Amtrak’s decision early in 2018 to drastically limit the number of privately-owned rail cars that can use Amtrak facilities and locomotives set off howls of protests.   Clearly, any of...

Rumor and speculation are running rampant within the passenger rail community. One reader reports hearing that the geniuses running Amtrak are going to take the full service dining car off...

The Cardinal is one of Amtrak’s long-distance trains—a favorite of mine and one I recommend to people as one of the more scenic eastern trains. It runs between New York...

OK, let’s start with a very un-funny joke I heard during my European trip last summer. Q: What do you call someone who speaks three languages? A:  Tri-lingual. Q:  What...