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Posted by Mr. Toy (Member # 311) on :

Don Phillips of the Washington Post seems to be the only news reporter in the entire US of A who seems to understand the real issues surrounding Amtrak. He recently had a Live Online discussion which you can see here: http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/02/business_phillips0628.htm

I also heard him answering call-in questions on NPR about a week ago and he was good.

Today I heard a rumor that he may be on Oprah in the next couple of weeks to talk about Amtrak. Anyone else heard that?

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Posted by PullmanCo (Member # 1138) on :

Phillips has LONG been THE transportation journalism specialist. Heck, he used to write for Passenger Train Journal in the 70s ... his article was "The Potomac Pundit" even then...

I think WSJ has a couple of folks who specialize in transportation. But that's it, nationwide! Transportation journalism does not attract paying readers in general press.

John

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Posted by Amtrak207 (Member # 1307) on :

Mr. Phillips has always been a great railroading journalist.
If he's on Oprah, I'll be sure to bring my tissues.
I wonder if he could be a Senator?

Posted by Chip (Member # 1733) on :

Mr. Phillips is a very good journalist. He has monthly column in Trains magazine. This month, he's talking about the new Amtrak president David Gunn. If you get a chance, read the article. I found it interesting.

Posted by pelican (Member # 754) on :

Phillips is a good "Transportation" writer.
He does good stuff on air too.