CHICAGO (WLS) — It’s summer vacation season, and there’s a trend in travel that doesn’t involve airplanes or cars.
Gen Z and millennials alike have taken an interest in rail travel.
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It has a lower carbon footprint, there’s more legroom and could help if you’re traveling on a budget.
Todd Powell, co-founder and president of Chicago-based travel company Vacations By Rail, came to the ABC7 Chicago studio to talk about train traveling tips!
“Train travel is really in the top of people’s minds,” Powell said. “It’s experiential, it gives people this kind of accessible adventure from the moment they board the train to the time it leaves the station.”
According to Powell, people are turning to trains for different travel experiences, including the opportunity to connect with locals in the area.
Reliability is another plus of rail vacations. …