I’ve mentioned here several times about Amtrak’s pressing need for new equipment. At an appearance before a Congressional subcommittee several weeks back, Amtrak President Joe Boardman put things into a...

I’m a third of the way through my return to the West Coast, currently on a one-day stop in La Plata, Missouri. This small town is the site of what...

I’m leaving here tomorrow and will be en route to Washington, DC, for the annual director’s meeting of NARP, the National Association of Railroad Passengers. The first leg is the...

The internet is humming these days with emails zooming back and forth among members of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Railroad Passengers. We board members meet...

Along with other members of the NARP* Council of Representatives, I spent most of the day today visiting the offices of several Members of Congress, banging the drum for passenger...

I received an email the other day from someone who wants to take a long-distance train trip and asked which of Amtrak’s routes would offer the most scenic ride. That’s...

I’m starting to make arrangements to attend next April’s board meeting of NARP (the National Association of Railroad Passengers) in Washington. Any trip to the mainland is an excuse for...

Transferring from one train to another is quick and easy in Europe. The last time we were in France, we had three-minute connection between trains. I think it was in...

I got an email yesterday from someone asking if I could recommend a scenic train ride in the eastern part of the U.S. Absolutely! Take the Cardinal. It runs three...

I’ve been told — and I believe it — that the question most frequently asked by Amtrak passengers is “Why are we stopped?” Veteran rail travelers know that Amtrak trains...