Well, it’s official. The Trump Administration is serious about eliminating Amtrak’s long-distance trains. This comes direct from the lips of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Elaine Chao, aka Mrs. Mitch McConnell. Appearing before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development today (Thursday), she left no doubt as to…
OK, to recap . . . the Obama Administration authorized a federal grant of $647 million to the Caltrain commuter railroad in the Bay Area. It runs from San Francisco to San Jose. The grant was to electrify the railroad so Caltrain could get rid of its diesel locomotives and switch over to engines powered…
Caltrain is a commuter rail system in California operating between South Bay and San Francisco. Railroad officials have wanted to electrify the system for some time because it would allow them to run their trains at somewhat higher speeds than the diesel locomotives can manage and, even more important, it would save money and be…