OK, let’s start with a very un-funny joke I heard during my European trip last summer. Q: What do you call someone who speaks three languages? A:  Tri-lingual. Q:  What...

The news is coming in bits and pieces, and it’s too early to know for sure how significant it is, but [breaking into song] “It’s beginning to look a lot...

A year ago, I embarked on an extensive European trip that included overnight stops in England, France, Denmark and Norway. It was train all the way, of course, and I...

Those of us advocating high-speed rail for this country often begin our arguments by pointing out that high-speed rail has become the preferred transportation choice for many millions of people...

As mentioned here a few posts back, the Highway Trust Fund is about to run out of money and, as a result, an effort is being mounted to come up...

There is a tremendous amount of automobile traffic on Interstate 95 over the roughly 250 miles between Miami and Orlando in Florida. Some of it is pretty scary, too …...

There’s a group in Japan — sorry, I’ve lost the link with the specifics — that’s ready to take luxury train travel to a whole new level.  Here’s a look...

My prep school reunion is winding up and we’re approaching the part where they thank you for your past support and then ask you to double down. Still, it’s nice...

That’s an old railroad adage that’s proven true over many years. It’s also what’s behind a plan that’s been put forward by the Midwest High-Speed RailAssociation. The person most responsible...

Over the past few years, in what could almost be considered a crash program, the Spanish have tied together almost all of their major cities into AVE*, Spain’s high-speed rail...