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...
Amtrak’s Sunset Limited operates three days a week between Los Angeles and New Orleans, and it’s a wonderful trip. In fact, I’ll be on the eastbound Sunset in a bit...
With the NARP* board meetings over, and a day-and-a-half to kill before a Red Sox-Orioles game in Baltimore, I hopped Amtrak regional train #67 in Alexandria and headed south to...
This Friday will mark the 4th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, certainly one of the more devastating storms every to strike the mainland United States. The story of the havoc Katrina...