It’s hard to explain to someone who has never done it, why a long-distance train trip is so rewarding. Half of the secret is simply paying attention–and I mean really...

Let’s start with a simple, indisputable truth: all public transportation is subsidized. That’s true from airlines to bikeways, and everything in between.  Amtrak’s troubles began at the time of its...

On my way home from London in July, I’m flying into Boston and had planned to take Amtrak all the way back to the West Coast from there. Specifically, I...

Plans are 99% complete for my trip London at the end of June. The reason for the trip, as I have mentioned here once before, is the two-game series between...

I frequently take the Lake Shore Limited from Boston to Chicago and, rather than book a sleeping car all the way, I buy a Business Class ticket from Boston to...

Two interesting comments came in today. The first is in the form of a report on one portion of an extended rail journey: the Boston section of the westbound Lake...

It’s hard to know how thin the ice is under Amtrak’s president and CEO, Richard Anderson.   Maybe I missed it, but no one on the Amtrak board of directors...

Let’s face it: Whoever is responsible for the food service on the Lake Shore Limited and the Capitol Limited started with a bad decision and then has compounded that fundamental...

A couple of weeks ago, RPA President and CEO Jim Mathews had a lengthy sit-down with two key Amtrak executives: the President and CEO, Richard Anderson (below) and Chief Commercial...

OK, so in order to show Congress how hard they’re trying to save money, Amtrak has taken the dining cars off the Lake Shore Limited and the Capitol Limited. Now,...