There have been gaps in my posts on this trip, which is not how I like to do things when it comes to this blog.  I regret to say that...

I’ll be leaving here in another few days for a trip to Kansas City. I’m going to get there the same way I did on my first and only other...

Maybe Washington insiders were aware this was going to happen, but the first reaction to the news that, effective yesterday (December 1st) the Amtrak board of directors has appointed a...

During the worst days of the coronavirus, people were avoiding crowds, which meant they weren’t traveling. As a consequence, ridership on Amtrak’s long-distance trains dropped to around 15% of capacity,...