Amtrak’s on-time problems have been in the news for many months, of course, and it’s mostly all been negative coverage. As a result, I was fully prepared to see sagging ridership numbers in their year-end report. Interestingly, the numbers are actually up slightly overall, but what pushed them barely past last year’s record was the…
Everyone is aware of Amtrak’s on-time problem. It’s been going on for many months and has affected pretty much all of the long-distance trains. Significant increase in freight traffic has been given as the reason. But two trains, the Empire Builder and the Capitol Limited, have been hurt more than the others. Of course in…
Everyone is aware of Amtrak’s on-time problem. It’s been going on for many months and has affected pretty much all of the long-distance trains. Significant increase in freight traffic has been given as the reason. But two trains, the Empire Builder and the Capitol Limited, have been hurt more than the others. Of course in…
I’ve mentioned this old railroad adage here on several occasions. It may seem too pat or an exaggeration, and certainly a lot depends on where the doubling of service occurs and what population centers are involved. But is it true? OK, take Cincinnati, for example. There are almost 2.25 million people in the metropolitan area,…