‘Amtrak Joe’, Pete Buttigieg and America’s train revolution

by Rashmee

Posted on June 4, 2023


It’s hard to think of America’s coming train revolution (click here and here for my …

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‘Amtrak Joe’ will propel America’s trains into the 21st century

by Rashmee

Posted on June 3, 2023


Back in 2021, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg lamented America’s laggardly pace on high-speed rail. …

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America’s train network is preparing for a high-speed future

by Rashmee

Posted on June 2, 2023


The US train network is preparing for an upgrade with the 2021 infrastructure law earmarking …

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Southwest Chief, Texas Eagle, Sunset Limited…American trains are grand

by Rashmee

Posted on June 1, 2023


While on our train trip across the American southwest news came that France was trying …

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Decolonising the Alamo narrative is long overdue

by Rashmee

Posted on May 31, 2023


Following on from the three Texan writers’ book and exhortation to Forget the Alamo (or …

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Should we remember the Alamo and just forget the myths?

by Rashmee

Posted on May 29, 2023


In their 2021 book, Forget the Alamo, three Texan writers challenge the legend of the …

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Glorious myths about the Alamo ‘sacred shine’ draw millions every year

by Rashmee

Posted on May 28, 2023


We arrived in the lovely city of San Antonio, Texas, just yards from the Alamo, …

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Texas attorney general is no lone star despite legal woes

by Rashmee

Posted on May 27, 2023


As I headed to Texas from Arizona, the very Republican state certainly had that orange …

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Why BoJo’s Dallas dinner with Trump didn’t make the NYT

by Rashmee

Posted on May 26, 2023


As I headed to Texas from Arizona, so it seemed had Donald Trump. And Boris …

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RV ‘resorts’ and communities are a sign of America’s distress as much as choice

by Rashmee

Posted on May 25, 2023


You can’t travel through America – by train, bus, your own car – without noticing …

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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK