For a long time, Amtrak ran a couple of buses and one train a day between Seattle and Vancouver in British Columbia. A second train was added several years ago and passenger traffic has steadily increased since then. According to Washington State Governor Jay Inslee, the number of Canadian visitors arriving into Seattle from Vancouver…
Ever since it was announced that Floridians and visitors to that state will soon have frequent passenger train service between Miami and Orlando, there has been opposition to the plan. Much of it was spontaneous and disorganized, but some was coordinated and run behind the scenes. I’m not entirely sure to what extent those…
Passenger rail proponents—and particularly those advocating high-speed rail—have long been trying to explain to the general public and to the media that no one is talking about jumping on a high-speed train in New York City and being whisked across the continent at 200-plus miles per hour. (We generally don’t bother trying to discuss this…
There’s a railroad bridge near Jupiter, Florida, that crosses the Loxahatchee River. It’s a drawbridge that sits in the raised position to allow pleasure boats to pass underneath and lowers into position for trains. It’s an old bridge and takes 12 minutes or more to go through the down-and-up cycle whenever a freight train passes…