By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; January 4, 2024 A remarkable year is over and we are at…
By William Lindley, Guest Commentator; December 2, 2023 Brightline in Florida has refuted the naysayers of profitable intercity trains. As…
By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; September 12, 2023 There are many of us in the passenger train…
By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; August 16, 2023 Note to those conducting the FRA Long Distance Study…
By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; July 13, 2023 The idea of Amtrak having competition on long distance/inter-regional…
By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; June 27, 2023 Welcome to the revolution. Amtrak and Brightline are friendly…
By James E. Coston, Executive Chairman, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; March 8, 2023 Congress has spoken, and given specific instructions…
By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; February 28, 2023 For the few Americans who know there are passenger…
By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; January 13, 2023 Woulda Coulda Shoulda Those three well-established definitions of what…
By James E. Coston, Executive Chairman, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; December 20, 2022 CHICAGO – Those of us with just…
By Russ Jackson and Anthony Lee, Guest Contributors; December 2, 2022 Think about it: 66 billion dollars. In the bill…
By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; October 18, 2022 Here is something to consider: Amtrak wasn’t created totally…
By Russ Jackson, Guest Commentator, with Anthony Lee, Richard Strandberg, and William Lindley; October 7, 2022 It’s now been 27…
Editor’s Note: The article first appeared on this platform on August 25, 2021. It has been updated with photos and…
By William Lindley, Guest Commentator; September 9, 2022 The lowly, lonely baggage cars. They have the potential not just to…
By Russ Jackson, Guest Commentator; September 6, 2022 Recently Bruce Richardson wrote an article on this platform about the resumption…
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on this platform on January 19, 2021. It has been updated and photographs and…
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on this platform on March 26, 2021. It has been expanded, updated, and photographs…
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on this platform on March 29, 2021. It has been updated with photographs and…
By Russ Jackson, Guest Commentator; July 22, 2022 How do you define Leadership? Let’s take a crack at it before we…
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on this platform on April 15, 2021 and has been updated with photographs added.…
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on this platform on August 21, 2021. It has been updated and photographs added.…
By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; June 30, 2022 There are moments in time defined by unexpected events…
By William Lindley, Guest Commentator; June 16, 2022 Key points: • Convenience of use is more important than train speed…
By Russ Jackson, 2022 Guest Commentator for 2032; June 13, 2022 Imagine! “Back to the Future?” Cool! That about describes…