Hello, friends and loyal readers who’ve stuck with my noticeable absence in the last few months. I’ve been around the world a couple of times and continue to try to report back and I find myself blocked with nothing interesting to say or report, or exhausted with no energy to say it. In the next few weeks, I’m going to assess what to do with this site and try to report back with a more reasonable and consistent schedule.
ANYWAY, I’m back today with another great interview I conducted a few months back with some of Amtrak’s planning and delivery staff (and some comms/government friends to help fill in some gaps). I’m writing this introduction from a window seat on Amtrak’s most recent state-supported route: the Borealis with service from St. Paul, MN to Chicago, IL. This service runs complementary to the Empire Builder and offers an additional daily afternoon service in 9 intermediate stops and terminus points in the Twin and Windy Cities, respectively. It’s slow and steady. My trip wi…
