Recently, my wife and I took the train to Kansas City. It was only the second time on a train for both of us. A couple years ago I went to Springfield, IL on a day trip with my grandson.…

It is high time that America’s policy makers thought big about how to get the country through the current economic downturn. Last month, Amtrak posted the second highest ridership in its history with 27.2 million passengers in fiscal year 2009…

I would be the last person to rail against mass-transit service, but the 110mph high-speed rail signed into law by Illinois Gov. Quinn and its 11 stops will unfortunately fall flat. The biggest problem facing rail transit in Illinois is…

Like many other readers, I was struck by the quote in the story, “Mass Transit: A right or a privilege,” “I don’t ask anyone to help me put gas in my car. Why should I pay for a bus I…

Richard Dockett did not lie in his letter in the Tuesday March 24th Post-Dispatch concerning Metro. He just did not tell the whole truth. Dockett says, “Two years ago, Metro had a budget surplus of almost $10 million, and was…

The March 12, 2009 Post-Dispatch pointed out the disparity in transportation priorities in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. On one hand we read that stimulus plan money will be made available to extend Missouri Highway 141 north to Maryland Heights…

On March 12, 2009, the Post ran a story on the very charitable act of the East West Gateway Council of Government attempt to get funds for Metro so that bus routes could be restored.

I hope you heard the…

To the Editor:

A large part of the reason St. Louis has the problems it has with public transit is the public refuses to listen to the people who actually know transit. They keep listening to people who tell only half…

A web site operated by “Trains” magazine reported this February 5: MODOT has announced that toward the end of 2008, the on-time performance of Amtrak trains across Missouri improved markedly. MODOT attributes the improvement to increased capacity in the Union…