It’s almost become routine: another press release comes out of Amtrak’s Washington office announcing yet another ridership record. Actually, the latest release reports no less that five new ridership records,...
Passenger rail advocates, transportation experts and community leaders can and do get into deep discussions about the merits of rail. They use terms like mobility and connectivity. They talk about...
Yes, it’s true: trains really can effectively compete with the airlines … even for business travel. That’s already happened on the east coast where Amtrak is now carrying some 75% of...
A steward in a VIA Rail dining car once remarked to me that “you gotta be flexible to work for a railroad.” Case in point: On Wednesday morning, I boarded...