Amtrak delays. Whose fault is it?
Ask a hundred Amtrak passengers what’s the biggest problem with long-distance train travel and I’ll bet you a box of donuts that the most frequent answer will be that trains often run late. I’ll also...
View ArticleEavesdrop on Amtrak Train Crew Conversations … But Do It Discretely.
Someone once told me that the most frequently asked question on an Amtrak train is, “Why are we stopped?” That may or may not be true, but it does point out an aggravating problem that also happens to...
View ArticleSomeone Has Very, Very Very Close Call.
At the rate of about one-a-day, collisions occur between cars and trains somewhere across the U.S. There are two absolutes when it comes to these incidents: (1) every one if them is avoidable, and (2)...
View ArticleThe Continuing Plot to Kill Amtrak … One Train at a Time.
I have a hard time figuring out the people in Congress who have it in for Amtrak. What is it that drives them? Ideology? Spite? Ignorance? Stupidity? Maybe even all of the above? Why, for instance,...
View ArticleAmtrak Takes the Blame for Union Pacific.
In his wonderful book, Waiting on a Train, James McCommons interviews a former Union Pacific Railroad executive. When discussing problems Amtrak has running on time over tracks owned and controlled by...
View ArticleEavesdrop on Amtrak Train Crew Conversations … But Do It Discreetly.
Someone once told me that the most frequently asked question on an Amtrak train is, “Why are we stopped?” That may or may not be true, but it does point out an aggravating problem that also happens to...
View ArticleSomeone Has Very, Very Very Close Call.
At the rate of about one-a-day, collisions occur between cars and trains somewhere across the U.S. There are two absolutes when it comes to these incidents: (1) every one if them is avoidable, and (2)...
View ArticleThe Continuing Plot to Kill Amtrak … One Train at a Time.
I have a hard time figuring out the people in Congress who have it in for Amtrak. What is it that drives them? Ideology? Spite? Ignorance? Stupidity? Maybe even all of the above? Why, for instance,...
View ArticleAmtrak Takes the Blame for Union Pacific.
In his wonderful book, Waiting on a Train, James McCommons interviews a former Union Pacific Railroad executive. When discussing problems Amtrak has running on time over tracks owned and controlled by...
View ArticleA Tragic but Avoidable Waste.
Question: What happens eight or nine times a day, kills more than 250 people a year, and injures almost 850 more? . Answer: trains hitting cars or trucks at railroad crossings. The injuries and deaths...
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