There's quite an excited buzz happening among the ranks of writers.
Amtrak is putting together a "writers' residency" program – free, or-nearly free – train rides to writers.
You write while you're chugging along the tracks, send out a few tweets about your travels and let Amtrak interview you for their blog at the end of your trip.
Today, we found out how this came about, how it might work, and who might be eligible.
Our "resident expert" in all things Amtrak, Adie Tomer of the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program, joined us today.
– Listen to the audio above.