Once we in the USA had a world class interstate and primary national roadway system. Now we as citizen stakeholders  can’t seem to get even basic financing from the [Read more...]

From Bloomberg, Aug 21, 2015 Politicians got an inspection tour of the North East Corridor (NEC) tunnel under the Hudson River into the city of New York. Repairs will not be [Read more...]

An 11 year plan. 7 years just to get permitting and financing in place. ==================== The Virginia Avenue Tunnel in Washington DC. is a $400 million project. CSX broke [Read more...]

Governor Wolf of Pennsylvania has released Oil Train Safety Report August 17, 2015 The report was written by Dr. Allan Zarembski . It focused on the safety of Pennsylvanians [Read more...]

As a Middle Ages historian in college, I can tell you that the Renaissance period had its ups and downs. The modern North American so called Renaissance Rail Freight Period [Read more...]

This Is pretty thought provoking from an economics view of how railway operating companies can be valued as by investors in these changing times. The logic is written by [Read more...]

From Bloomberg, Jul 13, 2015 Coal is having a hard time lately. U.S. power plants are switching to natural gas, environmental restrictions are kicking in.. Prices have [Read more...]

From Bloomberg, Jul 13, 2015 Shale fields that powered the U.S. energy renaissance will suffer the biggest drop in output since the boom began after companies idled more than [Read more...]

The US Steel South Works economic story by  Jacob Kaplan illustrates economic decay even when surrounded by great infrastructure like rail and roads and waterways. A long [Read more...]

Turnover at the top hits Amtrak at a critical time Paul Nussbaum is reporter Posted: Sunday, July 12, 2015, 3:01 AM For full report, go to   [Read more...]