Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on this platform a year ago on September 7, 2021. Andrew Selden has updated…
By Russell Jackson, Highland Village, Texas, Guest Commentator; January 23, 2022 The Texas Eagle is buried in the secondary of…
By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; March 12, 2021 Well. The hour is nigh, the time may be…
Editor’s note: This story has nothing to do with trains, but it does concern a passenger common-carrier, and this story…
By Jessica Wehrman, Roll Call; June 29, 2020 When the head of Amtrak faced the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee…
Editor’s Note: The following commentary is provided by the venerable retired editor of the Western Rail Passenger Review. – Corridorrail.com…
By Dan Freedman, The Albany Times-Union; September 14, 2019 WASHINGTON — Rail enthusiasts of a certain age may remember the…
By David Oliver, USA TODAY; September 13, 2019 WASHINGTON — A series of changes are on track to debut soon…
By Matthew Arrojas, Reporter, South Florida Business Journal; July 26, 2019 Virgin Trains USA wants MiamiCentral station to be more…
By Kris Van Cleave, CBS This Morning, CBS News; June 11, 2019 Amtrak plans to replace its popular Acela trains…
By Linda Holmes, BayToday.ca; June 10, 2019 Passengers travelling on the Ontario Northland’s Polar Bear Express will benefit from a…
By RYUTARO ABE, Staff Writer, The Asahi Shimbun; March 4, 2019 MIYAZU, Kyoto Prefecture–A railway here once on the verge…
By Nathaniel Adams, The Manual; December 10, 2018 It’s sad, but true, that the golden age of rail travel has…
Editor’s Note: This is another story in an ongoing series about managing food and service operations and passenger expectations. –…
Editor’s Note: Russ Jackson is the distinguished retired editor of the Western Rail Passenger Review. His columns appear here occasionally.…
By Paul Rubio, Conde Nast Traveler; September 25, 2018 It seems every business nowadays labels itself an industry “disrupter.” But…
By Francis Tapon, Contributor, Forbes; September 20, 2018 Sometimes an 18-hour trip is better than a two-hour one. After a…
Editor’s Note: This is another story in an ongoing series about what other common carrier passenger operators are doing about…
By John Heffner, Senior Counsel, Clark Hill Strasburger, Railway Age Magazine; August 27, 2018 Dear Mr. Anderson: I am writing you both…
By Richard Plaunt, Sault This Week; June 4, 2018 VIA Rail runs a year round wilderness passenger service between Sudbury…
Note: This is commentary by Russ Jackson, the distinguished retired editor of the Western Rail Passenger Review. Mr. Jackson has…