It really does appear that California will get its high-speed train! The California Assembly – first the House and now the Senate – has given final approval to the project in final do-or-die, put-up-or-shut-up votes. Mostly, with only a couple of exceptions, the votes were along party lines: Democrats in favor, Republicans opposed. Hardly a…
Californians are being hornswoggled by a massive misinformation campaign directed against the high-speed rail project proposing to link Los Angeles and the Bay Area. A lot of the opposition comes from uninformed individuals whose argument is pretty much limited to describing the project as a “boondoggle”. As shallow as that is, it’s being repeated often…
Amtrak’s Sunset Limited operates three days a week between Los Angeles and New Orleans, and it’s a wonderful trip. In fact, I’ll be on the eastbound Sunset in a bit over a week, on my way to the annual meeting of the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) in Washington, DC. For quite a few…
LOS ANGELES – The two days of meetings here of the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) have concluded and, as always, it was time well spent. NARP is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that advocates more and better trains for the U.S. and I serve on the governing body, the elected Council of Representatives. Also…