I’ve written about the brown tree snake before. It was accidentally introduced to Guam after World War Two and its population has increased out of control over the years. The snake is mildly poisonous, and its bite is rarely fatal for an adult. But it can be life-threatening when one crawls into a crib and…
In a press conference yesterday held at Union Station in Washington, DC, Amtrak announced plans to renovate and expand the station’s capacity – more trains to serve a great many more people in much more attractive and efficient surroundings. The estimated price tag would be $7 billion. Wow! And in addition, the long-range plan envisions…
Regulars here know that I have occasionally – all right, frequently – been critical of Republicans in Congress and presidential candidates named Mitt for advocating the reduction or even the elimination of the modest annual subsidy Amtrak has been getting from the federal government. Every year for forty years, Amtrak has had to go hat-in-hand…
OK … here’s a question for you: With more people riding Amtrak trains than ever before, and with Amtrak repeatedly setting new revenue records, why are some members of Congress still trying to gut, if not actually kill, our national passenger rail system? In the House, Florida Republican John Mica chairs the Transportation and Infrastructure…