DILLSBORO - The mystery begins almost as soon as passengers hear the "all aboard" call for the three-hour train trip from Dillsboro to Bryson City and back. Two tough guys in tuxedos greet passengers ...

Mike Diago is a writer and high school social worker living in the Hudson Valley with his wife and two sons, and has been an Eater contributor since 2021. In August 2005, I rode an Amtrak overnight ...

I love food, and I love trains, so anything that combines the two is a big "yes" for me. I've eaten in plenty of railcar diners (although I've yet to visit the Palace Diner in Maine), and had the ...