With very little thought, and without any consideration as to the practical aspects of the scheme, I have come up with an idea that could turn everything around for Amtrak. ...

Those of us who enjoy traveling by train—and I mean long-distance trains—usually pass our nights in a sleeping car.  Amtrak operates two kinds of sleeping cars: bi-level Superliners on western...

Well, with some of them anyway. A few years back, Amtrak placed an order with Siemens Mobility for 75 brand new, state-of-the-art diesel locomotives. They’re referred to by the manufacturer...

Years ago, I worked with a man who was a curator at the  Honolulu Museum of Art. He and his wife had moved here some six months earlier from Minnesota....