The idea that it would be great to put high-speed-rail lines all over the country shows an underappreciation of American geography and of some of the nation’s genuine strengths.

Iran's Qods Force funds, trains, and arms terrorist groups; conducts intelligence operations; engages in covert diplomatic efforts; and carries out economic activities under the mission of exporting the Islamic Revolution and cultivating proxies.

Amtrak was launched on May 1, 1971, with the promise to revive America’s intercity passenger trains. Thirty five years later, many believe that America’s experiment with nationalized rail service has failed. Although it was supposed to become self-sufficient within a few years of its inception, Amtrak has absorbed $30 billion...

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Believers in central planning should take a look at Washington's Metro rail transit system. While they will find many things to like, they will also see examples of how central planners -- and especially rail transit planners -- can get things disastrously and expensively wrong.

Despite $27 billion in federal subsidies, Amtrak is still one more government bailout away from bankruptcy. In End of the Line: The Failure of Amtrak Reform and the Future of America’s Passenger Trains (AEI Press, December 2004), Amtrak advocate-turned-critic Joseph Vranich argues that reform efforts have failed and...

Amtrak's waste of $27 billion in subsidies thus far calls for ruthless remedies. It's time to eliminate long-distance trains.

High-speed rail systems are not as efficient as everyone thinks, and when looking for spending cuts, it should be one of the first projects to go.