United Rail Passenger Alliance

1. Same song, different choir. Let’s take a look at some of the issues facing our Canadian cousins and VIA Rail Canada. How quickly can you spot the different Canadian verses to the song? Read more…

Volume 4 Number 35

1. Amtrak Chairman of the Board David Laney is an American hero. His term as a member of the Amtrak Board of Directors is nearing and end, and he has signaled he doesn’t want a second term. Jonathan Hutchison of Amtrak Governmental Affairs in California made the announcement concerning Mr. Laney at a San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee meeting on October 11th. Read more…

Volume 4 Number 34

1. The Amtrak execs said on the conference call this morning, “We don’t want this to get out to any of the politicians until it’s a done deal.” Oops. It got out. Read more…

Volume 4 Number 33

1. President George Herbert Walker Bush, the father of the current President Bush, was probably, by resume, the most qualified man to be President of the United States in the 19th and 20 Centuries. In addition, he is a true gentlemen’s gentleman, and a master of making people in his company feel at ease. Read more…