Within the next year, possibly two, the Supreme Court will almost certainly be asked to decide a case that will impact anyone who travels by Amtrak … in particular on...

The argument for and against government regulation goes on. And on. And on. What I object to is the knee jerk reaction by conservatives who oppose any new regulation simply...

Back in 1970, the freight railroads made a deal: the federal government would let them get out of the passenger business,     if they would contribute money and equipment...

For most of last year, I was working on the new edition of a book I wrote in the late 90s about train travel in North America. As you can...

Amtrak’s Silver Star runs daily in each direction between Miami and New York City. This past Saturday, the train hit a car near Orlando, Florida. Three young people, all in...