By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; January 4, 2024 A remarkable year is over and we are at…
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By Russ Jackson, Guest Commentator, with Anthony Lee, Richard Strandberg, and William Lindley; October 7, 2022 It’s now been 27…
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By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; August 19, 2022 This was the way things were when it came…
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By Russ Jackson, Guest Commentator; March 28, 2022 It was a great trip . . . The future of Amtrak…
By Russ Jackson, Guest Commentator; February 14, 2022 The chance the U.S. Congress majority will turn from Blue to Red…
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 which were reader favorites. This article was…
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By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; March 22, 2021 The Sunset Limited, often treated as Amtrak’s “stepchild,” is…
By David R. Peironnet, Guest Commentator; February 12, 2021 A Tale of Two Cities Wabash/Union Pacific City of Saint Louis…
By David R. Peironnet, Guest Commentator; February 9, 2021 A Tale of Two CitiesWabash/Union Pacific City of Saint Louis and…
By David R. Peironnet, Guest Commentator; January 28, 2021 A Tale of Two Cities – Wabash/Union Pacific City of St.…
By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; December 30, 2020 It wasn’t just any train, it was The Super…