Category Archives: Perspective

Incrementalist?

April 21, 1998 – 11:29 pm

Editorial, William Lindley
I was recently asked whether I am an Incrementalist. Well…
If we’re talking about technology, what I see in our Nation’s future is commuter trains, regional rail trains, and intercity trains. High-speed rail is sensible only where existing conventional train lines are at capacity.
If we’re talking about policy, I am a fiscal […]

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Rail Passenger Advocates And Amtrak: A Future?

December 21, 1997 – 11:35 pm

Guest Editorial by Dr. Adrian Herzog, Vice President, URPA, December 1997

Agreed, we as rail passenger advocates are all in this together, but what now? The loss of service on the Desert Wind and Pioneer is an inconvenience for rail advocates but a complete catastrophe in those communities where we asked the local community to invest […]

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Another Reason for Rail

October 25, 1995 – 10:29 pm

– Bill Lindley
In 11 August’s USA Today, a cover story appeared titled “Airline service bailout grounds midsized cities.” The article detailed how the airline industry is concentrating on its strongest segments, while smaller cities see their  air service reduced from jets to commuter planes, or eliminated altogether. Airlines are delaying the purchase of new jets, […]

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1951 vs. 1994

February 1, 1994 – 10:57 am

From the February 1994 ARPA TIMETABLE

Answer: 42 in 1951, 48 in 1994.
Question: How many hours does the Sunset Limited take from Los Angeles to New Orleans?
Note: The 1951 Sunset ran through Arizona via Chandler (before the mainline was relocated eastward), Douglas (on the present-day San Pedro & Southwestern) and Dos Hermanas (now abandoned).
Answer: Tucson 5, […]

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