I received a perfect gift in my e-mail box this afternoon. It was a link to this lovely column, all about Scott Miller and the Commonwealth�s Amtrak Crescent tour.

There�s something about these good-natured, funny guys that inspires devotion. From afar, we�ve been tuned into news on the blog, but this column, this wistful, evocative column made the day.

Are you with me?

If only they'll do a City of New Orleans train tour. Sure, there's already a City of New Orleans song, but it's sadly lacking in T.S. Eliot references. Write it, Scott.