There’s a new variation on the selfie “fad” and unfortunately it’s bringing people onto railroad tracks and into harm’s way. They’re taking their own photos while standing on the tracks with a train approaching from behind. There have been several fatalities as a consequence of this newest idiocy in the past couple of months. …
It’s awfully easy to grumble when services we take for granted are interrupted. For instance, once in a while – and I have no idea why – there is no mail delivery. That irritates me, even though most days the mail contains nothing by circulars and appeals for money. (I refuse to accept the possibility…
Here’s a sad statistic: Amtrak is allotted less than 1 percent of the total federal transportation budget. (As embarrassing as that is, it would be zero if Bush and McCain had their way.) Be that as it may, as a result of this pathetic under-funding, Amtrak trains run much slower than their European counterparts; they…