Before Leaving – Circle America

Right Out Of The Gate

December 30, 2019March 13, 2018 by Bud Kraus

An hour or so before boarding the Lake Shore Limited from NYC to Chi I was waiting outside Penn Station when a homeless man started talking too me.

Leaving In One Hour

December 30, 2019March 10, 2018 by Bud Kraus

In sixty minutes I'll be leaving my home and will be gone for 18 days. That is the longest time I've ever been away from home since I was 17 in 1970.

But Will I Have WiFi On Amtrak?

December 30, 2019March 9, 2018 by Bud Kraus

That's the question which has spent a lot of time in my mind this last week. After all, I'm taking more electronics on this trip than clothes and what good is all of that if you don't have a connection.

My Trains

December 30, 2019March 8, 2018 by Bud Kraus

As I'm learning, Amtrak is a collection of once independent train services around the country. Each has a rich history which I'll be learning about as I do this trip. There are about 30 such lines but here are the ones I will be traveling on in order.

America Lost

December 30, 2019February 26, 2018 by Bud Kraus

One of the things I’m looking forward to on the trip is seeing old train stations. Most were built at the height of The Industrial Age and represent an era now long gone. As I start I have only seen Penn Station, NewarK Penn Station and Philadelphia’s station.