This is quite fascinating . I always notice the blue highway signs with the gas stations and fast food but I never knew they paid for the p...

Empire Builder by Mason Jennings.

I don't believe I'm a foamer but if I were, this would be my day. Enjoy the outdoors and see some trains. I'll have some posts...

Joe Biden says what we've all been talking about for years. I'm glad he's out there stumping for Amtrak which will bleed over ...

President-Elect Obama Originally uploaded by will.quale

Ray LaHood from today's press conference : We have a task before us to rebuild America. As a nation, we need to continue to be the world...

I've never seen the word "Really?" on as many blogs or news articles as I did today on this pick. So I did a bit of digging an...

Joe Biden got a new puppy . It was suggested he be named Amtrak because Joe isn't going to be taking the train anymore. How about Ace...

Imagine if more of these bursts were high speed rail and intercity rail instead of airplanes. Then check out all these flights up the North...

Got the news today that Amtrak named a new CEO, Joseph Boardman . It seems like he has rail experience but much of it recently has been wi...

Lindsey Lohan was on the Acela . I don't know if that's a good or bad thing.

I'm not sure what annoys me more, that BART doesn't go to Emeryville or that Amtrak doesn't stop at a BART station closer to San...

Amtrak is taking people from New Orleans to Memphis. Something that didn't happen during Katrina apparently because no one returned th...

No one should be able to sue over the excuse "They should have known people would tresspass."

In case you didn't know already, Joe Biden takes the train .

I'd like to add to the comment on MyDD on economics and Joe Biden, who is now the VP pick for Obama. While he embodies a lot of things...

We've covered this before, but John McCain is no friend of passenger rail. This Boston Globe article goes into detail . In the section ...

Via Greendem's Kos Diary . Finally, the rail haters have been beaten back into their gas guzzling SUVs. Every modern country supports ...

Showing what is possible for the future of many corridors across the country, the Acela (Kinda High Speed Rail) has been gaining share on t...