trains Archives – Cruise Maven Cruising the World One Port at a Time Fri, 09 Feb 2024 15:23:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://cruisemaven.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cropped-CruiseMaven-favicon-32x32.png trains Archives – Cruise Maven 32 32 Day Whatever: Reminiscing Over Cherry Blossoms, Tulips and Train Trips https://cruisemaven.com/cherry-blossoms-in-washington-d-c-and-grocery-shopping/ https://cruisemaven.com/cherry-blossoms-in-washington-d-c-and-grocery-shopping/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2020 23:47:48 +0000 https://cruisemaven.com/?p=39024 With all the yakking on TV about how people seem to totally disregard reality and are flocking to Washington D.C. to view the beautiful cherry blossoms, tulips and other flowers, I thought I’d share a few photos from last year’s visit.  Amtrak’s Silver Meteor arrived into D.C. just after 7 AM, so my daughter and...

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]]> https://cruisemaven.com/cherry-blossoms-in-washington-d-c-and-grocery-shopping/feed/ 2 Alaska Railroad is Back on Track After Earthquake https://cruisemaven.com/alaska-railroad-is-back-on-track-after-earthquake/ Sun, 09 Dec 2018 20:30:49 +0000 https://cruisemaven.com/?p=36548 Alaskans pitch in to get the train up and running The Alaska Railroad has restored all regularly scheduled freight and passenger services as of last Tuesday, Dec. 4, after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that fanned out across Southcentral Alaska on Friday, Nov. 30. As a result, the Alaska Railroad had to suspend regularly scheduled services to...

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]]> Lower Fares on Amtrak Sleeping Cars to Florida and New York https://cruisemaven.com/lower-fares-on-amtrak-sleeping-cars-to-florida-and-new-york/ https://cruisemaven.com/lower-fares-on-amtrak-sleeping-cars-to-florida-and-new-york/#comments Thu, 28 May 2015 15:15:46 +0000 https://cruisemaven.com/?p=14796 Now there’s a less expensive option to travel overnight to and from Florida. If you’ve never taken an overnight sleeper aboard Amtrak between New York and Miami, you are missing one of the most interesting, fun and relaxing ways to travel along the eastern seaboard. But for many, the price of a compartment on Amtrak sleeping cars...

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]]> https://cruisemaven.com/lower-fares-on-amtrak-sleeping-cars-to-florida-and-new-york/feed/ 23 From Florida to Hawai’i and Columbia River Cruise Without Flying https://cruisemaven.com/a-travel-bloggers-lament/ https://cruisemaven.com/a-travel-bloggers-lament/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:19:42 +0000 https://cruisemaven.com/?p=8793 Not long ago, I began my next great adventure: a solo journey of 10,508 miles all without flying. This time I wasn’t bound for Europe or North Africa.  My trek began in Central Florida and onto Hawai’i then back again in time to explore the Pacific Northwest on the Columbia River. From Florida to Hawaii...

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