More safety at railroad crossings.

More people are going by train now.

Before cars, people took the train more.

Western railroads were built by Civil war veterans, freed slaves, Iris and German immigrants, Mormons, atheists, Shoshonis, Paiutes, Washos and Chinese.

Between 1850 and 1872, Congress and state governments granted western railroads 116 million acres!

Railroad developers in the 1800s could get land grants from the federal government to build

Railroads were a wonderful way to travel and they still are!

Donald Trump ought to listen to the Pope!

NYC has new subway cars for customers

Good news: PECO won't be raising their rates!

Charger locomotives are on Amtrak trains

There is an information booth in Grand Central Station

Grand Central Station is aa place to come to!

Amtrak will start taking bids on replacing long distance train cars by end of 2027.

Amtrak is getting new rail cars because Amfleet cars are wearing out

Next time you take a long distance train, take a blanket, sleep mask, earplugs and a neck pillow.

Amfleet train cars have comfortable seats and wide aisles

I walked 10 times on the porch today

Chatham (New York) was built as a railroad town.

Spring flowers are wonderful to see.

"On the Banks of Plum Creek": Laura and Mary were sent to school for the first time when they were 8 and 9 years old. The walk to town seemed far and they were a bit scared. When they arrived, immediately some kid made fun of their short dresses.

From "On the Banks of Plum Creek": Pa showed Laura how to make a fish box to catch fish. He put it under a waterfall. It caught fish for the Ingalls for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Spring flowers all around

From "On the Banks of Plum Creek" by Laura Ingalls Wilder:
the Ingalls family moved out of their dugout house and into their house with a new roof and new stove.

On Saturday, Amtrak passengers in Michigan had to take buses because tracks were washed away due to heavy rains. Good thing CSX inspectors examine the tracks!

Amtrak continues to keep one of its biggest projects a secret after refusing to comment on development plans Everyone wants a peek behind the curtain at Amtrak's plans to overhaul New York City's Penn Station, but the company's lips are sealed, for now.

Want to know plans for Penn Station? Good luck!

Ride #Amtrak across the country.

Slide halts Sounder, Amtrak service north of Seattle - Trains EDMONDS, Wash. — Sound Transit’s Sounder commuter rail service and Amtrak Cascades operations north of Seattle have been suspended following a landslide on Thursday, April 2. The slide occurred about ...

Slide halts Sounder, Amtrak service north of Seattle
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Siemens Mobility opens new factory in North Carolina - Trains LEXINGTON, N.C. — Siemens Mobility today marked the opening of its new Lexington plant, which is on pace to deliver its first new passenger cars this summer. Government and rail-industry officials wer...

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You can visit Alexander Hamitlon's former home in Harlam, NYC!