Waiting on a Train: The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail Service (Paperback) by James McCommons, James Kunstler

from ArtRodrigues

First of all McCommons should get some sort of medal for riding on almost all of Amtrak's distance or intercity trains. Despite his obvious fondness for train travel, McCommons experiences and obversations tell us what many of us who have patronized Amtrak know - that U.S. passenger train service...

from ktho64152

This book really lays out the entire passenger rail system in the US, how it came to be, what's wrong with it, who the passenger rail advocates are and what is possible if we all pull together. I read this book and wanted to ride the trains and plan to do so this year.

from skinglist

A really interesting look at the past, present and future of Amtrak through the lens of the long distance trains. McCommons is a university professor and some chapters come through as feeling like a published paper, but overall it was super readable. Especially as I began reading it on a Lake Sho...

from olevia

I thought I knew what there was to know on the (inadequate) state of railroad funding in this country. McCommon's book educated me otherwise.

from lindap69

I really tried to finish this as I love trains but his style was just too dry