[Regarding “‘Invest Back Into Our Community’: Local Leaders Call for TDA to Reduce Its Tourism Marketing Budget,” Nov. 22, Asheville Watchdog via Xpress:] I say we reallocate (don’t cut!) Tourism ...

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 ...

Oh, no, the Brightline Rail project is now going to cost $21 billion (Saturday Review-Journal). What a massive and unexpected development (not)! I am not buying this latest estimate. The rail to ...

Every few days, a new article touts the Brightline high speed rail line between Las Vegas and Southern California, with politicians bragging about the benefits. However, we have few scant details ...

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 ...

As Vancouver grows, there’s an increase in the amount of cars that are used in the highways. Interstate 5, which is the main highway used in Vancouver, is a great way to get from the bottom of ...

On July 6, 2013, a runaway train carrying 72 tank cars loaded with volatile Bakken shale oil derailed and exploded in Lac-Mégantic, a small town in southeastern Québec. It killed 47 people, orphaned ...

Children waved at an incoming Skyline train during the grand opening of the rail line on June 30. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser welcomes all opinions. Want your voice to be heard? Submit a letter to ...

I recently read a discussion on the impact of oil trains on the cities through which those trains would be passing. Right now, there are 19 trains a week, with projections of nearly seven times as ...