Americans don’t understand high-speed trains—where they work and where they don’t. And why. And no wonder! A very small percentage of Americans haveever seen a high-speed train, much less traveled...

In December, one of the Cascades trains derailed near Tacoma, Washington, when it went into a curve at close to 80 miles an hour … a curve with a speed...

Last Sunday, I traveled from New York City to Washington, DC, on a conventional Amtrak train (Northeast Regional #153) which covered the 225-mile route in 3 hours and 25 minutes,...

 For more than a dozen years, Amtrak has pretty much been the most popular way to travel between Boston and New York and between New York and Washington.   Those...

The annual April meeting of the National Association of Railroad Passengers has concluded and more that 120 members are now heading for homes all across the country.The meeting was held...

The annual April meeting of the National Association of Railroad Passengers has concluded and more that 120 members are now heading for homes all across the country.The meeting was held...

Senator Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, has announced that Amtrak is dotting i’s and crossing t’s on an agreement that would allow the railroad to buy new trainsets...

  I’m asked that question all the time and the answer is complicated. First, we sorta DO have it. Amtrak’s Acela trains run at 150 miles per hour for short...

Effective communication is an art. Some of the very best writing comes from people who are able to explain a complex idea in a 30-second radio or TV spot. It’s...

Having been to Europe three times in the past several years, I’ve had the chance to travel by rail in a number of countries, including France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and...