During most of the 1970s, I was in the Honolulu municipal government as head of the Office of Information and Complaint. I was appointed to the job by the mayor at that time, Frank Fasi. He was an Italian from East Hartford, Connecticut, who came through Honolulu en route to the South Pacific as a…
It’s still a thrill returning to these islands, even after more than 50 years. About 20 minutes before we land, you can feel the plane slow just a bit and a few seconds later, you’re aware of it beginning to settle, starting to gradually lose altitude. Sometimes as we descend, we’re able to see…
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…
Those of us involved in promoting and advocating passenger rail have one more argument in our favor every year at this time: It may take a little longer, but trains usually get through bad weather. This is certainly the case at the moment. Amtrak is still operating around the country and up and down the…