The last train home

This is the last post chronicling my train journey around the USA in the summer of 2013. To join the … More

Desert Rain

Rainy desert There must be something about me and deserts. When I went walking around the Sahara, we had a … More

We had changed our watches to Mountain Time from Central Time while passing through the desert, and yet, after 19 … More

I slept from San Antonio until Del Rio for about 170 miles. Sunrise was scheduled for 6:36am and the dining … More

The Sunset Limited route starts in New Orleans and ends in Los Angeles (or vice versa if you are travelling … More

Houston is often described as the place where the Southern US meets The West. As a starting point for my … More

Readers of this blog from its start may have noticed my interest in trains. In my last months in the … More