The Rail Passengers Association has been around for almost 60 years as an advocate for more, better and faster passenger trains. The typical RPA member is pretty much like me:...

I boarded Amtrak’s Empire Builder at Seattle’s King Street station this past Saturday afternoon. It was the start of a 20-plus day trip that would include seeing the Red Sox...

Something has to be done about replacing equipment for Amtrak’s long-distance trains. There should be a budget item for acquisition of new equipment every year.  I have heard that the...

As I write this , I am sitting on train 19 to New Orleans from Culpepper VA. It’s 12:40 A.M. and we’re sitting behind a freight train 9 miles from...