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It really is a simple question that unfortunately never had an answer. Is it intercity transport? Extended commuter service? Long Distance travel? As far as I can tell its only defined mission statement when created was to provide profitable rail service, which it failed miserably at. The...

First of all my first Amtrak trip was great and my non time sensitive trips that are LD and all of my plenty of NEC trips are LIRR and Amtrak now... So time to figure out the money side. I am leaning towards Blue from American Express. It lacks the initial bonus points from Amtrak and...

I remember how big of a deal bringing High Speed Rail to my beloved city was, But yesterday when I was booking a trip to either Phily or Boston I noticed that Acela had no notable time improvement over regional trains. Of course the perceived image of Acela has helped the NEC become an...

I am posting this here because I support Amtrak but am a new consumer of it. I work in Homeland Security and live on Long Island, I realize and am sure many of you do also, that passenger train is a security asset allowing the most efficient transport of people that is possible (in theory) much...