Q: We live close to Sacramnto and I’ve promised to take my family on a cross country train ride. Which ones do you recommend? And would it b a good idea to make it a round trip? Or would one way be better idea until we see if everyone enjoys it. There will be four…
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The Rail Passengers Association will be meeting later this month in Miami and I’m looking forward to it as much and maybe even more than the many I’ve attended in the past. On Friday evening, October 20th, a “Fireside Chat” has been scheduled and is not to be missed. Why? Because participants include…
It’s hard to know how thin the ice is under Amtrak’s president and CEO, Richard Anderson. Maybe I missed it, but no one on the Amtrak board of directors appears to have uttered any words of praise for Anderson’s job performance, even off the record. That’s interesting. If the board is happy with Anderson,…