Mark Reutter

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Mark Reutter says books such as John Stilgoe's “Train Time” are “of interest because they reveal a mindset that is part of the problem that the author is trying to correct.”

Back on Track?

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The Obama administration has revived the dream of building high-speed rail lines to rival those of Japan and Europe, but the tracks are littered with political and financial obstacles. 

Bullet Trains for America?

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Gas turbines have received little attention, but have led to epochal shifts in world affairs. 

The Engines of Progress

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FDR himself teasingly called him “Jesus H. Jones.”