By Forrest Whitman There’s shock in Colorado at the real prospect of losing the popular passenger train, the Chief. The rumors out of AMTRAK all say the Chief is in a railroad death spiral. The new President of AMTRAK, Richard Anderson, runs AMTRAK like President Trump runs the White House. There’s no public input or transparency. When he talks of taking a hard look at the Chief, it’s not good news. How do we stop the AMTRAK leadership from killing a train we depend on? The facts alone won’t stop this war on intercity rail. Instead, lightening up and building ...
