Trains and Travel - Amtrak: Staying on 'track' with America's Railroad

About this event

About the talk:

"Amtrak: Staying on ‘track' with America's railroad": David has been an avid Amtrak traveler since childhood. He's also a long-time Amtrak Guest Rewards member. A historical and informational lecture on Amtrak routes, services, travel tips, recent accomplishments (i.e. Positive Train Control and Penn Station Moynihan Hall), and ongoing projects.

About the facilitator:

David Kriso has been a travel writer since 2011. David has been a travel lecturer since January 2015. David resides in northern New Jersey. His material mainly focuses on railroad and cruise travel. His web site is DEKTravelJournal.com. His web site features stories on past traveling experiences, travel tips, and reviews.

Since 2011, David's work has been published in his hometown's newspaper, The Gazette. Major publications include Trains Magazine, Passenger Train Journal, American Rail Magazine, Cruise Travel Magazine, Cruising Journal, Family Beautiful, Porthole Cruise Magazine, Tourist Attractions and Parks Magazine; Beer Connoisseur, The Travel Magazine (UK), ASN Lifestyle, Report From Newport (Salve Regina University), Luxe

Beat Magazine, and Family Beautiful Magazine.

David has also been a multi-time guest on Cruise Radio and Big Blend Radio. David's travel presentations have been a proven success. He has created a series of twenty-one presentations including cruising, Amtrak travel, budget travel, Walt Disney World, Washington, DC, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Newport, RI. David has

lectured at libraries all across New Jersey and in New York. David has also lectured in Alexandria, VA, Silver Spring, MD, Buffalo, NY, Boston, MA, and on the campus of Salve Regina University in Newport, RI.

Since 2009, David has been a cruise line shore-side agent in the New York area. In addition, he has worked at the ports of Boston, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, and New Orleans. David is a life-long Disney traveler, a cruise traveler since age sixteen, and a railroad traveler since age four.

Besides his passion for traveling, David is a clerk with the U.S. Postal Service in Rutherford, NJ, an active member of the Knights of Columbus, and an active alumnus of Salve Regina University.