When pressed to pick Amtrak’s most scenic train, I’ll talk about the Cardinal and the Adirondack and the Empire Builder or the Coast Starlight. But I always end up picking...

This on-time problem of Amtrak’s cannot go on. No rational, civilized society should allow it.  The thing is — and I plead guilty to this — it’s really not possible...

Don’t look now, but it sure seems as though a lot of attention is starting to focus on Amtrak’s on-time performance. And it’s not just coming from the usual sources:...