52 Hours on a Train

The last five days have been nothing short of an extraordinary passage back in time. Four days ago I boarded the Amtrak Zephyr in Chicago’s Union Station, but not before taking a moment to pose in the grand stairway where that epic slow-mo shot inthe Untouchables was filmed. Yes, I do have my tourist moments!

Sleeper car passengers make use of the Metropolitan Lounge and enter through a different area from coach passengers. I was expecting the luxury of the Titanic (I blame my overactive ima...