Hawaii’s much-revered U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye was a very low-key guy and it was often hard to know what he was really thinking. Once, back in the late ’90s,...
Yes, it’s true: trains really can effectively compete with the airlines … even for business travel. That’s already happened on the east coast where Amtrak is now carrying some 75% of...
I’m starting to work on another extended rail tour in Europe. For me, this part of the process is almost as good as actually being there. Most of the time,...
I really get fed up with the libertarian ideologues who relentlessly pound away at Amtrak. Their shorts are perpetually in a knot because Amtrak receives an annual subsidy from the...