Jersey Mike's Rail Adventures

Dallas has a surprisingly diverse rail transportation scene including Amtrak, TRE commuter rail, DART light rail, a streetcar and a major Un...

If you tuned in for Part 1 of my March 2019 Texas Eagle trip, here is the continuation starting at Longview and proceeding on to my destina...

Of all of Amtrak's "western" long distance trains, the Texas Eagle is probably the second most bland, in terms of scenery, beh...

Here is the second of two ports detailing Amtrak's Lincoln Corridor, which stretches about 250 miles between Joliet and Granite City, IL...

Amtrak's Lincoln Corridor stretches about 250 miles between Joliet and Granite City, IL and over the past decade it has seen about a 1 b...

Amtrak's Lincoln Corridor is part of an Illinois State project to create a 110mph high speed train service between St Louis and Chicago...

The first leg of my actual journey on Amtrak's Train #21, the Texas Eagle, runs along the Metra " Heritage Corridor ", which g...