U.S., Amtrak and others: For 2023, bring back parlor cars, reinvent sleeping car lounges, remember that train cars have couplers, plus Brightline ridership skyrockets

By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; January 13, 2023 Woulda Coulda Shoulda Those three well-established definitions of what…

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U.S., California’s Coast Daylight: ‘The World’s Most Beautiful Train’ had a triple-unit dining, coffee shop and kitchen car, plus tavern on a daytime luxury coach train

Editor’s Note: This article last appeared on this website on December 27, 2021. It has been updated and photos and…

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U.S., MoPac And Amtrak Missouri River Eagle History: It Went North/South And East/West All At The Same Time, Part II

By David Peironnet, Guest Commentator; September 24, 2021 Missouri Pacific Railroad’s Missouri River Eagle went north/south and east/west all at…

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