Features:

How Good are Amtrak's Best? • by Karl Zimmermann — PTJ's on-the-go Contributing Editor samples two of Amtrak's most highly regarded trains, the Empire Builder and the Coast Starlight.

Passenger Train Revival in Northern Illinois? • by Mike Schafer — Part 2: PTJ resumes its look at a new crop of passenger trains slated for the Prairie State. In this issue: Chicago–Quad Cities.

The Florida East Coast Railway: Henry M. Flagler's Steel Boulevard to Sunshine • by Elbert Simon — The rise and fall of FEC's colorful passenger service between Jacksonville and Miami (and will passenger trains return?).

Trail Blazer: Taking a Walk Over the Hudson River • by Theodore W. Scull — The grand old New Haven bridge spanning on the world's greatest waterways takes on a new life.

LeisureRail: The St. Kitts Scenic Railway • by Ted & Sylvia Blishak — Bilevel train with rattan seats!

Departments:

On the Point • by Mike Schafer

The Journal • by George Fletcher

North American Intercity • by Karl Zimmerman

LeisureRail • by Ted & Sylvia Blishak

Window on the World • by Kevin McKinney

Rush Hour • by Michael Roberts

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