Most of us know that Amtrak’s long-distance trains often run late . . . frequently very late. And most of us also know that more often than not those who...
Whoever said that must have been the inspiration for CSX and Norfolk Southern. The two freight railroads are bitterly opposing Amtrak’s efforts to run one—yes, that’s right—one round-trip passenger train...
Regulars here know that I rarely recommend making connections from one Amtrak train to another, especially if the connecting is from one long distance train to another. That’s not welcome...
Those of us working to improve and expand passenger rail in the U.S. complain about how the freight railroads have slowly reneged on the original agreement—that Amtrak would pay to...