Word: rails
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...system--the Boston-Washington line--is still not fully electrified; all trains must switch locomotives in New Haven, Conn. The U.S. needs a renewed political and financial commitment to making train travel rapid and economical. Developing a new generation of high-speed trains will be awfully expensive (especially building rail lines through the suburban sprawl of the Northeast Corridor), but the energy shortage will require it sooner or later. And the longer we wait, the worse the obstacles become...
...Crimson is right to rail on Donnie for what appears to be an outrageous attack on Ben Dattner '92, but it should not sink to the New Kids' level...
...rail rides are luxurious. On Amtrak, the national line, the amenities are fewer and the service spottier. The food may be microwaved mediocrity. In the aging coaches, the decor runs to implausible orange and tepid yellows, the odor is museum quality. A $274 sleeping compartment on Amtrak's Cardinal, from Chicago to New York, manages ingeniously -- and torturously -- to cram sink, toilet, passenger seat, closet, water cooler, trash can, storage compartment and shoe locker into a space about...
...days a growing number of savvy vacationers are leaving the car in the garage and bypassing the airport. They are going in style, taking scenic and luxury train trips on which the fun -- and a bit of fantasy -- begins with the venerable two-tone cry "All abooo-ard!" Recreational rail travel is on a roll. Some 4.8 million passengers toured the country on specialty trains last year, in contrast with 2 million riders ten years ago. The attractions can include unspoiled panoramas, relaxed atmosphere -- with someone else in the driver's seat -- comfortable sleeping quarters and lively service...
Today that quality is mirrored on some private lines. The Napa Valley Wine Train, which rolls sedately through some of the best wine country in the U.S., serves elegant meals accompanied by wines from the vineyards that it passes, including Domaine Chandon and Grgich Hills. California-based Sentimental Rail Journeys offers vacation packages in restored vintage and Pullman cars that are attached to Amtrak trains, complete with porters skilled in turn-of-the- century attentiveness. Sample fare: $565 a person for a four-day San Francisco excursion. Michigan's Shiawassee Valley Railroad provides drama at a more modest price...