By Don Phillips, Railway Age Magazine; May 15, 2018 Joe Boardman was not my favorite person during most of his…
A press release from Amtrak; May 14, 2018: Updates will provide a more modern, comfortable customer experience WASHINGTON, May 14,…
By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; May 10, 2018 NJ Transit’s self-proclaimed slogan is “the way to go” and according to Forbes,…
By Joseph A. Boardman, Railway Age Magazine; May 10, 2018 Having spent much of my productive life at the state…
By Neal Augenstein, WTOP; May 9, 2018 WASHINGTON — New security technology that can help detect if a would-be terrorist…
By Benjamin Freed and Elaina Plott, Washingtonian; May 9, 2018 Before speed came luxury. Beginning in 1882, Washington VIPs got…
An Opinion By Brigham A. McCown, Contributor, Forbes; May 7, 2018 Last month the “Coalition to Ban Unsafe Oil Trains”…
By Joseph A. Gambardello, Staff Writer, Philly.com; May 4, 2018 Work to repair tracks damaged by a freight train derailment…
By Rachel Kaufman, Next City; May 3, 2018 Amtrak has released a Request for Qualifications for a master developer for…
By Alfonso A. Castillo and William Murphy, Newsday; May 3, 2018 New LIRR president Phillip Eng on Thursday said he…
By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; May 1, 2018 They’ve been working on the railroad. The question is whether their pay running…
By Curtis Tate, Staff Writer, NorthJersey.com; May 3, 2018 Facing increasing difficulty meeting a year-end deadline to install a collision-avoidance…
Author Unknown, Found on Trainorders.com, Originated on Facebook; May 1, 2018 I Am a Ticket Agent I am the first…
By Vince Lattanzio, NBC 10; April 30, 2018 If Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station needed to be locked down in an…
A press release from Amtrak; May 1, 2018: Numerous customer improvements completed, more underway WASHINGTON, May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today,…
By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Brianna Gurciullo and Alex Guillen, Politico Morning Transportation; April 30, 2018 TIGER BEAT: The…
Note: This is commentary by Russ Jackson, the distinguished retired editor of the Western Rail Passenger Review. Mr. Jackson has…
From Railway Gazette; April 27, 2018 USA: Amtrak should focus on its medium-distance operations and prioritise investment in a network…
By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; April 25, 2018 The Northeast Corridor Commission’s Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report…
By Mischa Wanek-Libman, Editor, Railway Track & Structures; and Engineering Editor, Railway Age; April 20, 2018 A new report from the Regional Plan…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; April 16, 2018 Amtrak last month ended its ticket discounts for military veterans, an action that…
By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; April 19, 2018 Ex-Florida Congressman John Luigi Mica, a foodie who spent…
By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Stephanie Beasley, Brianna Gurciullo and Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; April 18, 2018 GATEWAY’S…
By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; April 13, 2018 NJ Transit riders often compare their daily commute to an ongoing endurance test.…