I have set up a number of Google Alerts, so when a story appears in the media in which “Amtrak” or “VIA Rail” or “train travel” is featured, I’m notified...
Back in September, the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Transportation published a report listing the causes of delays to Amtrak trains outside the Northeast Corridor (Washington-Boston). 1. Dispatchers...
There are many very practical reasons why this country should plow a lot of resources into expanding and improving our rail transportation systems, from streetcars to light rail on through...
Yesterday I was watching a movie on one of the hundreds of channels we get from the DirecTV satellite. During one of the breaks, I was stopped by a very...