Today, March 7th, brings the unhappy news of the death of former Amtrak president, Joe Boardman, at age 70. Cause of death was a stroke. Joe spoke to our...

By cutting out two train segments–New Orleans to Washington and Washington to Miami–I essentially gave myself an extra day in both New Orleans and Miami. I used the additional 24...

If Amtrak’s top management really was plotting to dismantle the long-distance network, it would seem those plans have been put on hold. In a recent appearance before the House Transportation...

ABOARD TRAIN #2 — I must say that the meals on the Sunset Limited, at least on this particular train, have been very good. Furthermore, the dining car crew is...

I was thinking about Amtrak earlier today and about all the problems they’re facing … problems with solutions not immediately apparent. Consider the following: Amtrak is under a mandate from...

The first two days of the annual Spring meeting of the National Association of Railroad Passengers are almost over and, with something like 120 attendees, it is the most successful...

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...

There was a time when two airlines—Pan American and United—pretty much dominated the Hawaii market, transporting most of our visitors. Recognizing their positions of leadership, both airlines had a community...

To its great credit, Amtrak is still managing to provide an essential transportation alternative to some 30 million passengers a year. And that’s in spite of having to cope with...

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...