Since the first of this year, five people have been struck and killed by Brightline trains, the new rail passenger service running between Miami and West Palm Beach in Florida....

NEWS ITEM: Police have identified the 76-year-old man who was struck by an Amtrak train about 5:45 p.m. Monday near Gear Avenue and Mount Pleasant Street.   Sometimes it’s a...

An interesting question came in by email the other day asking about “Quiet Zones” … that is, specific stretches of track, usually running through or adjacent to residential areas, where...

Travel by train around the United States and, if you’re paying attention, you’ll soon notice that Amtrak engineers blow the whistle quite a lot. And if you’re really paying attention,...

As you regulars know, I have posted about the problem of train/car collisions at grade crossings on several occasions. But THIS has to be the ultimate grade crossing! The one...

Back in the mid-90s, I was working on a book about train travel and had gotten a lot of help from Amtrak. I met with several of their key people...

By mid-afternoon, the Crescent is approaching Birmingham, sweeping through a series of long, graceful curves. Twice, looking forward from my roomette, I see cars scoot around lowered gates to cross...