U.S., Pennsylvania: Two Tickets to Pittsburgh

By Bennett Levin, P.E., Railway Age Magazine; February 10, 2020 How can the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania be freed from Amtrak’s abusive…

Continue Reading →

Amtrak Bullying Now Targets SEPTA

By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; June 18, 2019 WATCHING WASHINGTON, JUNE 2019 – Here…

Continue Reading →

Opinion: Rail labor may rue its crew-size strategy

By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor; May 23, 2019 News item: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced May…

Continue Reading →

New Congress, New Faces, New Challenges

By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; April 16, 2019 LEGISLATIVE REPORT, APRIL 2019 – Knock,…

Continue Reading →

Frank Wilner Railway Age Capitol Hill information update: Short line tax credit; STB’s new members

By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; January 26, 2019 Restoration of the 50% investment tax…

Continue Reading →

White House renames rail nominees for Senate confirmation

By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; January 17, 2019 Five nominations for rail transportation federal…

Continue Reading →

Opinion: How Amtrak’s Grinch couldn’t steal Christmas

By Don Phillips, Railway Age Magazine; November 26, 2018 Many people probably thought that when Amtrak President and CEO Richard…

Continue Reading →