Being supporters and, in fact, active advocates for passenger rail in this country is a frustrating way to spend one’s time, energy and money—principally because we often don’t get much...

 Joe Boardman, Amtrak’s president, appeared before a Congressional committee today and some interesting nuggets can be found in his prepared remarks. On the subject of long distance trains, Boardman used...

Wasting no time, Amtrak’s board of directors today named Joseph Boardman as Amtrak’s new president. He replaces Alex Kummant, who quit a couple of weeks ago after being on the...