Over the past several years, Amtrak executives have been making what they invariably refer to as ”tough decisions”, most of which have involved the elimination of the extras that helped...

President Trump says he has a two hundred billion dollar plan to repair and rebuild this country’s infrastructure. At first blush, that sounds like welcome news, because just about everyone...

A couple of nights ago, Jim Mathews, president and CEO of Rail Passengers Association*, conducted a call-in forum for RPA members. Several different rail-related topics were discussed, including the Trump...

 On Thursday, in a House subcommittee hearing on the subject of Positive Train Control, Amtrak’s President/CEO Richard Anderson delivered some startling testimony . . . testimony containing a pretty clear...

When it comes to the decision to take the Pacific Parlour Cars out of service, it’s pretty clear that the decision-makers at Amtrak have what they believe to be valid...

Those of us who are advocates for passenger rail often talk about how many towns are served by the Amtrak long-distance trains. But I’ve belatedly realized that there’s much more...

For several years now, Amtrak has been in a cost-cutting mode. Any of us who ride regularly, especially in a sleeper on long-distance trains, are well aware of the lengths...

CHICAGO–Amtrak’s co-president and CEO, Richard Anderson, spoke to NARP’s annual Fall meeting yesterday and pretty much said all the right things. He indicated unqualified support for the national system, spoke...

As I write this, the Southwest Chief is sitting in the Albuquerque station, the locomotives refueled, the windows washed. Earlier today, somewhere near Gallup, I went on line with my...

Sleeping car passengers generate a disproportionate amount of revenue for Amtrak and, therefore, it would seem to me that an obvious way for Amtrak to generate much-needed additional revenue is...