 2012. After a day out in Los Angeles, I checked in for the Southwest Chief at Los Angeles Union […]
