It’s quite amazing how many people oppose high-speed rail for the carefully-thought-out opinion that “it’s just another big gummint boondoggle!” There’s a brief pause, then comes the clincher: “And nobody’s...
Comes now the news that freshman Congressman Jeff Denham of California has been appointed chair of a key subcommittee of the House Transportation Committee … specifically the Railroads, Pipelines and...
We keep hearing that Amtrak’s long-distance trains are in trouble, that budget hawks in Congress – specifically Republicans in the House – have their knives out and that some of...
I’ve been a member of the National Association of Railroad Passengers for some years and am, in fact, now a member of NARP’s board of directors. At the moment I’m...