This trip follows Amtrak’s Crescent from Washington DC to Greensboro, North Carolina, covering nearly six hours of overnight coach travel. The ride begins at historic Union Station, then moves into ...

Enthusiasm. It's not terribly widespread among the traveling masses gearing up for the getting-there part of their journey. Yet it's a little after 8 a.m. on a Saturday, and travelers gathered at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I packed lots of essentials for my five-hour Amtrak ride, but I didn't think of everything I needed. My Kindle, tripod, and ...

When I hauled a heavy suitcase into the overhead on my Amtrak train car, I thought I had everything I'd need for my trip. Three jackets, two pairs of boots, and a scarf to match every sweater — I was ...