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A Story Worth Repeating

ByJim Loomis 07/17/202107/20/2021

For years now there has been an effort to discredit and subsequently eliminate Amtrak’s long-distance trains.  Most of it is based on a false premise: that the long-distance trains are losing millions of dollars a year and there is little if any economic benefit to justify the cost of any subsidy by taxpayers. Those who…

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Latest Post | Long-Distance Trains | Overnight Trains

Why I Take the Train.

ByJim Loomis 01/05/202101/06/2021

If you have never  been on a long-distance train, I’ll acknowledge you might have a hard time understanding how anyone could justify taking three days to cross the country when it can be done in only six hours by plane.  And I’m guessing much of that hesitancy is because you have an image of spending…

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Latest Post | Long-Distance Trains | Overnight Trains

A 24-Hour Stop in Dodge City.

ByJim Loomis 05/25/202005/25/2020

Westbound out of Chicago on the Southwest Chief about a dozen years ago, I awoke on the first morning and peered out the window to find that we were stopped in Dodge City, Kansas. Five minutes later, the conductor called “All Aboard!” and as we gathered speed, we passed a hand-painted wooden sign that said…

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They Never Said What You Heard Them Say.
All Posts | Amtrak

They Never Said What You Heard Them Say.

ByJim Loomis 09/11/201809/12/2018

 There was a high-level meeting a couple of months ago to discuss the fate of the Southwest Chief. All interested parties were there, including two United States senators and at least one very senior Amtrak executive.   The purpose of the meeting was to hear how Amtrak proposed to transport passengers between Albuquerque, New Mexico,…

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