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I suspect they’ll get it to Union Station sooner rather than later. But I think they’ll own the market. Rail always seems to be judged on a totally unrealistic inconvenience factor as if all the other modes are totally convenient. Let’s face it, air travel is a total pain. You have to get across...

In September last year, Amtrak suspended Amtrak Express which was a convenient way to ship small shipments. I’m not talking about the refers and road railers from years ago, but just the express service offered to the public in baggage cars. I used it a couple times over the years. I’ve heard of...

I moved to Arizona about a year and a half ago and have been involved in All Aboard Arizona. At the last meeting, somebody pointed out that the route of the Sunset Limited has more population and greater population growth than the Northeast Corridor. Driving on I-10, I see Greyhound busses...

The Fall Meeting of All Aboard Arizona today in Tucson was very interesting. A couple key takeaways. First, a daily Sunset Limited appears to be an Amtrak priority. That is great news because anything less than daily is hard to use. Second, the Sunset’s route from NO to LA serves more population...