I had a vision last night. In it, Bill Flynn, Amtrak’s new president, was asked to testify before a Congressional committee considering Amtrak’s recent request for a grant of $1.475...

Amtrak has submitted a request to Congress for a supplementary appropriation of roughly $1.5 billion for the year 2021, bringing the 2-year total requested to $3.54 billion. This second request...

During the worst days of the coronavirus, people were avoiding crowds, which meant they weren’t traveling. As a consequence, ridership on Amtrak’s long-distance trains dropped to around 15% of capacity,...

Word is flashing about on-line that, because of the coronavirus, Amtrak has made drastic cuts in its schedule—cuts that will probably be in effect for at least the next several...

Amtrak is about to get a new boss. He is William J. Flynn, who will assume the duties of president and CEO on April 15th, replacing Richard Anderson, whose three...

Amtrak hasn’t always been around. It was created by Congress a half century ago because the private railroads were losing money and wanted desperately to get out of the passenger...

The Anderson regime continues to find more ways to squeeze every last dime out of every reservation, even if it means antagonizing their best, most loyal customers. Let me tell...

To the profound distress of seasoned rail passengers, Amtrak’s “Contemporary Dining” service is now in effect on all overnight trains operating east of the Mississippi River. I have not yet...

The day before yesterday, I actually posted different versions of the same column one day apart. Shame on me. In my defense, we have visiting family here over the last...

I like people in general and I do believe that the main reason I have enjoyed travel on Amtrak so much is the interaction with other passengers. Traditionally, most of...