Those of us advocating high-speed rail for this country often begin our arguments by pointing out that high-speed rail has become the preferred transportation choice for many millions of people around the world. The Japanese started it with their shinkansen or bullet train which first went into service some 60 years ago. The French followed…
I don’t know if there’s ever been an actual scientific survey, but I’m quite sure that most people riding across the country on an Amtrak train will say what they enjoy most is looking at the scenery. It’s certainly out there in abundance and that’s certainly how I feel. I’ll never get tired of the…
I’ve just finished planning another trip and, for me, that’s almost as much fun as the trip itself. Thanks to the internet, there’s almost no limit to information that will help with the process. There are endless possibilities and they’re all out there for the browsing. I did have one given: I’m going to be…
The new web site is coming along quite nicely. It’s going to be a good deal more comprehensive than this one, with a lot more bells and whistles. At least that’s the way it seems to me. Of course the person setting it up keeps telling me that it’ll be basic and bare bones. Of…