The Japanese high-speed trains are legendary, as well they should be. They’re very fast, of course, and they also run on time. But they are also spotlessly clean. And why...

I just finished sending some testimony into the Surface Transportation Board. That agency is undertaking a review of regulations regarding Amtrak’s on-time performance … or “OTP” as the insiders say....

Everyone is aware of Amtrak’s on-time problem. It’s been going on for many months and has affected pretty much all of the long-distance trains. Significant increase in freight traffic has...

Everyone is aware of Amtrak’s on-time problem. It’s been going on for many months and has affected pretty much all of the long-distance trains. Significant increase in freight traffic has...