Things have certainly changed with NARP, the National Association of Railroad Passengers. NARP has changed its name to become the Rail Passengers Association. The name may be simpler, but the mission has expanded significantly—now we’re not only advocates for Amtrak passengers, but for the folks heading to and from their jobs on commuter rail as…
In the world of advertising and graphic design, creating a new logo for a business or an organization is one of the more interesting challenges. It can also be a nightmare and most graphic designers have at least one horror story about the experience. Mine involves a neighborhood shopping center in Honolulu that had…
So far, I have missed several of the sessions, opting instead to stay in bed and keep up with my Tylenol Cold & Flu pills supplemented with Ricola cough drops, both of which help a lot. Consider this a testimonial for the two products. The Rail Passengers Association Fall meeting wrapped up tonight (Saturday) with…
One of the frustrations of being an advocate for passenger rail is that most people think the motivation is mostly selfish … that we want more and better trains simply because we love riding on trains. There’s some truth to that, of course. But the basic pro-rail argument—and I’m including commuter and transit as…