In the world of advertising and graphic design, creating a new logo for a business or an organization is one of the more interesting challenges. It can also be a...

Once again on my latest trip, I heard fellow passengers remarking on the state of Amtrak equipment. The fact is, some of the Superliner sleeping cars running back and forth...

So far, I have missed several of the sessions, opting instead to stay in bed and keep up with my Tylenol Cold & Flu pills supplemented with Ricola cough drops,...

CHICAGO–Amtrak’s co-president and CEO, Richard Anderson, spoke to NARP’s annual Fall meeting yesterday and pretty much said all the right things. He indicated unqualified support for the national system, spoke...

Members of the National Association of Railroad Passengers will congregate in Chicago from the 2nd to the 5th of November for RAILNATION CHICAGO. It’s our annual Fall meeting, but this...

Congestion and delays on the CSX network are continuing. The FRA’s Surface Transportation Board describes it as “widespread degradation of rail service” and the CSX brass are being formally summoned...

Charlie Leocha is a well-known and accomplished travel writer, but he’s also the founder of Travelers United, an organization that is an advocate for travelers. If you are already a...

For probably ten years now, the traveling public, NARP, and many political and civic leaders have been calling for a return of passenger service between New Orleans and Florida’s east...

I’ve been involved with the National Association of Railroad Passengers for a dozen or more years now. NARP has two primary missions: first, to promote more and better and faster...

In August of 2005, Hurricane Katrina hammered the Gulf Coast, killing more than 1800 people and causing $108 billion in damage. Included in that mess were many miles of track...