Our Story

Our first train trip we fondly refer to as a “happy accident”. A frustrating and costly plan to fly from Boston to California in 2014 had us looking for a better option. Enter the USA Rail Pass and the first train trip EVER for our family of five. Our first train trip to the west coast and back to Boston was 7,765 miles and we were hooked.

Over the next seven years we have traveled over 30,000 miles by train and visited or passed through more than 40 states. In the book we cover in detail over 35 different destinations you can reach with a USA Rail Pass. Section III of the book, Stations and Destinations is dedicated to those unique and once in a lifetime opportunities that can be accomplished in a one (sometimes two or three) day visit to some incredible destinations.

Our book is part “how to manual” and part “journal” of the good, the bad, and the awesome of train travel.  All of the pictures in the book and video and here on the website are taken by us, no filters, no stating just scrapbook style pictures that you can recreate on your own trip.

We have “journal notes” throughout the book so you can hear first-hand about our “togetherness”, the worst train station ever, and the best seats on the train. We have pictures of the bathrooms, the seats, luggage storage and roomettes, so there should be no surprises on your adventure.

We hope our adventures help you to plan yours!