Yes, it’s true: trains really can effectively compete with the airlines … even for business travel. That’s already happened on the east coast where Amtrak is now carrying some 75% of...
I really get fed up with the libertarian ideologues who relentlessly pound away at Amtrak. Their shorts are perpetually in a knot because Amtrak receives an annual subsidy from the...
In the summer of 2011, I spent just over a month on an extended rail journey that included London, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Moscow, several cities in Siberia and Mongolia, Beijing...
(I have computer problems and will be working for the next several days on an old laptop, so am temporarily opting for posts with minimal elements. Besides, this certainly makes the point,...