I am often nonplussed by members of Congress who are critical of Amtrak because the railroad operates at a deficit, although that deficit it’s barely a blip on any rational...

SIENA, ITALY–Fifty-plus years ago, the gag definition of “mixed emotions” was watching your mother-in-law drive off a cliff in your brand new car.   I’ve got a new one: “Mixed...

One of the frustrating aspects of NARP’s passenger rail advocacy is coming up against those influential members of Congress who are anti-Amtrak as a matter of political philosophy or ideology....

Those of us connected to the National Association of Railroad Passengers spend a lot of time worrying about Amtrak’s long-distance trains. Congress has targeted them for years. John Mica (R-Florida) is...