U.S.: Is Amtrak advertising too warm and fuzzy or even necessary?

December 30, 2022

By Russ Jackson, Guest Commentator; December 30, 2022 Editor’s Note: Russ Jackson taught broadcast advertising at a California college and…

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U.S. and Canada; Amtrak, VIA Rail Canada and Brightline passenger trains: We are thankful for railroaders who work on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

December 23, 2022

By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation, December 23, 2022 It’s Christmas Eve. Passenger trains are running everywhere today,…

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U.S.: Looking at Amtrak, Brightline, Caltrain, West Central Wisconsin and Montana’s Big Sky Rail at the end of the year

December 20, 2022

By James E. Coston, Executive Chairman, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; December 20, 2022 CHICAGO – Those of us with just…

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U.S.: The Winter season rivals to bring cold Northern passengers to Florida; Amtrak still follows the same route

December 16, 2022

By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; December 16, 2022 It’s December, the start of the Winter snowbird season…

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U.S. and Canada: The magic of Christmas train travel on Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada

December 10, 2022

By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; December 9, 2022 Those who are well informed are aware we are…

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U.S., Amtrak and before: The City of New Orleans and Panama Limited on the Main Line of Mid-America, the line of Casey Jones

December 6, 2022

By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; December 6, 2022 The famed-in-song-and elsewhere The City of New Orleans is…

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U.S., Amtrak: The potential of the Meridian Speedway all the way to Fort Worth and El Paso . . . it’s about time, and a new approach

December 2, 2022

By Russ Jackson and Anthony Lee, Guest Contributors; December 2, 2022 Think about it: 66 billion dollars. In the bill…

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