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The Author’s Corner with Albert J. Churella

Rachel Petroziello   |  January 3, 2025

Albert J. Churella is Professor of History at Kennesaw State University. This interview is based on his new book, The Pennsylvania Railroad: The Long Decline, 1933–1968 (Indiana University Press, 2024). JF: What led you to write The Pennsylvania Railroad? AC: Most of […]

The Author’s Corner with Aaron W. Marrs

Rachel Petroziello   |  July 1, 2024

Aaron W. Marrs is on the staff of the Office of the Historian at the U.S. Department of State. This interview is based on his new book, The American Transportation Revolution: A Social and Cultural History (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024). […]

The Author’s Corner with David Alff

Rachel Petroziello   |  June 11, 2024

David Alff is Associate Professor of English at The State University of New York, University at Buffalo. This interview is based on his new book, The Northeast Corridor: The Trains, the People, the History, the Region (University of Chicago Press, […]

The Author’s Corner with Benjamin Jenkins

Rachel Petroziello   |  June 19, 2023

Benjamin Jenkins is Associate Professor of History and University Archivist at the University of La Verne. This interview is based on his new book, Octopus’s Garden: How Railroads and Citrus Transformed Southern California (University Press of Kansas, 2023). JF: What […]

Amtrak will expand routes if Biden’s American Jobs Plan passes

John Fea   |  April 8, 2021

Joe Biden spent most of his senate career commuting to Wilmington, Delaware to Washington D.C. via Amtrak. His new infrastructure plan will give $80 billion to the rail line. Here is Joseph Spector and Joey Garrison at USA Today: How […]