The knee-jerk anti-anything-government ideologues in this country continue to insist that money spent on passenger rail is wasted. They’re full of crap. (Yes, I’m cranky. I’ve pretty much lost patience...
One of the most frustrating problems rail advocates face is the continuing misinformation about Amtrak that appears in the media. Most of that comes from individuals who simply don’t know...
Back in 2002, a Union Pacific coal train near Sharon Springs, Kansas, stopped when a journal bearing went bad causing the car near the middle of the train to derail....