Thanksgiving Ride on Train 4, the “Roughwest Chief”
During this past Thanksgiving holiday I had a privilege to a ride on the eastbound Roughwest Chief, from Los Angeles to Chicago… I’ve...
infoApril 27, 2016
Bullet Train will Start in the Bay Area
The Rail Passenger Association of California welcomes the decision of the CHSRA to construct north from Bakersfield to link with an electrified Caltrain...
Paul DysonFebruary 18, 2016
Amtrak Long Distance News in the New Year … the good, some bad, and the expected “ugly”
Let’s start with the ugly status of the Dining car removal from the Silver Star train, since it’s the hottest news. On January...
Russ JacksonJanuary 28, 2016
Western Long Distance Trains at the End of 2015: A Positive Report
Here we are, Christmastime 2015, and lo and behold the Amtrak long distance trains continue to roll and to some extent thrive despite...
Russ JacksonDecember 20, 2015
The Coast Starlight: Paso Robles to Eugene; not endpoint travel! What about the food?
Report and Commentary by Russ Jackson with Ralph James Amtrak likes to tout its end points and the volume of traffic it gets...
Russ JacksonDecember 20, 2015
Pacific Parlour Car Temporary Withdrawal
A well-informed source has told RailPAC that Pacific Parlour Car service will be missing from the Coast Starlight in the coming weeks because...
Paul DysonNovember 21, 2015
Metrolink in a Tail Spin: Is there a way out?
Napoleon used to say that he liked his generals to be lucky. Presumably he would not have employed the first CEOs of Metrolink,...
Paul DysonNovember 18, 2015
This is a Great Time to Build High Speed Rail
Every few weeks or so the Los Angeles Times publishes stories by Ralph Vartabedian which are highly speculative, thinly researched and critical of...
Noel BraymerNovember 1, 2015
High Speed Rail at Los Angeles Union Station by 2024, not 2029
In a surprise move at the Los Angeles Metro Board Meeting on October 22, 2015, an agenda item was voted on and approved...
Noel BraymerNovember 1, 2015
The Eagle, the Sunset, the Star, a Trip Report, and a rowdy car
Whenever a passenger is ready to travel by Amtrak, has a ticket in hand and is ready to go to the station to...
Russ JacksonOctober 28, 2015