Over the past few weeks, a number of newspapers ran a column written by conservative columnist George Will. In it, he claims that Amtrak is hopelessly dependent on subsidies from...

Based on a flurry of emails received over the past several weeks, there seems to be a renewed interest in long-distance train travel. Most  of the questions are about similar...

If the number of emails coming in asking my advice about various train trips is any indicator, we’re seeing a resurgence in train travel . . . and by that...

For close to a century, passenger trains were the way people in this country traveled. But then, almost overnight, it all changed. Flying had become more affordable and more accepted....