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Passenger Rail Is Headed for a Reckoning — and the First 90 Days of 2026 Will Decide It
Railfans: it's time to go full steam ahead.
Jim Mathews
January 14, 2026
City Council Majority Backs Bill to Force Amazon to Hire Its Delivery Workers
Thirty-four City Council members from across the political spectrum want to force Amazon to directly employ and better train its delivery workers.
Sophia Lebowitz
November 2, 2025
Op-Ed: The Norfolk Southern–Union Pacific Merger Is Wrong for Rail
This advocacy organization argues it's time to reject Wall Street's massive power grab and re-nationalize America's rails — before it's too late.
Public Rail Now
October 27, 2025
Talking Headways Podcast: The Pacific Circuit
Alexis Madrigal connects containerization to globalization and its direct impacts on one Oakland neighborhood.
April 17, 2025
Advocates Decry ‘Precision Scheduled Railroading’ After Ohio Derailment
"We’ve got a get a handle on this as industry, and we've got to do it as soon as possible," one rail leader said.
March 1, 2023