My love of riding trains dates back as early as high school, with fond memories of my first Amtrak ride, where I gazed at mountainous scenery on a trip from Washington to Montana. During a college ...

I've been on over 25 long-haul train rides since I began working as a travel writer many years ago. I tend to take one or two train trips each year, traveling the US in quadrants and stopping in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I have spent a lot of time on Amtrak trains, so I have a few tips for first-time riders.Laser1987/Getty Images As a frequent train ...