The question is already being asked: Who will replace Joe Boardman as Amtrak’s big boss? A number of specific names have already been put forth by industry columnists and, probably...
We continue to hear people say that Amtrak should be making a profit. Some of that talk comes from the uninformed, but mostly it’s from Republicans in Congress, and that’s...
I’ve just finished listening to an hour-long NPR broadcast featuring a number of guests discussing the tragic Amtrak derailment near Philadelphia. Included on the panel were former Pennsylvania governor...
Amtrak’s on-time problems have been in the news for many months, of course, and it’s mostly all been negative coverage. As a result, I was fully prepared to see sagging...