I’ve mentioned here several times about Amtrak’s pressing need for new equipment. At an appearance before a Congressional subcommittee several weeks back, Amtrak President Joe Boardman put things into a...

Well, as promised, Amtrak has announced plans for the purchase of new equipment. The first phase of the program, which Amtrak describes as “priority,” will include the purchase of a...

Congressman James Oberstar (D-Minn.), chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, is one of Amtrak’s biggest friends in Congress. He was the moving force behind the recently passed...