By Russell Jackson, Highland Village, Texas, Guest Commentator; January 23, 2022 The Texas Eagle is buried in the secondary of…
By Paul Wilson, Guest Commentator; January 13, 2022 Amtrak has released its audited financial statements for fiscal years 2020 and…
By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; January 8, 2022 It was a dark and stormy night – actually…
By Russ Jackson, Guest Commentator; January 5, 2022 The new year opens optimistically just as all the previous ones have…
Holiday Season Rewind: During the holiday season reader favorite articles are republished. This article originally appeared December 18, 2020. –…
Holiday Season Rewind: This column first appeared on December 24, 2020 and has been slightly updated. – Corridorrail.com Editor By…
Holiday Season Rewind: We are featuring reader favorite articles which previously appeared in this space earlier this year. This article…
By Andrew Selden, Guest Commentator; December 16, 2021 In the Spring of 1970, I was 23 and in graduate school…
Holiday Season Rewind: During this holiday season we are occasionally featuring past articles from earlier this year which were reader…
By Russ and Susan Jackson, Guest Commentators; December 9, 2021 The author Paul Theroux wrote many stories about train travel.…
Holiday Season Rewind: During this holiday season we are occasionally featuring past articles which were reader favorites. This article was…
Holiday Season Rewind: During this holiday season we are occasionally featuring past articles from earlier this year which were reader…
By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; November 29, 2021 Those who are well informed are aware as of…
Holiday Season Rewind: During this holiday season we are occasionally featuring past articles from earlier this year which were reader…
By Andrew Selden, Guest Commentator; November 16, 2021 Investment Opportunities How can Amtrak make the most use out of $66…
By Russ Jackson, Guest Commentator; November 9, 2021 Yes, the big, long-anticipated “Infrastructure” bill finally passed both houses of Congress…
By David R. Peironnet, Guest Commentator; November 5, 2021 Into the spring of 1968, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe…
Editor’s Note: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Selden took a train trip home to Minnesota from Springfield, Massachusetts earlier this month.…
By AMY BETH HANSON, Associated Press, The News & Observer; October 28, 2021 HELENA, Mont Two Democratic members of Congress…
Editor’s Note: Guest commentator David Peironnet has provided an outstanding view of how a secondary train can still be appealing…
Editor’s Note: Frequent guest commentator Russ Jackson, the venerable retired editor of the Western Rail Passenger Review, is joined by…
By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; October 9, 2021 Everyone who travels has certain things they do in…
By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; October 5, 2021 Another Amtrak long distance/inter-regional train was in the national…
Editor’s Note: This is another in a series of commentaries by Russ Jackson, the distinguished retired editor of the Western…
By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; September 26, 2021 Another grim reminder of how dangerous the railroad business…