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Amtrak? Or something else
Elsewhere in this blog, I’ve given you my thoughts on whether it is wise to keep Amtrak in its present form, or to look at something more...
Really trying
Okay, the title has more than one meaning, in fact, more than two, but I was only thinking of one. Today, I’m going to really try to...
Fatal Amtrak crash - again
I expected to be going over more of what’s been happening in railroading in general, not discussing another fatal Amtrak crash, the third...
Lots happening
Sometimes, I find it hard to pick a subject for this blog. Other times, like right now, there seems to be so much going on with...
Train books are education first, then fun
Railroads have a lot to teach us about how the world works. For those of us blessed to live in the United States, U.S. Railroads may...
Infrastructure, taxes, and political profit
Hoping to not drive off my younger readers, I will admit that I am not a young man. When I was a young man, the concept of political...
CSX: uphill or down?
In case my readers haven’t noticed, I like headlining my blog posts with questions, so, this one is should be expected. On December 16,...
Compromises and trade-offs
Trade-off. Amtrak’s Point Defiance Bypass route in the Tacoma area of Washington State opened on December 18, 2017, to great fanfare...
ECP and why it’s on hold
If you’re reading this blog, you’re familiar with air brakes on American railroad trains. I’m not saying you know exactly how they work,...
Want light rail? It’s gonna cost ya.
Last week, Business Insider reported that the federal government awarded $1.04 billion to the City of San Diego, California, to extend...
