I’m always surprised by how many people think that Amtrak ought to operate at a profit and are incredulous when I tell them that all public transportation is subsidized, even—in...
We all know that Amtrak has been under relentless pressure to reduce costs. In particular, their food service operation has been targeted by Congressman John Mica (R-Florida), who continues to...
We continue to hear people say that Amtrak should be making a profit. Some of that talk comes from the uninformed, but mostly it’s from Republicans in Congress, and that’s...