SALT LAKE CITY — The annual Fall meeting of the National Association of Railroad Passengers has ended and Jim Mathews, our new president and CEO, has met the membership and has impressed one and all. As indeed he should. He’s personable, experienced, smart as a whip, and brimming with ideas. In his first six weeks,…
SALT LAKE CITY — Isn’t it funny how things can suddenly turn around. I woke up in my Chicago hotel room on Tuesday morning fully prepared to have breakfast, go on line and find the cheapest flight to Salt Lake City, and head on out to O’Hare. But then, in one last what-the-hell moment, and…
This on-time problem of Amtrak’s cannot go on. No rational, civilized society should allow it. The thing is — and I plead guilty to this — it’s really not possible to fully appreciate how infuriating these unconscionable delays are until you have experienced one yourself … in person, not in the abstract. I just did….
My stay in Azay-le-Rideau is over and I must say it was more relaxed than I had anticipated, mostly because we had several days of rain. I did make three separate visits to the lovely chateau, however. Something about it kept me going back. My first task this morning was to get me and my…