Airline and rail fares, and how they’re calculated, have always been a mystery to me. Of course, I realize that it’s usually a case of supply-and-demand. When fares go up,...

Congress passed some important legislation last year and, with any luck, it should have a major impact on rail transportation in the U.S. For one thing, it authorized increased funding...

The new Amtrak authorization bill, passed by Congress and – whaddaya know! – signed by President Bush*, has started folks talking about restoring some old Amtrak routes. Three are actually...

The 13-plus billion dollar Amtrak funding bill which passed Congress on Wednesday could result in restoring two or three trains that were discontinued a number of years ago as cost-cutting...