Paul Merriman’s Jan. 30 letter (“Train subsidy”) implies that automobile and air travel receive no taxpayer subsidies. Who does he think pays for the roads, signage and bridges? Does he think no ...
Recently, at NJC’s City Council Candidates’ Debate, someone mentioned silencing the trains. That caught my attention. I’ve loved trains my whole life – I grew up in a small Pennsylvania town where the ...
On the evening of Sept. 8, eastbound Amtrak Train 26 from New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama, was delayed by a malfunction of the Almonaster drawbridge. This malfunction delayed Train 26 for approximately ...
I’m elated and relieved to hear that Mobile, Alabama, has finally come to its senses and allowed a passenger train to run again between our two cities. I was a junior in high school when Amtrak last ...