As just about everyone knows, for many years–a dozen or so, at least–Amtrak has been in a cost-cutting mode. Just one example: for the past couple of years, despite protests...

Take a long-distance train ride and, if you look for them, you’ll see people taking your picture as you roll by. I was surprised to discover that railroad photography is...

An interesting question came in by email the other day asking about “Quiet Zones” … that is, specific stretches of track, usually running through or adjacent to residential areas, where...

It has always been interesting to me how expressions belonging to a specific activity or sport or occupation eventually become part of everyday language but with a broader meaning. Baseball,...